Naval History and Heritage Command Director, retired Admiral Samuel Cox talks about the service, history and sinking of USS Indianapolis (CA 35). 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the sinking of USS Indianapolis.
The loss of USS Indianapolis (CA 35) was a tragic moment following the completion of a secret mission that directly contributed to the end of World War II. After a successful high-speed run to deliver atomic bomb components to Tinian, the decorated Portland-class cruiser continued to Guam. Indianapolis was en route from Guam to Leyte when she was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese submarine I-58 within the first hour of 30 July 1945.
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – U.S. Navy museums and a Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) detachment donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to local clinics last week to help combat the spread of COVID-19.
The Navy Art Collection, a branch of Naval History and Heritage Command, suspended services and began renovations March 1, 2020, in order to create a climate-controlled environment, more suitable for storing historical artworks.
Naval History and Heritage Command has directed all U.S. Navy museums to temporarily close to the public as a precautionary measure to avoid large groups of people to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) hosted a ceremony Dec. 17, honoring the National Museum of the United States Navy (NMUSN) receiving its reaccreditation from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), joining the ranks of museums such as the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the White House Office of the Curator.
o outsiders, especially members of the non-maritime services, the U.S. Navy’s unique rank structure can be confusing. The history of Navy ranks is equally complicated, and includes an assortment of ranks that no longer exist and some that have disappeared, reappeared, and disappeared again! In this part of a three-part series, we look at the evolution of the Navy’s commissioned officer ranks. The other posts in the series discuss warrant...
o outsiders, especially members of the non-maritime services, the U.S. Navy’s unique rank structure can be confusing. The history of Navy ranks is equally complicated, and includes an assortment of ranks that no longer exist and some that have disappeared, reappeared, and disappeared again! In this part of a three-part series, we look at the evolution of the Navy’s commissioned officer ranks. The other posts in the series discuss warrant...
To outsiders, especially members of the non-maritime services, the U.S. Navy’s unique rank structure can be confusing. The history of Navy ranks is equally complicated, and includes an assortment of ranks that no longer exist and some that have disappeared, reappeared, and disappeared again! In this part of a three-part series, we look at the evolution of the Navy’s commissioned officer ranks. The other posts in the series discuss warrant...
