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December 6, 2021

Naval History and Heritage Command

Commander Ernest E. Evans, USN illustrated telling the tale of the USS Johnston
Military History

Wreckage confirmed as heroic USS Johnston (DD 557)

Apr 2, 2021
Mike Gilday and Dylan Beazer, a Department of the Navy Library librarian, view a historical navy document in the Navy Department Library’s rare book room. Gilday toured the Navy Department Library after the ground breaking of the Operational Archives and Repository Complex. NHHC, located at the Washington Navy Yard, is responsible for the preservation, analysis, and dissemination of U.S. naval history and heritage.
Military History

Navy Breaks Ground on New Archival Complex

Aug 7, 2020
USS San Diego (Armored Cruiser No. 6) photographed Jan. 28, 1915, while serving as flagship of the Pacific Fleet. U.S. Navy Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command
Military History

WWI USS San Diego Findings

Nov 12, 2019
Official Photo: Rear Admiral Alene B. Duerk, USN (Released/U.S. Navy photo)
Militaria Collecting 101

Navy’s First Female Admiral, Alene Duerk, Passes Away

Jul 25, 2018
USS San Diego (Armored Cruiser No. 6) photographed Jan. 28, 1915, while serving as flagship of the Pacific Fleet. U.S. Navy Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command.
Militaria Collecting 101

Navy Returns to World War I Wreck of USS San Diego

Jul 24, 2018
Sailors from The U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard fold the American flag during the full honors funeral of U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas J. Hudner in Section 54 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Apr. 4, 2018. 
Medals

Medal of Honor Recipient Laid to Rest at Arlington National Cemetery

Apr 5, 2018
USS San Diego (Armored Cruiser No. 6). Painting by Francis Muller, 1920. It depicts the ship sinking off Fire Island, New York, after she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-156, 19 July 1918. U.S. Navy Photo of a work in the Navy Art Collection courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command.
Militaria Collecting 101

Navy announces plan to survey wreck of WWI cruiser San Diego

Sep 6, 2017
pearl-harbor-sinking
Militaria Collecting 101

Pearl Harbor 75th anniversary commemorated at Naval Heritage Command

Nov 21, 2016
Off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 10 July 1945, after her final overhaul and repair of combat damage. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
Military Vehicles in the News

New details surface on loss of WWII USS Indianapolis

Jul 26, 2016

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