French Navy

twenty-five, Stephen Decatur was the youngest person ever to become a captain in the U.S. Navy. Heroism, devotion, and his leadership abilities made him an iconic officer in the growing U.S. Navy. Along with leading a victorious campaign against Tripoli and successful endeavors in the War of 1812, he coined the phrase, “Our country, right or wrong.” Ultimately Stephen Decatur’s actions throughout his time in the navy generated a long-lasting legend of courage and patriotism and an ideal…

the Regency period there was always wars and battles going on. With all of this fighting England's navy was understocked with men. Which meant that England had to resort to more unconventional methods of recruiting men one of the more well known methods was the “Press-Gangs” Press-Gangs would seize men off the street and offer them two options. The first option was that they could volunteer for the Navy and receive the usual volunteer benefits, or if they didn’t choose that, they would be forced…

ships and technology, navies could not afford keeping them all. The process of commissioning ships, as well as decommissioning ships became more and more influential when stronger technological advances came into play. There was no reason to keep a vessel used in the Battle of Ironclads when you have resources to further develop more and more dreadnaughts. With competing nations for so many other reasons, the technology ages made the World Wars inevitable. Teddy Roosevelt’s Navy advancements…

Nassau and her captain, Commander Austin K. Doyle. Doyle played a great role in the development and innovation of the escort carrier, leading eventually to its great role in the Navy. Doyle was the first captain of the U.S.S. Nassau, which is a prime reason he had such an important role in the improvement of escort carriers. He was there from the beginning. During his early days at sea, Doyle observed the operations of his ship…

tried to enforce the importance of naval dominance. He had believed that the nation’s eminence was inseparably associated with naval power. Other than mentioning that the country requires colonies to provide a geostrategic military, he says that the navy will provide a strong defense force against enemies trying to interfere with their trade, which would then disturb the economy and power. Mahan tried to enforce the idea that the sea is key to achieving world dominance, and America needed world…

To interview key Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy (Management) (DUSN (M)) personnel responsible for Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPR) N4814617MP00030, that was used to provide funding to support Marine Corp Systems Center's (MCSC) travel requirements in support of the proof of concept project Autonomous Hydrographic Coastal Survey (AHCS) system for the United States Marine Corp Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO). Also obtain an understanding of the MIPR and any…

During the Second World War there were many efforts into attaining victory for the Allied forces. Led by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Admiral Raymond A. Spruance played a vital role in the success of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific front. Admiral Spruance of the United States Navy was one of these vital leaders who changed the tides of the battle with his set of leadership skills. The beginning of his career was when Spruance entered the US Naval Academy 1902. He graduated on September 13th 1906,…

Times have changed tremendously since the passed decade especially, government funding. Building a U.S Coast Guard for the 21st century is much different than building the U.S Coast Guard in the very beginning. Today our nation seeks for the U.S than it ever has in history. The Coast Guard handles major demands like search and rescue, drug interdiction, and port security missions. These are just a few reasons why we should increase the nations spending on the U.S Coast Guard. First, a major…

When one decides to embark on the general study of the history of the United States becoming a world power, the primary topics typically consist of the Spanish-American War, the Cold War, and America’s participation in both World Wars. While these wars indeed augmented America’s status as a world power, often many focus on the land battles and neglect war at sea. However, war at sea had an influential role in the formation of American history. In battles at sea, opportunities to demonstrate…

powered ship was created for the U.S. Navy in 1815 by Robert Fulton. In 1850 the U.S. Navy started to make all new warships with steam engines and this would power the ironclads that would be used later on in the civil war. In the late 1850’s cannon manufacturing was on the rise enabling military forces more accurate, longer-ranged guns (Civil War Trust, Steel & Steam: Naval Technology in the Civil War Era: http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/navy-hub/navy-history/steel-steam.htm , Rodger…