The Civil War Voyage of David Henry White” tells the tale of a free Black man captured during one of the Alabama’s many raids ...

The vessel will pass through the Delaware Bay throughout the morning before continuing into the North Atlantic Ocean. Before it was decommissioned in 2007, the USS JFK spent nearly four decades ...

The retired USS John F. Kennedy​ aircraft carrier will embark on its final voyage after spending nearly two decades docked in Philadelphia.

The vessel was part of the U.S. Navy's West Gulf Blockading force in the Gulf of Mexico, and she took part in campaigns at New Orleans, Vicksburg, Pensacola, and Mobile Bay. The second USS ...

Larry Lawson Bolding passed peacefully, surrounded by family, to join his wife of 62 years, Martha Jane Hailey Bolding; his ...

On Jan. 24, 2025, Larry Lawson Bolding passed peacefully, surrounded by family, to join his wife of 62 years, Martha Jane Hailey Bolding; his parents, Vivian and Boss Bolding; and his grandson, Andrew ...

serving on USS Rentz (FFG-46), USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) and as part of the PACOM and PACFLT staffs. John received his MA in Peace and Justice Studies from the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies at the ...

The future USS Norfolk (SSN 815) honors the city of Norfolk ... The first Brooklyn participated in the U.S. Navy blockade of the Confederacy and fought at both the Battle of Mobile Bay and Fort Fisher ...

In 1962 the ship was retired and turned into a museum. Today, visitors can board the USS Alabama in Mobile Bay, and it serves as a U.S. Navy veterans memorial and educational tool. The USS Alabama ...