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The Navy Travels to the Poles
Learn about the exploration of the polar regions by the U.S. Navy. Links to various activities are found on the site.
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Navigation
[Archived Content] Interactive site where students can learn about navigation techniques through various learning activities.
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Naval Historical Center: Commander Lyndon B. Johnson
Contains information about the brief naval career of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Includes a transcript of his naval service.
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Naval History and Heritage: Halsey Doolittle Raid on Japan, 18 April 1942
Read about the courageous Dootlittle Raid from the viewpoint of the U.S. Navy.
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Naval History and Heritage Center: Captain Joy Bright Hancock
A site from the Naval Historical Center provides biographical information on Joy Bright Hancock (1898-1986), champion for women in the Armed Services.
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Naval Historical Center: Benjamin W. Crowninshield
A portrait and biography of the fifth Secretary of the Navy, Benjamin Crowninshield.
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Naval History and Heritage Command: Robert Smith (Destroyer No. 324)
A brief biography of the second Secretary of the Navy during the Jefferson administration. He later became Secretary of State from in 1809. A destroyer vessel with his name was launched in 1919 and in use until 1931.
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Grenada: Operation Urgent Fury
Excerpts from a military account of the Grenada invasion. Includes links to bibliography of books about the invasion of Grenada and a list of US Navy Ships participating in Operation Urgent Fury.
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Naval Historical Center: Dominican Republic Intervention, 1965
Article describing the U.S. Navy and Marines actions in the Dominican Republic, with an emphasis on the evacuation of American citizens. Also, includes reports on the Dominican intervention from the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary...
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Naval Historical Center: The Bermuda Triangle
The Naval Historical Center offers straightforward facts and information from the US Coast Guard about the area known as "The Bermuda Triangle." While the site does not deny that there have been some disappearances and "traceless...
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Naval History and Heritage: Lieutenant Junior Grade George Bush, Usnr
A biography about Bush's service in the Navy. Includes photos and transcripts of service.
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United States Naval Observatory Homepage
United States Naval Observatory is a unique observatory run by the Navy. It does some of the grunt work of astronomy -- keeping accurate time, determining positions of stars (astrometry), etc. They are responsible for publishing the...
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Naval Historical Center: Lend Lease Act, 11 March 1941
The full text of the Lend Lease Act is provided at this site.
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Naval History and Heritage: Destroyers for Bases: Complete List of Destroyers
View a complete list of the destroyers traded with Britain in the 1940 Destroyers for Bases Agreement.
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Naval History and Heritage Command: Cruise of the Great White Fleet
History of the Great White Fleet, as well as suggestions for further reading. Includes photos & links to related sources.
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Naval Historical Center: Exorcizing the Devil's Triangle
Howard L. Rosenberg writes this article about the area known as "The Devil's Triangle" or "The Bermuda Triangle." Besides discussing famous lost ships and airplanes, Rosenberg gives detailed information about the geography of the sea...
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Habitats: Beaches Characteristics
This resource presents an overview of beach structure. This article briefly covers beach features such as spits, tombolos and barrier islands.
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Office of Naval Research: Coral Reefs
Characteristics, location/reef life, humans, and the environment are the topics explored in this competent site. A quick quiz can be found at the end of the text.
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Office of Naval Reasearch: Ocean Floor
A comprehensive site that provides information on the characteristics of the ocean floor, continental margin and rise, deep ocean basin, and the mid-ocean ridge. A quick quiz follows at the end of this site.
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Office of Naval Research: Oceans in Motion Currents
Use this site to learn what the Navy has to say about ocean currents and then test your knowledge with their quiz.
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Office of Naval Reasearch: California Sea Lion
This very thorough site examines the characteristics, adaptations, status and threats, and current research associated with the California Sea Lion. Enjoy the pictures as read about this interesting mammal.
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U.s. Navy: Atomic Clocks
This site from the U.S. Navy provides a great description of the history and workings of cesium based atomic clocks. Very interesting.
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Naval Research Laboratory: Clementine Lunar Mission
This resource provides information about the Clementine Lunar Mission
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Usno: Daylight Time
From the U.S. Naval Observatory, a brief history of daylight savings time including information of the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which changed the date from the first Sunday in April to the second Sunday in March starting...