Welcome to Navy History Matters—our weekly compilation of articles, commentaries, and blogs related to Navy history and heritage.
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Naval aviation was officially born on 8 May 1911, when Capt. Washington I. Chambers of the Bureau of Navigation prepared requisitions for the Navy's first airplanes ─ two Curtiss biplanes.
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A Sextant blog post on Lieutenant Susan Ahn Cuddy, the first Asian-American woman in the Navy and the Navy's first female gunnery officer.
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After Germany's unconditional surrender on 7 May 1945, the U.S. and Great Britain designated 8 May as Victory in Europe (V-E) Day.
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Compiled like an encyclopedia, the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) is a historical listing of U.S. naval ships. Learn about the DANFS ship of the week, Toledo (CA-133).
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Painting Navy Vessels
Painting Navy Vessels
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Painting Navy Vessels
Painting Navy Vessels
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAINTING AND CEMENTING VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY (June 1943)
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Interested in the Navy's operational history? NHHC archivists catalog reams of documents, including deck logs, organizational records, and command operations reports.
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