Month: May 2019

By Judy Robinson, Associate Member  – Kirkwood, Mo. Watching movies about the Navy such as Mr. Roberts and Away All Boats on TV recently had my husband Ron remembering some of the slang used aboard […]

The custom of “piping” a distinguished visitor “over the side” dates to the time of wooden ships when senior officers would come alongside a ship in their small launches. As the launch approached the ship, […]

Did you know? By Jim Harris, CWO-2, USN (Ret.) Makakilo, Hawaii The title of “Chief” has resonated aboard ships since the 1700s, but wasn’t formally established by the U.S. Navy until 1893. The first documented […]

Officer’s Country Ever wonder why Officer’s quarters aboard a warship are called staterooms? It is derived from the paddlewheel riverboats that steamed up and down the major rivers and waterways of the United States during […]