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Naval

There are many ships of all sizes on display in the Great Lakes, as well as a number of shipwrecks.  Here is what we are writing about lately.

  • USS Silversides Submarine (SS-236)Dakota Carpenter
    The History of SS-236 USS Silversides with full banners (Photo courtesy of United States Navy) The USS Silversides was a prominent submarine in the Pacific Ocean over the course of World War II. ...
  • Littoral Combat Ships of Marinette MarineMatt KrawczykLittoral Combat Ships of Marinette Marine
    Marinette, WI is a small town of about 11,000 people as of the last census in 2010 (“Census of Population and Housing”). It is a very industry driven city, driven ...
  • Fort Wilkins: Opening the Lake Superior FrontierSydney ChaneyFort Wilkins: Opening the Lake Superior Frontier
    The once remote Copper Harbor is now home to a cozy town, with an old military post. Fort Wilkins, situated on the north shore of Lake Fanny Hooe and a couple miles ...
  • The Battle of Fort GeorgeHans Pietila
    On May 27, 1813, American forces led by Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, Colonel Winfield Scott and Major General Henry Dearborn, launched an amphibious assault on Fort George, commanded by British ...
  • A Cold War Tragedy: B-52C Crash In January 1971Derek Gheller
    On January 7, 1971 a fireball erupted over the Little Traverse Bay caused by the crash of a Boeing B-52 Model C.  Along with the fireball, a sonic boom carried ...
  • Naval Station Great LakesSean Wentworth
    The Naval Station Great Lakes became the focal point for racial issues both in the military sphere and in the national public eye. The fort was not only the pioneer ...
  • James H. Flatley Memorial ParkWill Omberg
    James Henry Flatley Jr. was an aviator and tactician in World War II.  A Navy Cross recipient, he was key in passing information and tactics he learned to other aviators ...
  • Marinette Marine ShipbuildingJake Munie
    On the mouth of the Menominee River between Michigan and Wisconsin, sits the only military shipbuilding corporation on the Great Lakes, Marinette Marine Corporation. Created in 1942 to keep up ...
  • Timber Rebellion and the USS MichiganCaleb Shear
    In the year 1844, the USS Michigan was commissioned by the U.S. Navy to combat the timber pirates in the great lakes region. The violent timber rebellion involved illegal trading ...
  • USS Defender (MCM-2)Nik Van Beek
    The USS Defender (MCM-2) was a naval Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship constructed at Marinette Mariner Corp. In Marinette Wisconsin.  The USS Defender was the second of 14 new Avenger class ...
  • Coast Guard FestivalHeath Welch
    The Coast Guard Festival takes place annually in Grand Haven, Michigan, around late July into early August. This is located along the western edge of Lower Michigan bordering Lake Michigan, ...
  • WWII Naval Drone TrainingConnor Fitzpatrick
    There were many technological advances in WWII involving the US Navy. The US Navy used a large amount of aircraft carriers for staging airplanes in the Pacific Theater. This technology ...
  • HMAS Perth (II) D38Zach BaumanHMAS Perth (II) D38
    The HMAS Perth II was an Australian Guided Missile Destroyer with a thirty-four-year service life from 1965 to 1999. The Perth served alongside elements of the United States Seventh Fleet ...
  • USS ScourgeScott Fisher
    The USS Scourge was a Navy Schooner during the War of 1812. The USS Scourge was built as the HMS Lord Nelson (Canadian ship) and launched from Niagara on the lake ...
  • Chris-Craft supports efforts during WW II.Cy DeLeeuw
    Chris Craft is a luxury boat company that specialized in making fine wooden boats for all types of recreational use. After struggling through various hardships in the 1930s, Chris Craft ...