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Locate records related to military service, photos, deck logs, ship histories, and more. 1941 - USS Hornet (CV-8) is commissioned. During World War II, she participates in the Doolittle Raid on...
The history of the United States Navy divides into two major periods: the "Old Navy", a small but respected force of sailing ships that became notable for innovation in the use of ironclads during the American Civil War, and the "New Navy" the result of a modernization effort that began in the 1880s and made it the largest in the world by 1943. ...
United States Navy (USN), major branch of the United States armed forces charged with the defense of the country at sea, the seaborne support of the other U.S. military services, and the maintenance of security on the seas wherever the interests of the United States extend.
It took a quarter century for the Navy to emerge as a stable institution, and although we now celebrate the birthday of the Navy on 13 October, that date in 1775 is but one of several important...
The U.S. Navy’s creation and development extended over nearly a quarter of a century, from the American Revolution to the Quasi-War with France, and proceeded in the face of numerous...
The Antebellum Navy. By Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Cutler, U.S. Navy (Retired) October 2024. The decades between the War of 1812 and the Civil War would prove to be an era of diverse missions and significant changes for the U.S. Navy. Article.
The United States Navy played a major role in the American Civil War by blockading the Confederacy and seizing control of its rivers. It played the central role in the World War II defeat of Imperial Japan. The United States Navy emerged from World War II as the most powerful navy in the world.