U.S. Navy Archives – Page 9 of 25

July 5 in U.S. military history

1814: On the banks of the Niagara River in Upper Canada (modern-day Ontario), The United States Army proves that they

1864: Fighting at Petersburg (Va.) has reached a stalemate and Lt. Col. Henry Pleasants comes up with an idea. Soldiers

1830: Following nearly four years at sea, the sloop of war USS Vincennes arrives at New York, becoming the first

I recently came across this fascinating cross-section of a Fletcher-class destroyer. The Navy commissioned 175 of these highly effective and

On this day 244 years ago the famous battle of the North Sea opens between Continental Navy frigate Bonhomme Richard