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Old Salts in the New Steel Navy
November 3, 2018
“The Old Navy” “Old Salts of the Square Rigger Navy” (NHHC Photo #NH 2889)Roy T. Greim Swarthmore College The photograph “The Old Navy,” also known as “The Old Salts of the Square Rigger Navy,” taken on board the USS Mohican in 1888, is one of the most iconic images of America’s “Old Navy” and its … CONTINUE READING ❯
Far China Station: The U.S. Navy in Asian Waters, 1800-1898
July 1, 2014
Far China Station: The U.S. Navy in Asian Waters, 1800-1898 is a 2013 paperback reprint edition of the late Robert Erwin Johnson’s 1979 work. Although the US naval presence in Asia dates back to the voyage of the frigate Essex to Java in 1800, Johnson’s narrative commences with the establishment of the East Indian Squadron … CONTINUE READING ❯