Navy Birthday

13 October 1775

Secretary of the Navy the Honorable Ray Mabus, left, CNO Adm. Jonathan Greenert, and the youngest Sailor on the Office of the CNO staff, Seaman Apprentice Samuel Brown, cut into a cake during the Navy's 236th birthday celebration at the Pentagon. (Photo by: Chief Petty Officer Sam Shavers)

Celebrating the Navy Bicentennial, Captain R. A. Miller gives a hand to the oldest and youngest sailors on board USS Coronado (LPD 11) at a cake cutting ceremony in Bremerhaven, Germany. (NHHC Photograph Collection, L-File, Ceremonies)

2013 FLEET RESOURCES

Navy Instructions and Guidance

NAVADMIN 2013

Activities, Ceremonies, and Education

"Anchors Aweigh" Lyrics
National and Organizational Flags
Navy Ball Cake-Cutting Template
Bell-Ringing Ceremony Template
Parades
Plan of the Day Notes
Posters

Event Speaker's Package

Package User Guide
Speech
"Being There Matters" Presentation
Speaker Introduction
Background Display
Sea Chanters Anchors Aweigh Video
Navy Week in Review Video

PAST CELEBRATION RESOURCES

NAVADMIN 2012
CNO Navy Birthday NAVADMIN 2012
Navy Birthday Historical Message 2012
President's 2012 Message
MCPON's 2012 Message

ABOUT THE BIRTH OF THE NAVY

Overview
The Story of the The Birth of the U.S. Navy
Birthplace of the U.S. Navy
Resolution establishing the Navy, 13 October 1775
Act establishing the Department of the Navy, 30 April 1798

BIOGRAPHIES

Benjamin Stoddert
John Paul Jones
John Barry

RELATED RESOURCES

Resolution establishing the Marine Corps, 10 November 1775
Act reestablishing the Marine Corps, 11 July 1798
Precedence of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps
A History of the U.S. Navy
Navy Traditions and Customs

REFERENCE

American Revolution Bibliography (Biographies)
American Revolution Bibliography (1775-1783)
Skit 1 - The Navy Birth Date
Skit 2 - Father of the American Navy

MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES

Images

Image Gallery
Art Collection
War of Independence

Videos

Our Navy Story
Navy Timeline