Tag Archives: cruiser

BOOK REVIEW – British Light Cruisers 1939-45

Posted on February 26, 2013 by admin

By Angus Konstam, illus. by Paul Wright, Osprey Publishing, Oxford, UK. (2012). Reviewed by Richard P. Hallion, Ph.D. Generally speaking, light cruisers have not received as much attention from historians and novelists as have other vessels, though they have figured … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged book, British, cruiser, foundation, Historical, history, HMS, Konstam, light, naval, navy, NHF, Osprey, review, Royal, war, world, WW2 | Leave a comment

Cruiser USS Worcester Model Installed in Cold War Gallery

Posted on January 16, 2013 by admin

Last week, an enormous model of a unique cruiser from the Navy’s post-World War II fleet was moved from the main Navy Museum at the Washington Navy Yard, across the parking lot to the Cold War Gallery. The builder’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Cold War Gallery, History, Navy Museum, News | Tagged Cold, cruiser, foundation, Gallery, Historical, history, Korea, model, museum, naval, navy, NHF, ship, war, warship, Worcester | 2 Comments

Reflections on New “Into the Lion’s Den” Exhibit by a “Lion’s Den” Participant

Posted on July 18, 2012 by admin

By Robert W. Cosgriff, CDR USN (Ret.) The highlight of the Annual Meeting of the Naval Historical Foundation on 23 June, 2012 was the ribbon-cutting of a new exhibit for the Navy Museum, “Into the Lion’s Den,” covering the nighttime … Continue reading →

Posted in Cold War Gallery, History, News | Tagged 1972, Cosgriff, cruiser, Den, Haiphong, history, Lions, naval, navy, Operation, Providence, vietnam, war | 1 Comment

Franklin Roosevelt’s Vision to Save USS Olympia

Posted on July 12, 2012 by admin

Speaking on the deck of the decommissioned Olympia in Philadelphia on 3 May 1931, Naval Historical Foundation President Rear Admiral William Rodgers told thirty veterans of the Battle of Manila Bay and some ten thousand onlookers that “everything possible will … Continue reading →

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Into the Lion’s Den Exhibit Installation Underway

Posted on May 24, 2012 by admin

All of the hard work and generous donations that have gone into development of the new “Into the Lion’s Den” exhibit at the Cold War Gallery are finally coming together. This week, Design and Production, Inc. has begun preliminary installation … Continue reading →

Posted in Cold War Gallery, Navy Museum, News | Tagged 1972, battle, bridge, cruiser, exhibit, Haiphong Harbor, history, museum, naval, navy, Operation, Vietnam War | Leave a comment

USS Providence Veterans Recall Operation Lion’s Den

Posted on May 22, 2012 by admin

The Foundation has been busily occupied preparing the new exhibit “Into the Lion’s Den” for the Cold War Gallery, and on Thursday, 3 May, we were reminded of the reason we strive to build such exhibits in the first place. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cold War Gallery, History, Navy Museum, News | Tagged battle, cold war, cruiser, destroyer, exhibit, history, museum, naval, navy, Providence, Vietnam War, warship | 5 Comments

Salvaging Exhibit Artifacts from a Decommissioned Destroyer

Posted on April 30, 2012 by admin

The new exhibit for the Cold War Gallery, “Into the Lion’s Den,” is scheduled to open this summer at the Washington Navy Yard. Construction on the exhibit is ongoing (see our recent update here) but we are still in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cold War Gallery, History, News | Tagged bridge, CIC, Cold, cold war, cruiser, destroyer, equipment, exhibit, history, mothball, mothballed, museum, naval, navy, Philadelphia, ship, shipyard, vietnam, war | 5 Comments

“Into the Lion’s Den” Exhibit Construction: On Schedule

Posted on April 23, 2012 by admin

Construction of the new Cold War Gallery exhibit, “Into the Lion’s Den,” is progressing nicely. The exhibit remembers the 1972 night battle in the narrow, mined confines of Haiphong Harbor between U.S. Navy surface warships and aircraft, and North Vietnamese … Continue reading →

Posted in Cold War Gallery, Fundraising, Navy Museum, News | Tagged artifact, cold war, construction, cruiser, display, exhibit, history, museum, navy, project | 1 Comment

New Interview with Admiral Holloway: Operation Lion’s Den

Posted on March 28, 2012 by admin

. Thanks to our friends at Aerocinema: The Aviation Channel, we’re pleased to present a brand new 18 minute interview with Admiral James L. Holloway III, USN (Ret). The former CNO and Naval Historical Foundation Chairman Emeritus spoke at length … Continue reading →

Posted in Cold War Gallery, History, News | Tagged 1972, Admiral, CNO, cruiser, Haiphong Harbor, history, Holloway, naval, navy, Newport News, video, Vietnam War | 4 Comments

New Exhibit to be Built for Navy Museum’s Cold War Gallery

Posted on February 22, 2012 by admin

Design and Production, Inc., a leading builder of large, complex museum exhibits, has been contracted to build “Into the Lion’s Den,” a new Cold War Gallery exhibit at the U.S. Navy Museum. Scheduled for completion by June 2012 as commemoration … Continue reading →

Posted in Cold War Gallery, Fundraising, History, News | Tagged 1972, battle, cold war, cruiser, donate, donation, donor, exhibit, fundraising, history, museum, naval, navy, Newport News, Vietnam War | 6 Comments

USS Houston Survivors Dedicate New Model Case

Posted on November 21, 2011 by admin

On Thursday 17 November the National Museum of the United States Navy hosted a remarkable event to honor those who were lost and those who survived the sinking of USS Houston (CA 30) on 1 March 1942 off Java. Over … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged battle, bridge, cruiser, history, Houston, II, Japan, Java, kwai, naval, navy, pacific, POW, sea, sunk, war, world, WW2 | 7 Comments

The OLYMPIA as Icon of an Age

Posted on September 26, 2011 by admin

The following remarks were delivered by Dr. Benjamin Franklin Cooling, (historian and author of USS Olympia: Herald of Empire) at the Independence Seaport Museum Summit on Olympia, 30 March 2011. The Independence Seaport Museum is in the process of selecting … Continue reading →

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