Nov 30, 2016 · United States Navy and World War I: 1914–1922 Frank A. Blazich Jr., PhD Naval History and Heritage Command Introduction This document is intended to provide readers with …

Nov 11, 2018 · A War to End All Wars... At 1057:30 on 11 November 1918, Battery 4 of the U.S. Navy Railway Gun Unit fired a 14-inch shell timed to hit a German target over 20 miles away …

U.S. Navy Warship Losses in World War I The first U.S. Navy ship sunk as a result of enemy action in World War I was the armed yacht USS Alcedo (SP-166) torpedoed and sunk by …

The Great War in Europe had been raging for two and a half years before the United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917. The first U.S. Navy ships dispatched were the …

Ships and Aircraft NHHC photo no. NH 537, Sixth Battle Squadron. U.S. Navy battleships in British waters during World War I. Download image. Along with fleet expansion, maritime and …

Nov 8, 2017 · Uniforms of the U.S. Navy 1917-1918 To augment the Regular Navy in the event that the United States would become involved in the war raging in Europe, Congress under the …

Dec 23, 2020 · Available free in the following format: PDF (7.6 MB) Published by the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, this history contains and expands upon a series of Naval Aviation …

Nov 8, 2017 · Uniforms of the U.S. Navy 1918-1919 In time of war, there are always changes in military dress, and during the period of the first World War, the dress of the Navy of the United …

The War Begins The War Begins: The United States Navy and the German Cruiser Cormoran. This blog post from NHHC historian Dennis Conrad discusses the first shots fired between the …

U.S. Navy Battleships To help contain the German fleet, America sent one squadron of battleships to reinforce the British Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland. …