Racing to attack
Three North Vietnamese P-4 torpedo boats attacked the U.S.S. Maddox, an American destroyer patrolling the Gulf of Tonkin, on August 2, 1964. This photograph...
Relatively speaking, how many hours did you work Mr. Einstein?
During World War II, Albert Einstein worked as a part-time Federal employee developing underwater weapons for the U.S. Navy. This is his time card for July 1943...
Rough seas
During World War I, German submarines, or U-boats, patrolled the North Sea, the English Channel, the Irish Sea, and their approaches. U-boats, such as the one...
Sailing into history
This chart depicts the patrol route of the U.S.S. Maddox from July 30 to August 2, 1964. The Maddox sailed into the Gulf of Tonkin, off the North...
Sequence of events
This chart records the dates and times surrounding the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. It shows when the U.S. aircraft departed from the U.S.S. Ticonderoga and the...
Shipshape records
The quarterly muster roll for the U.S.S. West Virginia provides the name, service number, rate, date of enlistment, and date of reporting on board the ship for...
Sinking of U.S.S. Maine
Captain Charles S. Sigsbee, Commander of the U.S.S. Maine sent this telegram from the steamer S.S. City of Washington to Washington announcing the...