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![Director Cox's H-Gram 075 covers the only dogfight during the Cold War between U.S. Navy carrier fighters and Russia-based Soviet fighters, and provides a brief history of Navy accidents.](/content/history/nhhc/_jcr_content/carousel/image31.img.jpg/1670539238704.jpg "Grumman F9F "Panthers" off Chaffins Bluff, James River, Virginal, 22 March 1865. Pencil sketch by Lieutenant Walter R Butt, C.S. Navy, 1865. (80-G-428335)")
Director Cox's H-Gram 075 covers the only dogfight during the Cold War between U.S. Navy carrier fighters and Russia-based Soviet fighters, and provides a brief history of Navy accidents.
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The 123rd Army-Navy Football Game will take place at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, on 10 December at 1500. See the scores for every game since 1890. Go Navy!
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The Forsaken Defenders of Wake Island: the December 1941 heroic stand of a small group of Marines, Sailors, Soldiers, and civilians on Wake Island following the invasion of Pearl Harbor.
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Ship Histories
Ship Histories
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Ship Histories
Ship Histories
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, Sea Owl (SS-405).
Life in the Navy:
Navy Football
Navy Football
Life in the Navy:
Navy Football
Navy Football
Learn about the history of Navy football.
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Art Exhibits
Art Exhibits
Check Out
Art Exhibits
Art Exhibits
From undersea to outer space, follow the Navy through history with highlights from our art collection.
In the Library:
Main Navy Building
Main Navy Building
In the Library:
Main Navy Building
Main Navy Building
Its Construction and Original Occupants
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Archival Records
Archival Records
Research
Archival Records
Archival Records
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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Historic Photos
Historic Photos
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Historic Photos
Historic Photos
Find images from throughout naval history in our growing online photo collection.
