On March 1st, 1794 the USS Constitution was commissioned. You may also know her as "Old Ironsides'
The term "NAR" doesn't refer to a Navy ship - it's the standard Navy acronym for Naval Air Reserve.
The USS Constitution is the oldest comissioned ship in the US Navy. The USS Constitution is "Old Ironsides" and is the oldest ship still commissioned by the U.S. Navy.
Glenn Curtiss built the first aircraft for the US Navy in 1910.
SS is short for Steam Ship and used on civilian ships. NS would be Nuclear Ship and there was at least one civilian nuclear powered vessel. US Navy ships carry the prefix of USS for United States Ship. British Navy ships have HMS for Her Majesty's Ship.
If you are on land, the curch flag flies under the US flag, so the US flag goes up first. If you are in the US Navy and on a ship, then the Church pennant goes above the National Ensign and thus goes up first.
Admiral Mike Mullen The Joint Chief of Staff
The Harvard Mark I was commisioned by the US Navy and built by IBM and represents the first electromechincal computer capable of executing a complex list of instructions.
USS Constitution 1797
A large US Navy ship.
The term "NAR" doesn't refer to a Navy ship - it's the standard Navy acronym for Naval Air Reserve.
The USS Constitution is the oldest comissioned ship in the US Navy. The USS Constitution is "Old Ironsides" and is the oldest ship still commissioned by the U.S. Navy.
Navy ships are designated as USS for United States Ship. They also receive a designation that tells you more about the ship. DD stands for Destroyer.
USS Cole
Landing Helicopter Assault
The USS Langley, converted from a coal ship when the US Navy switched from coal to oil after World War 1. The ship was named for American aviation pioneer Samuel P. Langley.
The logo for the US Navy is a bald eagle with spread wings, stood in front of the US flag. The logo for the US Navy Seals, however is a bald eagle on an ancor, in front of a ship.
Glenn Curtiss made the first aircraft for the US Navy