Join the Navy!
In this World War II Navy recruiting poster by McClelland Barclay, a shirtless, muscular sailor is loading a large shell into a gun. Building a World War II fighting...
Landing on the U.S.S. Princeton
A helicopter, possibly a Sikorsky H-5, lands on the deck of the U.S.S. Princeton on December 5, 1947. The aircraft is painted in the colors of the Sikorsky...
Mars calling
In August 1924, there was speculation that Mars would attempt to communicate with Earth using radio signals. This telegram from the Secretary of the Navy ordered all...
No drill
This is the Boston Naval Yard’s copy of a December 7, 1941, dispatch from the Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific, which announced the surprise Japanese attack on...
On guard
In May of 1945, Quartermaster 2nd Class R.H. Swickard operates a searchlight aboard the U.S.S. Sand Lance while on war patrol. The diesel-powered submarine was...
Pearl Harbor casualty
The December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base on Oahu began at 7:53 a.m.; the second wave came at 8:55 A.M. In less than 2 hours, the United States...
Punishing an enemy’s termity
Commodore Edward Preble wrote this letter to the Secretary of the Navy on September 18, 1804. This letter records the actions Preble took to free captured American...