News & Events
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First Regulus Missile Launched From A Submarine 1953
Posted: Jul 15, 2011On 15 July 1953, the USS Tunny SS-282 would become the first submarine to launch a Regulus cruise missile. The Regulus cruise missile development began in 1947 and it was […]
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Video Thursday 7.15.11 Salute To The Space Shuttle!
Posted: Jul 14, 2011Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Dylan Thomas The Space […]
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The Nation's Newest Medal of Honor Recipient: Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry
Posted: Jul 13, 2011The second living recipient of the Medal of Honor from the war in Afghanistan received his medal in ceremonies at the White House yesterday, 12 July. The new recipient is […]
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CVS Designation Established By Navy 1953
Posted: Jul 08, 2011On 08 July 1953 the “CVS” designation was established by the United States Navy to identify aircraft carriers dedicated to antisubmarine warfare missions. The first carriers to have their designations […]
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Video Thursday 7.07.11…Torpedoes Away Me Boys…
Posted: Jul 07, 2011On 17 July Das Boot begins a 3 night run with submarine tour at Patriots Point…details here…torpedoes are the submarine’s weapons of destruction, today we’ll look at our modern torpedoes, […]
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Patriots Point's Grumman Wildcat F4F-3A
Posted: Jul 06, 2011Oh Mother, dear Mother, take down that blue star; Replace it with one that is Gold. Your son is a Wildcat pilot, He’ll never be thirty years old. (WW 2 […]
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4th of July: Video Thursday
Posted: Jun 30, 2011Here’s a preview of what is up or about to be fired upwards on our nation’s 235th birthday on Monday 04 July 2011. Everyone have a wonderful and safe holiday, […]
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Das Boot Event At Patriots Point, 17-19 July
Posted: Jun 29, 2011As part of the “do Deutsch” series of events on German culture and language organized by the German missions and the Goethe-Institut locations in the United States, the film Das […]
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Naval Aviator #3, John Henry Towers 1911
Posted: Jun 27, 2011On 27 June 1911 Lieutenant Junior Grade John Henry Towers reported for duty and instruction in flying at the Curtiss School, Hammondsport, New York. LTJG Towers would become Naval Aviator […]
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Rough Seas – Video Thursday 6.23.11
Posted: Jun 23, 2011It’s Video Thursday and today’s theme is rough seas…our first video is of a cruise ship in heavy seas, I don’t think any of the passengers will be looking for […]