Historian Taylor Peck wrote that the Washington Navy Yard’s history is “closely interwoven with the traditions of the Navy, of the District of Columbia and of the Nation” in the preface of his 1949 book Round Shot to Rockets: A History of the Washington Navy Yard and U.S. Naval Gun Factory.
Join noted author John Geoghegan and Curator Gordon Calhoun in conversation about Geoghegan’s newest book, “When Giants Ruled the Sky” . Curator and Historian Gordon Calhoun contributes interesting insights about the Macon as it relates to the museum’s newest exhibition, “The Future Is Now: The Navy’s Lighter than Airships.”
The acronym USNS designates non-commissioned ships that are the property of the United States Navy. These ships are unarmed auxiliary support vessels owned by the U.S. Navy and operated by the Military Sealift Command. As opposed to USS designated ships, USNS ships have civilian crews and are commanded by active-duty naval officers.
