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Also Known As USN
Date 1798 - present
Areas Of Involvement naval warfare • defense • sea power
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Seal of the U.S. Department of the Navy
Esek Hopkins
John Paul Jones
John Barry
John Paul Jones
Bonhomme Richard and Serapis
Bombardment of Tripoli by Michele Felice Cornè
Painting of Edward Preble by Rembrandt Peale
Stephen Decatur
War of 1812: USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere
American Civil War: Vicksburg Campaign
Find out how Japan failed to invade Port Moresby despite winning the Battle of the Coral Sea
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A soldier standing guard in a Washington, D.C. street with the ruins of buildings that were destroyed during the riots that followed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., April 8, 1968.
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