Imperial Japanese Navy

My interest in the Naval Academy and the fleet began as just another college option. I have not had any family member serve in the Navy and was rather indifferent to military service, other than my admiration for the men and women who serve. As I continued to explore my options, the Naval Academy remained on the backburner until I visited for the summer STEM program two years ago. As soon as I first walked on post, I instantly knew I loved it--the beautiful old architecture, the shimmering blue…

on Pearl Harbor, we need to know why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. In the years leading up to the attack, America and Japan’s military did not see eye to eye and had finally come to a boiling point. Japan invaded Manchuria to supply itself with resources for its growing military…

rise of Italian Fascism, Japanese invasion and aggression towards China in the 1930s, and, primarily, the political takeover of Germany by Hitler with the establishment of the Nazi Party. Though beyond these, imperialism still remains an underlying factor that caused involvement in the Second World War, especially in regards to Japan. In order to become a competing member in this world stage, compared to other westernized…

On Dec. 7, 1941, radios buzzed with the news that several hundred Japanese planes attacked a U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, killing more than 2,400 Americans as well as damaging or destroying eight Navy battleships and more than 100 planes. Though it would be some time before people learned the full scope of the damage, within days a once-distant war in Europe and the Pacific became a central part of life in the United States, affecting politics, business, media, and entertainment.…

The British navy, what was first thought to be a second line of defense during the Elizabethan era, after the 1640s, it was realistic to think of it as first line of defense. As Britain rise as a powerful navy, allowing England to flourish as a country as a whole, the question behind Britain’s motivation arises: What was the motivation behind Britain’s naval mastery during the seventeenth and eighteenth century? Different historians, such as Alfred T. Mahan, Roger Morriss, and Paul Kennedy, that…

Naval Academy established in October 10, 1845 known as the second oldest out of the five service academies. The purpose of the United States Naval Academy is to educate future officers that will soon in four years commission into the United States Navy or the United States Marine Corps. More than 4,000 men and women representing every state and other foreign countries making up the Brigade of Midshipmen learn from both civilian and military instructors in both academic and military subjects.…

Islands. While there, the crew of the Essex captured twelve British whalers, one of which was put under the command of Farragut, who was a mere twelve years old at the time. However, while in Valparaiso, Porter’s Essex came in contact with two Royal Navy sloops, the Cherub and Phoebe, which both pounded the Essex. Fighting bravely under Porter’s command, Farragut “witnessed the evisceration of a boatswain’s mate by one shot, the amputation of a quartermaster’s leg by another, and the killing…

his arm,” Admiral ‘Round’ said, or so I referred to him. His girth surpassed his height so much so that he found need to stretch his arms and roll forward to reach the desk in front of him. “Therefore, you will be removed from service in the Royal Navy and no longer receive benefits associated with a member there of.” There were a number of gasps of surprise and several cheers at the reading of the verdict. The court room, normally minimally occupied for such a proceeding was filled to crushing…

Critical Commentary of ¨The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea¨ The documentary ¨The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea¨, is an academic investigation into the feasibility of a sea voyage into the Land of Punt at the time the events are described and also the possibility of being able to construct ships able to bear the attrition caused by the climate and currents of the Red Sea. Hatshepsut, known as the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, is considered to have had one of the most…

inspections, and received the recommendation of the Secretary of the Navy, Theodore Roosevelt, the United States did not The U.S. Navy did not purchase a submarine until March 1900 for $150000, half the cost of production. The Holland No. 6, commissioned on October 12, 1900 as the USS Holland, became the first submarine to enter the United States Navy. Holland sold his designs to the British navy and build submarines for the Japanese as…