Francis Scott Key
#otd The Bombardment of Fort McHenry, 12-13 September 1814. Where Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner during the bombardment...
OTD in 1920
#otd a Curtiss R-6L floatplane drops a fin-less torpedo in tests at San Diego Bay, 13 September 1920. #biplane #torpedo #flynavy...
Orion the Hunter
#otd P-3B 151170 of VP-17 keeping an eye on a Kynda Class Soviet Cruiser off Hawaii, 11 September 1974. #p3 #p3b #p3orion #orionthehunter...
Hornet Roll-Out
#otd F-18A 160775 the first prototype Hornet was rolled out photo, at St. Louis, Missouri, 11 September 1978. #f18 #f18hornet #fa18...
San Francisco to Honolulu (1925)
In September 1925 Commander Rodgers in command of a PN-9 aircraft attempted a nonstop flight from San Francisco to Honolulu. He was...
USS Missouri BB-63 (1987)
Check out USS Missouri BB-63 as the vessel is underway in 1987, a good view of the Mark 7 16-inch 50-caliber guns of turrets No. 1 and 2...
IJN Nagato steaming towards Bikini Atoll
Former Japanese battleship Nagato steams towards Bikini atoll in the Pacific, where it would be used as a target for the atomic bomb test....
USS Saratoga CV-3 (1946)
Here is USS Saratoga CV-3 prior to Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll. She had a variety of Army equipment tied down...
Prinz Eugen prior to sinking (1946)
Here is a look at Prinz Eugen in the Kwajalein Atoll prior to Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll....
Prinz Eugen in the Kwajalein Atoll
In September 2018 Naval Sea Systems Command recovered oil from Prinz Eugen in the Kwajalein Atoll. Prinz Eugen was a German Heavy...
