united states navy

245 years old. When I enlisted they gave me a holder for my papers that I still have that says 200th anniversary of the US navy. Damn...45 years ago already...o_O

I was just wondering ... Is there any record of anyone (prominent survivors, politicians, WSL, IMM) attempting to get the governments of Britain and the USA to have the Royal Navy and the United States Navy assist with recovering the bodies ? Surely both navies could have easily spared an old...

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This is another one of those "No place else to go" questions.: Were there any published (or otherwise) reports of comments or criticism of the Titanic sinking by United States Navy Officers at the time ? (I've been doing some research on Captain Kenneth Whiting, for whom the Seaplane...

What was the longest serving US navy ship of the past century? Did any of the 4 funneled WW1 ships live to see the end of WW2? The USS Wisconnsin had quite a long life...Wasn't she a vessel from WW2 that also fought in the 1st Gulf War?

Michael, you might know this- How many men and how much $$$ are needed to maintain the ships in the US Navy's mothball fleet? What does the maitenence cost annually? As I understand it many of those ships are on standby, and are supposed to be ready for reactivation in case of war..... Have...

I know the USS Constitution- launched in 1797, is the oldest commiusioned US Navy ship in service today- That makes me wonder- what are the next 4 oldest? Any ships that served in WW1 or WW2 that are still on active duty, even as training ships? regards tarn Stephanos

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