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Name Class year Notability References William Harwar Parker: 1848 Naval Academy Instructor and Professor of Mathematics, Navigation and Astronomy (1853–1857); served with the Virginia State Navy during the American Civil War, then the Confederacy and Confederate States Naval Academy by serving as its Superintendent from October 1863 on the school ship CSS Patrick Henry, located outside of ...
The United States Naval Academy (USNA, Navy, or Annapolis) is a federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It was established on 10 October 1845 during the tenure of George Bancroft as Secretary of the Navy .
This list is drawn from alumni of the Naval Academy who are recipients of the Medal of Honor (MOH), the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. The Academy was founded in 1845 and graduated its first class in 1846. The first alumnus to graduate and go on to receive the Medal of Honor was Harry L. Hawthorne (class of ...
Alumni Hall is an indoor stadium at the United States Naval Academy, in Annapolis in the U.S. state of Maryland.Completed in 1991, it seats 5,710 and serves as the primary assembly hall for the Brigade of Midshipmen.
As of 2023, fifty-four United States astronauts have graduated from the United States Naval Academy (USNA), more than from any other undergraduate institution. [1] The Naval Academy is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland, with the mission of educating and commissioning officers for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. During the ...
The United States Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Maryland, founded in 1845; The United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) in New London, Connecticut, founded in 1876; The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in Kings Point, New York, founded in 1943; The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, founded ...
Watch as members of the US Naval Academy’s first year class attempt to scale a 21ft-tall greased obelisk in Annapolis, Maryland, in an annual test of ingenuity, perseverance, and ability to work ...
The Maryland legislature revoked the Maryland Military and Naval Academy's incorporation in 1890. [15] After the academy closed, the property was offered for sale or lease. [29] A United States Marshall sold the academy's furniture and the ship Winifred to cover a court judgment against Burges as the school's superintendent. [28]