Welcome to the United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum Online. Located in historic Quincy, Massachusetts. The USNSM is home to the USS Salem, the world's only preserved Heavy Cruiser. We are located in the former Quincy Fore River Shipyard, once one of the Nation's largest Shipbuilding Enterprises.
This site features a brief history of the USS Salem, as well as its specifications, photographs, and images of crew artwork.
Unbelievable treasures and fascinating history await. Explore our museum and learn how the handsome steamer Arabia prospered on the rivers, perished in 1856 and was finally rediscovered 132 years later, precious cargo intact. This exhibit, in Kansas City, Mo, is many things: history, ingenuity, tragedy, adventure, perseverance, preservation and a tribute to the pioneer spirit.
Online presence for the Arabia Steamboat Museum, located in Kansas City, featuring brief histories of steamboat transportation, the Arabia,/em>, and the efforts which recovered the ship and its artifacts 132 years after its sinking. Several images accompany the accounts.
During the eighteenth and much of the nineteenth centuries, most Americans healed themselves, as their ancestors had for centuries. Professional medical assistance was either too far away, too expensive, or both. Even wealthy urban families usually attempted some sort of home health care before the doctor was called. This care was usually administered with the aid of books and pamphlets such as those discussed here and displayed in the exhibition.
Today these books are important for what they tell us about how medicine was practiced not in hospitals or laboratories, but in the home, where most practice took place, whether lay or professional. They are also important for the insight they provide into popular ideas about health as well as disease, about diet, exercise, prolonging life, sex, mental health - everything, in short, relating to our bodies and our selves. These concerns are universal, and books about them were ubiquitous then as well as now.
During the 1980's, the U.S. Navy came to the realization that keeping in service its last remaining World War II Essex Class aircraft carrier was becoming increasingly expensive and that the LEXINGTON would have to be replaced by a more modern ship. In August of 1990, the Secretary of the Navy announced that the USS FORRESTAL would replace LEXINGTON as the Navy's training carrier
This site largely contains information about the museum located in Corpus Christi and the educational programs held there. However, it does contain specifications on a number of aircraft which the museum exhibits and a page where former crew members can sign in and leave contact information. There are also links to other Lexington and naval-related sites.
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was simply the most versatile aircraft used in World War II. After a lengthy developmental period, the P-38 eventually flourished in multiple roles. In its designed role, the P-38 was an effective fighter and was the main aircraft for most of the aces in the Pacific Theater of Operations. However, the P-38 was modified to become a world-class reconnaissance aircraft, an effective night fighter, and even an excellent strike/attack aircraft. Many bomber crewmembers would see its distinctive profile approaching and feel a little safer. Many enemy fighters and bombers would tremble with fear with the approach of the Fork-Tailed Devil!
A site devoted to documenting the history of the P-38 Lightning, a fighter which had a considerable impact on World War II campaigns. The narratives of the P-38's exploits are complemented with many images, design and model specifications, pilot biographies, a bibliography and an extensive collection of links.
The Kennedy Space Center's Apace Flight Archives document the history of the American space program from the NASA Space Act of 1958.
The Historical Archive of the Kennedy Center provides historical overviews of NASA, rocketry and aeronautics. More in depth examinations of NASA'a space flight missions are available. These include not only accounts of the mission objectives and results, but primary documents, images, video and audio files. An excellent research source, with links to many other NASA sites of historical interest.
Only about six percent of the soldiers in the American Civil War were enrolled in the artillery branch of the service, yet the artillery played a pivotal role in almost every major engagement of the War. From the massed Union batteries at Stones River and Malvern Hill to the intrepid field work of Pelham's horse artillery at Fredericksburg, the big guns were always a factor, and often the decisive one. The purpose of this site is to acquaint the reader with basic information about the topic and provide some suggestions for further viewing and reading. Much of the focus is on the field artillery, which saw the most battle action during the War, but the growing Encyclopedia of Civil War Artillery provides examples of every type.
The Civil War Artillery Page is organized into eight unique sections: Organization & Drill, Weapons, Ammunition, Equipment, Famous Weapons, Famous Artillerists, History & Reenactment, and Reference. Among these is a bibliography, photographs, technical sketches, and links to other artillery-related sites. Part of the Civil War Virtual Archives webring.
Welcome! Desert-Storm.com is a site created to honor those who participated in Operation Desert-Storm. It is also intended to provide an informative resource about the war and the events surrounding it. Please take time to explore the entire site. Have a Great Day and Visit!!
Resources related to Operation Desert Storm including sections devoted to the conflict, soldiers, equipment, and veteran services. Also contains a message board with primary accounts from veterans and information on Gulf War Illness.
Hello everyone. Ever since they did a program about the Titanic on a show I used to watch as a kid I've been fascinated by that ship and her sisters. That's why I'm making this page about the three sisters. If you have any questions about them, feel free to e-mail me at wakkow5@aol.com. On the bottom of some of the pages is paragraph that tells you about a part of the ship. Well, here's the page. Enjoy
Titanic & Her Sisters provides brief histories of the Titanic and her sister ships, the Olympic and the Britannic. Passenger, crew, and cargo lists of the Titanic are also documented, as well as menus and deck plans. The site also provides links to Titanic-related sites online and the locations of museums and memorials.
Welcome to Give 'em Hell - The Story of the USS GUNNEL. The purpose of this on-line book is to detail the history of one World War 2 US submarine, the GUNNEL, from keel laying to scrapping. Each of the GUNNEL's War Patrols, 8 in all, has it's own chapter. There are also chapters on the boat's statistics, the attacks she made, the trip back to New London after the war, as well as many photos of the crew and boat
A narrative relating the history of the USS Gunnel. The site particularly focuses on the ship's patrols during World War II, blending the Captain's reports with the oral histories of its crew. Vital statistics about the Gunnel and its wartime record are also provided.
