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ECNAV Names New Guided-Missile Destroyer USS Michael Murphy 5/8/2008 9:53:28 AM By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (AW) Kevin S. O’Brien, Office of the Secretary of the Navy, Public Affairs Secretary of the Navy, Donald C. Winter announced on May 7 at a ceremony in Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y., the name of the newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer will be USS Michael Murphy... This Day in Naval History - May 07 5/7/2008 10:28:19 AM By Navy News Service 1779 - Continental Navy sloop Providence captures British brig Diligent off Cape Charles. 1934 - USS Constitution completes tour of principal U.S. ports 1940 - FDR orders Pacific Fleet to remain in Hawaiian waters indefinitely. 1942 - Carrier aircraft sink Japanese carrier Shoho during Battle of Coral Sea.... NAVFAC Southeast Awards Contract for Littoral Warfare Systems Facility 5/7/2008 10:27:38 AM By Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast Public Affairs Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $12.5 million contract on April 28 to Harry Pepper & Associates, Inc. of Jacksonville, Fla. for the design and construction of a Littoral Warfare Systems Facility at Naval Support Activity Panama City, Fla... This Day in Naval History - May 06 5/6/2008 10:28:39 AM By the Navy News Service 1909 - Great White Fleet anchors in San Francisco. 1916 - First ship-to-shore radio telephone voice conversation from USS New Hampshire off Virginia Capes to SECNAV Josephus Daniels in Washington, DC. 1942 - CAPT Milton Miles arrives in Chungking, China, to begin... Bataan Departs Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Returns to Sea 5/6/2008 10:27:38 AM By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Pedro A. Rodríguez, USS Bataan Public Affairs USS Bataan (LHD 5) left the Norfolk Naval Shipyard after an eight month dry-docked planned maintenance availability (DPMA), May 5. Some major jobs completed aboard Bataan were completion... USS North Carolina Joins the Fleet 5/6/2008 10:17:52 AM By Lt. Jennifer Zeldis, Fleet Public Affairs Center Atlantic The Navy's newest nuclear-powered submarine, USS North Carolina (SSN 777), was brought to life May 3 during a commissioning ceremony held in its namesake state at the Port of Wilmington. More than 6,500 guests, including submarine... LPD 17 Class Reaches Initial Operating Capability 5/5/2008 10:30:47 AM The LPD 17 class, the Navy’s newest class of amphibious transport docks, has reached Initial Operating Capability. With the first three ships of the class commissioned, achieving IOC is an important accomplishment for this transformational class of amphibious warships.  “We’ve... Freedom Tests New Gas Turbine Engines 5/5/2008 10:23:17 AM Lockheed Martin and Marinette Marine Corp. successfully demonstrated April 25 the first "light-off" of one of Freedom's (LCS 1) two main gas turbine propulsion engines in Marinette, Wis. Testing of the Rolls Royce MT-30 gas turbine engine is a significant step as the ship prepares for sea trials this summer... This Day in Naval History - May 03 5/5/2008 10:22:26 AM By the Navy News Service 1861 - USS Surprise captures Confederate privateer Savannah. 1898 - Marines land at Cavite, Philippines, and raise U.S. flag. 1949 - First Navy firing of a high altitude Viking rocket at White Sands, NM.... Navy Announces Commissioning of Submarine North Carolina 5/1/2008 9:00:38 AM From Department of Defense Public Affairs The Navy's newest attack submarine North Carolina will be commissioned May 3, during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony at Port of Wilmington. Designated SSN 777, the fourth submarine of the Virginia-class will bear the name North Carolina to honor the Tar Heel State... Makin Island Sailors Prepare to Defend their Ship 5/1/2008 9:00:01 AM By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Webb, Commander, Naval Surface Force Public Affairs Thirty-five Sailors from Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Makin Island (LHD 8) graduated the Damage Control Familiarization Safety, Environmental and Occupational Health Programs (DC CREWFAM) at Northrop... This Day in Naval History - May 01 5/1/2008 8:58:51 AM By the Navy News Service 1898 - Battle of Manila Bay, Adm Dewey defeats Spanish at Manila, Philippines 1934 - LT Akers demonstrates blind landing system at College Park, MD in OJ-2 aircraft 1945 - VADM Barbey lands Australian troops on Tarakan Island, Borneo, supported by naval gunfire This Day in Naval History - April 30 4/30/2008 10:04:24 AM From the Navy News Service 1798 - Congress establishes Department of the Navy. 1975 - Saigon falls to North Vietnamese forces.... This Day in Naval History - April 29 4/29/2008 9:35:09 AM From the Navy News Service 1814 - USS Peacock captures HMS Epervier. 1898 - U.S. warships engage Spanish gunboats and shore batteries at Cienfuegos, Cuba. 1944 - Fast carrier task force (12 carriers) commence two-day bombing of Truk. 1975 - Operation Frequent Wind evacuation from Vietnam begins.... CNO Speaks to Naval Aviators at Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Symposium 4/29/2008 9:34:40 AM By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Rebekah Blowers, Chief of Naval Operations Public Affairs Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead spoke at the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Symposium on April 25 about the community's part in "A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower... Royal Navy Searches for Lost Bomb 4/29/2008 6:49:24 AM Royal Navy divers are searching for a huge World War Two bomb which has been lost off the Suffolk coast as it was being towed out to sea to be safely detonated, according to a report on www.telegraph.co.uk. The 1,000lb device, thought to be German and dropped in 1942, was washed ashore at Felixstowe,... CSG9 Ships Participate in Singapore PASSEX 4/25/2008 10:22:18 AM By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans, USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs Ships and aircraft from Carrier Strike Group 9 and the Republic of Singapore Navy conducted a Passing Exercise (PASSEX) while underway near Singapore, April 15. Republic of Singapore Formidable-class... This Day in Naval History - April 25 4/25/2008 10:21:46 AM From the Navy News Service 1862 - Union naval forces occupy New Orleans, La. 1914 - First combat observation mission by Navy plane, at Veracruz, Mexico.... Navy Reestablishes U.S. Fourth Fleet 4/25/2008 10:04:53 AM By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alan Gragg, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead announced today the reestablishment of U.S. 4th Fleet and assigned Rear Adm. Joseph D. Kernan, currently serving as Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command, as its first commander... This Day in Naval History - April 24 4/24/2008 10:25:07 AM From the Navy News Service 1778 - The Continental Navy sloop Ranger captures HMS Drake. 1862 - Battle of New Orleans; Union Navy under David Farragut runs past forts into Mississippi River. 1884 - USS Thetis, Bear and Alert sailed from New York to search for Greeley expedition lost in Arctic... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...