These pages are meant to highlight aspects of the United States Navy from 1866 to 1945, with an emphasis on peacetime events. Information will be added gradually as time allows.
Because I am someone who's always been interested in orders of battle and how forces are organized, a lot of the material I am putting up at the beginning focuses on the Navy's organizational structure over the years. (Plus, I was able to get access to sources for such info). Eventually, I hope to add more analysis to the listings of ships, planes, and shore stations (and their commanders) which will dominate this site.
I readily admit to not being an artistic person, so the layout of these pages will be very basic. Since I have no clue as to adding sound effects (even if I had them) these pages will also be silent. I will make every effort to add appropriate pictures and graphics, with an emphasis on ship pictures from the same era as the pages they appear on. (In other words, no pictures of USS COLORADO from 1943 should appear in the 1923 Fleet listings). If anyone has public domain images they would like to submit, I'd be happy to use them. A big thanks to Justin Broderick for supplying some of the graphics found on this site. An equally big thanks to Michael S. Bell for providing pictures for use on the site and Jeffrey Remick for providing the data for the 1941 information..
Right now, I have put up information on the 1866 Fleet Organization, 1892 Fleet Organization, 1896 Fleet Organization, 1899 Fleet Organization, 1907 Fleet Organization (plus a brief page on the Great White Fleet), a little bit on the 1912 New York Fleet Review, the 1923 Fleet Organization, the 1932 Fleet Organization, the 1939 Fleet Organization, the 1940 Fleet Organization, the 1941 Fleet Organization, and some miscellaneous information. Also - a little bit off topic, but a look at the Royal Navy in 1906 and 1932, since I have some source material. Sources include the Navy Directory, Ships and Aircraft of the US Fleet (edited by James Fahey), and congressional documents. All pictures on the site are, as far as I know, in the public domain.
I make every effort to correct typos and outright errors, and appreciate those of you who point out any mistakes found on these pages. In some cases, my sources do not list the names of certain commanders. If you have that info, I'd love to replace the "??????" currently being used. Eventually I hope to put up a more complete Links page, and would be happy to list any relevant sites. Well, that's my ramblings, enjoy the site and let me know what you think! |
