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NHHC Underwater Archaeology Lab

Watch a video on NHHC's Underwater Archaeology Conservation, Research, and Archaeology Laboratory (CORAL), by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Abigayle Lutz.

Download your free copy of the latest NHHC publication, "'On the Verge of Breaking Down Completely': Surviving the Kamikaze off Okinawa, 1945", by NHHC historian Guy J. Nasuti.

Wake Island Raid

On 5 October 1943, Task Force 14 (TF 14) performed raids on Wake Island. In response, the Japanese executed 98 captured civilians.

Navy History Matters

Want more Navy history? Check out our biweekly compilation of articles, commentaries, and blogs related to naval history and heritage.

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For The Fleet

Commonly Requested Information on Fleet Issues

For the Fleet Slide

The new National Museum of the U.S. Navy goes forward.

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Resources For
Navy Veterans

Locate records related to military service, photos, deck logs, ship histories, and more.

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Today in History

1921 - USS Olympia (C 6) sails to France to bring home the Unknown Soldier from World War I. Olympia returns stateside Nov. 9, 1921.

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Ship Histories

Learn about the DANFS ship of the week, Connecticut (BB-18).

USS CONNECTICUT (BB-18) Leading the "Great White Fleet" to sea, circa December 1907.

Life in the Navy:
Navy UAVs

The use of flying objects in the United States, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), dates back to the Civil War when both Union and Confederate forces would launch balloons laden with explosives on ammunition depots in an attempt to explode them.

A Fleet Composite Squadron 3 (VC-3) DC-130A Hercules Cargo Transport aircraft in flight over the target range. The aircraft is armed with three BQM-34 Firebee target drones. August 1975.

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Art Exhibits

From undersea to outer space, follow the Navy through history with highlights from our art collection.

Painting of men in a covert operations center during WWII.

In the Library:
Library Regulations

U.S.S. Pittsburgh, 1 June 1918

Library Regulations, USS Pittsburgh, 1 June, 1918

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Archival Records

Interested in the Navy's operational history? NHHC archivists catalog reams of documents, including deck logs, organizational records, and command operations reports.

Handwritten letter on Buckingham Palace letterhead.

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Historic Photos

Find images from throughout naval history in our growing online photo collection.

Very old photograph showing a diver in an old-fashioned diving suit being helped into the water by two men.

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