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22 October 2024
Welcome back to our National Maritime Historical Society members and friends who share a love for naval history!
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At Tuesday Tidings we remember next Sunday, 27 October, as Navy Day! Dr. Ryan Wadle of the Naval War College in Selling Sea Power (Oklahoma, 2019) points out the origins of this celebratory day that falls on the birth date of Theodore Roosevelt was a result of a collaborative effort between the Office of Naval Intelligence and the Navy League in 1922 to build public support in the wake of the Washington Naval Conference of 1921–22, which curbed near-term ship construction. For decades Navy Day was a big deal, especially during and after World War II. | |
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However, with the recognition of 13 October 1775 as the Navy birthday and the celebration of Armed Forces Day in May, Navy Day has fallen by the wayside. It’s worth noting that Navy Day 1944 fell in the wake of what has been described as the largest naval battle in history – Leyte Gulf. The link to Naval History and Heritage Command’s Navy History Matters discusses this epic battle on its 80th anniversary this week. A link to the Naval Institute’s outstanding roundtable about this battle held last month is also provided below.
This week’s Naval History Book Review continues to salute Leyte Gulf with Dr. Charlie Kolb’s review of “Calmness, Courage, and Efficiency” Remembering the Battle of Leyte Gulf, written by Dr. Martin R. Waldman for the Naval History and Heritage Command. Over the past week we have received some new titles for our book review program.
For our two feature stories we cover two notable events at the Washington Navy Yard! Congratulations again to naval historian Dr. John B. Hattendorf, who will be receiving the National Maritime Historical Society Distinguished Service Award this Thursday at the New York Yacht Club.
Tuesday Tidings is compiled by Dr. David F. Winkler and Jessie Henderson as a benefit for members of the National Maritime Historical Society and friends of naval history.
As always, comments and naval history news items are welcome at nmhs@seahistory.org.
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Navy Yard Hosts Site Selection Ceremony for the Future National Museum of the United States Navy | |
Rear Adm. Sam Cox, USN (Ret.), welcomes guests at a site announcement ceremony for a new National Museum of the United States Navy. Seated to the right of him is Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and Deputy Mayor Nina Albert. To the left is Amb. Kenneth Braithewaite and Congresswomen Eleanor Holmes Norton. Seated behind him is Adm. James Kilby. USN. Photo courtesy Capt. Charles T. Creekman. | |
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On a glorious autumn day last Friday in the nation’s capital, several hundred guests witnessed a group of dignitaries led by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro celebrating the announcement of a site for a new National Museum of the United States Navy to be located on property that, ironically, had been part of the Navy Yard when the facility was also known as the Washington Naval Gun Factory. With armament production ending following the Korean War, the production facilities were no longer needed. The General Services Administration took charge of the vacated property and eventually the property was acquired by developers and now much of the former Navy acreage between the current Navy Yard boundaries and Nationals Park has become one of the more desirable locations in the District of Columbia for commerce, residence, and entertainment. So what prompted the move to this particular site?
The establishment of the National Museum of the United States Navy, initially known as the Navy Memorial Museum, was initiated by CNO Adm. Arleigh Burke. He had visited naval museums abroad and approved of the conversion of the former breech-mechanism shop of the Naval Gun Factory into a facility that would welcome the public with both permanent and changing exhibits on the history of the US Navy. It was not the first attempt to create a navy museum in Washington, as President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Naval Historical Foundation had collaborated on an effort that would have built a second tidal basin to host the Constellation, Hartford, Olympia, and a World War I vintage destroyer adjacent to an indoor museum at the site of the current Kennedy Center. Unfortunately, while Olympia underwent drydocking for hull preservation (the last time Olympia was drydocked), FDR died. (Eventually, the Naval Historical Foundation opened the Truxtun-Decatur Museum near the White House; it welcomed visitors until 1980.)
In the ensuing decades, along with the display ship Barry along the Navy Yard’s Anacostia waterfront, the National Museum of the US Navy became one of Washington’s more popular attractions with upwards of 50 buses coming in daily during tourist season bringing groups ranging from school children to senior citizens to a facility that boasted strong docent and community outreach programs. Then the tragic attacks on the US that occurred on September 11, 2001 forced all Department of Defense activities to restrict access. Located in the middle of the Washington Navy Yard, the Navy Museum became inaccessible to the public.
In her remarks to the audience last Friday, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development for the District of Columbia Nina Albert spoke of her involvement some 17 years ago, with a developer in Southwest Washington to have the museum relocate to an area that is now known as The Wharf. However, the developers of the former Navy Yard property saw value in keeping the museum near the Anacostia waterfront along M Street (SE) and initially offered to convert Building 220, a large World War II–vintage structure, to house a relocated museum. The Navy commissioned an outside consulting firm to evaluate sites and the offered site adjacent to the current property line was deemed desirable, especially from a standpoint of security, as acquisition of the former Navy land would offer a buffer for current Navy commands on the Navy Yard that oversee classified projects and programs.
The subsequent effort to seal the deal to acquire the property is a narrative that someday might make for an interesting dissertation project. Eventually, a land-swap was arranged for the desired acreage in exchange for property on the southeast quadrant of the Navy Yard on the bank of the Anacostia. In the meantime, the vision for the now acquired property has changed. In his remarks, the director of the Naval History and Heritage Command, Rear Adm. Samuel J. Cox, pointed out that Building 220 will function primarily as a parking space for buses and other vehicles. An adjacent structure will be converted to host retail space to include a US Naval Institute bookstore. As for the museum, it will be built from scratch. Several leading architectural firms have proposed conceptual designs.
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One of the proposed design concepts. Photo courtesy Captain Creekman. | |
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One of the speakers, Ambassador Kenneth Braithwaite II, during his tenure as Secretary of the Navy in 2020 had directed the Naval History and Heritage Command to stand up a program office to oversee the project. Demonstrating his commitment to the project, Braithwaite, upon change of administrations, agreed to lead the fundraising effort as chair of the NMDF | Navy Museum Development Foundation.
Both Deputy Mayor Albert and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton expressed their appreciation of the Navy’s initiative and NMDF’s ongoing fundraising efforts to build a world-class facility that will honor the service and sacrifice of those who served and will serve as a beacon for future generations. Vice CNO Adm. James W. Kilby expressed his appreciation for the support being provided by the District of Columbia and looked forward to the eventual groundbreaking and construction. Secretary Del Toro closed out the ceremony with an upbeat pep-talk, pledging continued strong support for the project.
Following the outdoor ceremony, a reception was held in the current museum where Cdr. Everett Alvarez, USN (Ret.), who had been held in captivity longer than any other POW during the Vietnam war, witnessed the unveiling of a bust representing his likeness following his release from the Hanoi Hilton in 1973. Alvarez was deeply honored, especially when informed that the bust will join thousands of other artifacts that will be displayed in the new museum. Stay tuned to Tuesday Tidings as we track progress of the new Navy Museum as well as the new National Museum of the US Coast Guard which is much closer to completion in New London, Connecticut.
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Lafayette Bicentennial Celebrated at Washington Navy Yard
By Capt. Charles “Todd” Creekman, USN (Ret.)
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On Tuesday, 15 October, a very special anniversary was celebrated at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, DC. Two hundred years earlier, to the very day, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette—the Marquis de La Fayette, more popularly known in America as General Lafayette—arrived at Latrobe Gate to visit the Washington Navy Yard at the invitation of Commodore Thomas Tingey. General Lafayette was beginning the third month of what would turn out to be 13 months of touring the 24 United States as the “Guest of the Nation,” as this nation prepared to celebrate its 50th anniversary of independence in 1826. Commissioned a Major General in the Continental Army at age 19 during the Revolutionary War, Lafayette by 1824 was one of the few “founding fathers” still alive, and consequently he was celebrated everywhere he visited.
As part of a nationwide bicentennial celebration of Lafayette’s visit (see www.Lafayette200.org), the nonprofit American Friends of Lafayette (AFL) has been coordinating anniversary events throughout the country, beginning with his August arrival in New York City. By the time he arrived in the nation’s capital in October 1824, Lafayette had been greeted by thousands of Americans, eager to see this visible reminder of the triumph of the American Revolution. During his busy stay in Washington, DC, and Northern Virginia, Lafayette visited local residents and important sites, met with President James Monroe, and addressed a joint session of Congress later in December. But in mid-October, he responded to an invitation by the Commandant of the Washington Navy Yard, Commodore Thomas Tingey, to pay a visit to the Washington Navy Yard in southeast DC.
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Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command Rear Adm. Samuel Cox, USN (Ret.) with Lafayette (Ben Goldman), Thomas Tingey (Capt. Chris Melhuish, USN (Ret.)) and Capt. Ryan Gaul, the Commanding Officer of Naval Support Activity Washington pose in front of Tingey House and the CNO, Adm. Lisa Franchetti offers remarks. Photos courtesy Captain Creekman. | |
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In 1824, Commodore Tingey had been overseeing the construction and operation of the Washington Navy Yard for over two decades, including its rebuilding after it was burned by the British in 1814 during the War of 1812. Tingey’s house survived that conflict and remained the official residence of the Navy Yard Commandant until it became the Chief of Naval Operations’ official residence in 1978. So on the morning of 15 October 1824, Lafayette was received at Tingey House by Commodore Tingey and his wife with appropriate salutes and ceremony. They were offered refreshments, and he was then given a tour of the Navy Yard.
For the bicentennial celebration of that visit, AFL partnered with Naval District Washington, Naval Support Activity Washington, and Van Ness Elementary School, just a few blocks away from the Navy Yard on M Street Southeast. Over sixty third-grade students from Van Ness Elementary School with accompanying teachers and parents, led by Librarian Ms. Aryssa Damron, walked to the Navy Yard Tuesday morning, entered via Latrobe Gate, and took their seats in Leutze Park in front of Tingey House. The students had been studying Lafayette, his visit, and his significance in American history, so they were eager to witness this anniversary event.
Tingey House’s current resident, CNO Adm. Lisa Franchetti, USN, joined the official party for the presentation of colors by the Navy Ceremonial Guard and the national anthem sung by a US Navy Band vocalist. Then Commodore Tingey and General Lafayette emerged from Tingey House to greet the crowd. General Lafayette was reenacted by Mr. Ben Goldman, a local southeast DC resident who works at the Congressional Research Service and frequently portrays Lafayette, and Commodore Tingey was reenacted by retired Navy Capt. Chris Melhuish, former commanding officer of USS Constitution. Both were dressed as they would have appeared in 1824; Lafayette as a 67-year old statesman in formal attire with a top hat, and Tingey in his Navy dress uniform. As Lafayette and Tingey approached the guests seated in Leutze Park, Tingey was pointing out the Tripoli Monument just inside Latrobe Gate—well, Tingey was actually gesturing at a poster image of the monument! This monument, commemorating the young nation’s involvement in the Barbary Wars, was the first military monument in the nation’s capital, and it stood at the Navy Yard for several decades, from the early 1800s until moved to the grounds of the Capitol in the 1830s. It was later relocated to the US Naval Academy, where it remains today. In addition, Tingey and Lafayette examined a 75-pound British coehorn mortar, a piece of ordnance captured at the siege of Yorktown in 1781, a battle where Lafayette played a significant role. This mortar, which remained at the Navy Yard until the early 20th century and then was transferred to the Naval Academy, is the same relic that Lafayette had gazed upon two hundred years earlier.
After Lafayette was introduced by Tingey to CNO and the other members of the official party, Tingey and Lafayette took their seats. Capt. Ryan Gaul, the Commanding Officer of Naval Support Activity Washington--Commodore Tingey’s counterpart 200 years later--welcomed the Van Ness students, the Navy Yard employees who had gathered to witness this ceremony, several AFL members, and the Commandant of Naval District Washington, Rear Admiral Faehnle, USN. Captain Gaul described the evolution of the Navy Yard and its role supporting the US Navy today, and introduced retired Rear Adm. Sam Cox, the Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Rear Admiral Cox set the historical scene for this day’s visit, noting that this week marked the celebration of the US Navy’s 249th birthday, and reminded all present that next year, as Lafayette begins his voyage back to France, the Navy will celebrate its 250th anniversary—an event that probably would not have been possible without Lafayette’s commitment to bringing France into the war on the side of the colonists during the Revolutionary War.
Rear Admiral Cox then introduced the CNO, who described the alliance between our fledgling nation and France as it has evolved over two centuries to the robust relationship our two countries enjoy today. She noted that one year ago, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the naming of a new Navy ship in honor of Lafayette—the 4th ship to bear that distinguished name.
Admiral Franchetti introduced General Lafayette who thanked all present for the hospitality shown to him during his visit, reflected on his role in the Revolutionary War and reiterated his fondness for America and her democratic ideals.
Following the formal remarks, CNO, Tingey and Lafayette gathered with the Van Ness students for a photo opportunity and then answered the students well-crafted questions for about 20 minutes. Then it was back to school for the students, and off to the next bicentennial events for General Lafayette!
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Students from Van Ness Elementary School with Thomas Tingey, Lafayette, and the Chief of Naval Operations. Photo courtesy Captain Creekman. | |
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“Calmness, Courage, and Efficiency” Remembering the Battle of Leyte Gulf by Martin R. Waldman, Washington, DC: Naval History and Heritage Command, Department of the Navy, 2022
Reviewed by Charles C. Kolb, Ph.D.
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 |  | Sometimes overshadowed by other major Pacific War naval engagements such as Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, or the Philippine Sea, the Battle of Leyte Gulf has been characterized by some historians as of the most valiant hours in seagoing history. The US Navy's defeat of the combined Japanese fleet (Second, Third, and Fifth fleets) during the Allied invasion of the Philippines in October 1944, is remembered as the decisive turning point of World War II in the Pacific Theater of operations. It was crucial to the Allied victory in the Pacific Theater and was the largest naval battle of World War II and, by several criteria, the greatest sea battle in naval history (see Thomas Cutler 1994 and 2019, C. Van Woodward 2007, Andrew Roberts 2012, and Victor Hanson 2020). The engagement spanned more than 100,000 square miles; it involved more than 200,000 naval combatants and at least 282 ships (other writers report 370 vessels) with an astronomical combined tonnage. It was a decisive victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and the last time that gigantic capital ships would fight within sight and sound of each other. Additionally, the battle was when Japanese aircraft initially carried out organized kamikaze attacks.
Hundreds of historians and naval personnel have written about the engagement of 23–26 October 1944 in the waters adjacent to the Philippine Islands when the IJN assembled its remaining capital ships in the Combined Fleet to challenge the US Navy’s Third and Seventh Fleets. According to Worldcat, there are more than 260 books in the English language that document this battle and/or assess its results, and likely over a thousand journal articles and book chapters that also document this four-day event. The battle consisted of four primary engagements (Sibuyan Sea, Surigao Strait, Cape Engaño, and Samar) plus minor actions. Yet, with all of this scholarship, there remain intellectual controversies about aspects of the battle. Witness the recent webinar, virtual and live, “Leyte Gulf at 80,” a panel discussion in the US Naval Institute’s Jack C. Taylor Conference Center at Annapolis, 11 September 2024.
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Proceeding Podcast: Battle of Leyte Gulf - A Conversation with Drachinifel
18 September 2024
British naval historian Drachinifel speaks with Proceedings Editor-in-Chief Bill Hamblet about
the Battle of Leyte Gulf going into the 80th anniversary of the momentous battle.
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Maritime Communities Celebrating Milestones
SAVE THE DATES!
24–27 September 2025 • Buffalo, NY
We are delighted to be holding the 12th Maritime Heritage Conference in Buffalo in September 2025.
The conference brings together organizations and participants that engage in all aspects of maritime heritage. This includes maritime museums, historic lighthouses, tall ships for sail training and youth, small craft, marine art, sailing, naval and maritime scholars, advocacy, and more. It is also a gathering of the leadership of the maritime heritage community.
Buffalo will host the first Maritime Heritage Conference to be held in the Great Lakes region.
The 12th Maritime Heritage Conference (MHC) will bring together nautical heritage organizations and individuals for an information-packed conference encompassing a broad array of topics on the banks of Lake Erie at historic Buffalo, New York. Following in the wake of the World Canal Conference which concludes with a bicentennial celebration of the opening of the Erie Canal, the 12th MHC will use that historic milestone to open a three-day program that invites attendees to consider other historic nautical milestones worthy of broader public attention.
Typically held every four years, the MHC has earned a reputation for its high take-away value, networking opportunities, and camaraderie. The conference steering committee invites you to become involved as a presenter; both session and individual proposals are encouraged. Don’t miss this opportunity to gather with individuals from all segments of the maritime community.
Call for Papers & Session Proposals
Papers and session topics include, but are not limited to:
• Inland Water Commerce and Seaport Operations (Erie Canal bicentennial!)
• Maritime and Naval History (2025 marks USN/USMC 250th Birthday)
• Maritime Art, Literature, and Music
• Education and Preservation
• Underwater Archaeology
• Trade and Communications
• Maritime Libraries, Archives, and Museums
• Marine Science and Ocean Conservation
• Historic Vessel Restoration
• Maritime Heritage Grant Program
• Maritime Landscapes
• National Marine Sanctuaries
• Small Craft
• Shipbuilding
• Marine Protected Areas
Focus Sessions include but are not limited to:
• Non-Profit administration
• Event Management
• Fundraising
• Media and Publications
• Media and Social Media
Submissions
Individual paper and session proposals should include a 250–400 word abstract and a one-paragraph biography about each presenter.
Please e-mail proposals and other queries to Dr. David Winkler at: MHC@seahistory.org
Deadline for proposals for papers and sessions is May 31, 2025.
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Naval Dockyards Society 29th Annual Conference
To be held at the University of Greenwich
One Saturday late March or early April 2025
Dockyard and Shipyard support for the Battle of the Atlantic
in the Second World War
Call for Papers - Final Reminder
Submissions close on 30 October 2024
Please send your title, a 300-word synopsis and a 100-word biography by 30 October 2024 or earlier to Roger Bendall, roger@rogerbendall.com,and Dr. Ann Coats, avcoatsndschair@gmail.com. N.B. The proposal should present original research.
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Society for Nautical Research Winter Lecture Series 2024–25
The Society for Nautical Research is delighted to announce the schedule for the forthcoming winter lecture series. These online talks will highlight new and ongoing research being undertaken by members of the society and its affiliations. The series aims to promote research into economic, social, political, military and environmental aspects of nautical history, drawing on British, European and international experience.
The 12-part lecture series will be held fortnightly on Wednesday evenings at 6:30PM (UK) between October 2024 to March 2025. Lectures will only be available online (via zoom) and be FREE to Paying Members of the SNR.
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Sign up now from as little as £22.50 a year. Get access to exclusive events and talks, quarterly editions of the Mariner’s Mirror, and discounts at affiliated museums and gift shops! https://snr.org.uk/become-a-member/
Dates for your calendar …
23rd October 2024: Dr. Rodrigo Pacheco-Ruiz (National Museum of the Royal Navy), Managing archaeological data for HMS Victory’s restoration. (full title TBC)
6th November 2024: Dr. James Davy (University of Exeter), “Tempest; The Royal Navy and the Age of Revolution.”
20th November 2024: Associate Professor Evan Wilson (Hattendorf Historical Centre), “The Horrible Peace; British Veterans and the End of the Napoleonic Wars.”
4th December 2024: Sarah Mott, (Lloyd’s Register Foundation) “Rewriting Women into Maritime History; the SHE_SEES exhibition.”
18th December 2024: Bill Lindsay (independent scholar), “William Schaw Lindsay; Victorian Entrepreneur.”
Christmas Break
15th January 2025: Prof. Rodrigo Pérez Fernández (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), “The past, present and future of shipbuilding.”
29th January 2025: Dr. Alan James (King’s College London), (full title TBC)
12th February 2025: Dr. Matthew Heaslip (University of Portsmouth), (full title TBC)
26th February 2025: Dr. Michael Roberts (University of Bangor), Archaeological exploration of historical shipwrecks in the Irish Sea. (full title TBC)
12th March 2025: Dr. Jo Stanley (independent scholar), “Diversity at Sea: How sharing historical research can make a difference to the present and future of the maritime industry and public understanding.”
19th March 2025: Dr. Cathryn Pearce (University of Portsmouth), “‘Bandied about for a place of refuge’: Extreme Weather, Coastal Shipping, and the Loss of Lord Nelson, 1840”
How to attend the lectures?
Zoom details will be circulated prior to each of the lectures but details can also be found in the “events” section of the members area of the SNR website (Click Here).
For any questions or queries please contact the convener (daisy.turnbull@myport.ac.uk).
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UPCOMING NAVAL & MARITIME HISTORY GATHERINGS | |
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1 November 2024: Marine Birthday Ball, Albany, GA
2 November 2024: Marine Birthday Ball; Orlando, Fl.
2 November 2024: Marine Birthday Ball, San Francisco, CA
4 November 2024: Morison Book Award Presentation New York
8 November 2024: Sentinel of the Sea Award Gala New York
9 November 2024: Steamship Historical Society of America Annual Meeting, Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA
31 January–2 February 2025: Western Naval History Association Symposium (WNHA), San Diego, CA
27–30 March 2025: Society for Military History (SMH) Annual Meeting, Mobile, AL
9–11 April 2025: Council of American Maritime Museums Annual Meeting, Pensacola, FL
24–25 May 2025: Canadian Nautical Research Society Annual Conference Port Hope,
Ontario
18–19 September 2025: McMullen Naval History Symposium, US Naval Academy
24–28 September 2025: Historic Naval Ship Association (HNSA) Symposium/12th Maritime Heritage Conference, Buffalo, NY
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