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• Hampton Roads History: The Founding of Newport News

  • Hampton Roads History
  • Military Conflict
  • Shipbuilding

  August 27, 2020

  In less than 60 years after the end of the Civil War, the city of Newport News was internationally known as a shipbuilding center with excellent port facilities.

  

• Maritime History: It’s Still Happening!

  • Black History
  • Military
  • Women's History

  August 25, 2020

  On July 31, 2020, Lt. j. g. Madeline Swegle became the first female African-American tactical air pilot in the US Navy.

  

• Japan Surrenders ⸺ September 2, 1945

  • Military
  • Military Conflict

  August 24, 2020

  Nearly 75 years ago, the deck of battleship USS Missouri bore witness to the end of World War II.

  

• “Taps” and the Crew of USS Monitor

  • Military
  • USS Monitor

  August 21, 2020

  Did the crew of USS Monitor hear “Taps” when it was played for the very first time?

  

• Desalination: Because rust never sleeps

  • Civil War
  • Conservation
  • USS Monitor

  August 20, 2020

  Electrochemical treatment set-ups need constant attention in the “wet lab” and outdoor tanks, and environmental conditions in dry object storage also require our steadfast attention.

  

• Privateering and the Battle of Groton Heights

  • Art
  • Collections
  • Military Conflict

  August 14, 2020

  During the American Revolution the Americans had a fledgling Navy, made up of the small fleets that each state could muster together. These ships were not able to match the well-trained, battle-hardened British Navy, so the Americans turned to privateers to help in the fight.

  

• Confederate Pirates: Capture of Steamer St. Nicholas

  • Civil War
  • Military Conflict

  August 13, 2020

  On June 28, 1861, the Union’s first charge of Confederate piracy since the Civil War erupted took place in the Potomac River when the passenger steamer St. Nicholas was captured.

  

• USS Mississippi: Ship of the Manifest Destiny    

  • Civil War
  • Military Conflict

  August 13, 2020

  Matthew Calbraith Perry guided the US Navy’s transition from sail to steam and shot to shell. It was he who recognized how these new tools would ensure the Navy’s ability to project American trade and power throughout the world.