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The First U.S. Naval Observatory

The First U.S. Naval Observatory

Jan 12, 2022

Article by: Naval History and Heritage Command The Naval Observatory in the Foggy Bottom section of Washington, DC, completed in 1844, came more than a century after its European counterparts. There, national observatories had become integral parts of governments’...
Polar Exploration

Polar Exploration

Jan 5, 2022

Article by: Naval History and Heritage Command The U.S. Navy has a long history in polar exploration. As early as 1839, Captain Charles Wilkes led the first U.S. naval expedition into Antarctic waters. In the early 1900s, Admiral Richard E. Byrd established an...
NHHC Unveils Plans for New Washington D.C. Naval Museum

NHHC Unveils Plans for New Washington D.C. Naval Museum

Jul 29, 2021

PHOTO CAPTION: WASHINGTON NAVY YARD (July 27, 2021) – Rear Adm. Charles W. Brown, U.S. Navy Chief of Information, far left, and Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) Director Samuel J. Cox, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, far right, along with the Navy...
Navy Announces Plan to Build New Museum

Navy Announces Plan to Build New Museum

Oct 13, 2020

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Kenneth J. Braithwaite announced today at the Washington Navy Yard that the U.S. Navy intends to build a new National Museum of the U.S. Navy (NMUSN). WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Kenneth J. Braithwaite announced...