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For The Fleet
For The Fleet
![<p>For the Fleet Slide</p>
Commonly Requested Information on Fleet Issues](/web/20230315180348im_/https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/_jcr_content/lt1-c0-2.img.jpg/1674163854303.jpg)
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For The Fleet
For The Fleet
Commonly Requested Information on Fleet Issues
Resources For
Navy Veterans
Navy Veterans
![<p>Veterans' Resources Homeage Slide</p>
Locate records related to military service, photos, deck logs, ship histories, and more.](/web/20230315180348im_/https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/_jcr_content/lt1-c2-2.img.jpg/1674164182034.jpg)
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Navy Veterans
Navy Veterans
Locate records related to military service, photos, deck logs, ship histories, and more.
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Ship Histories
Ship Histories
![<p>Douglas L. Howard DANFS Slide</p>
Compiled like an encyclopedia, the <a href="https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs.html">Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)</a> is a historical listing of U.S. naval ships. Learn about the DANFS ship of the week, <a href="https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/d/douglas-l-howard-de-138.html"><i>Douglas L. Howard</i> (DE-138)</a>.](/web/20230315180348im_/https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/_jcr_content/lt1-c0-0.img.jpg/1678898858011.jpg)
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Ship Histories
Ship Histories
Compiled like an encyclopedia, the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) is a historical listing of U.S. naval ships. Learn about the DANFS ship of the week, Douglas L. Howard (DE-138).
Life in the Navy:
Carrier Pigeons
Carrier Pigeons
![<p>Pigeon Library Homepage Slide </p>
Carrier pigeons played a role in naval communications from the late 1880s through World War II.](/web/20230315180348im_/https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/_jcr_content/lt1-c1-0.img.jpg/1678898950911.jpg)
Life in the Navy:
Carrier Pigeons
Carrier Pigeons
Carrier pigeons played a role in naval communications from the late 1880s through World War II.
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Art Exhibits
Art Exhibits
![<p>Small Engine Navy Art Slide</p>
From undersea to outer space, follow the Navy through history with highlights from our art collection.](/web/20230315180348im_/https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/_jcr_content/lt1-c2-0.img.jpg/1677854962493.jpg)
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Art Exhibits
Art Exhibits
From undersea to outer space, follow the Navy through history with highlights from our art collection.
In the Library:
Convoy and Routing
Convoy and Routing
![<p>Convoy and Routing Library Slide</p>
United States Naval Administration in World War II; History of Convoy and Routing](/web/20230315180348im_/https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/_jcr_content/lt1-c0-1.img.jpg/1678899018697.jpg)
In the Library:
Convoy and Routing
Convoy and Routing
United States Naval Administration in World War II; History of Convoy and Routing
Research
Archival Records
Archival Records
![<p>Turner Iwo Jima Archives Slide</p>
Interested in the Navy's operational history? NHHC archivists catalog reams of documents, including deck logs, organizational records, and command operations reports.](/web/20230315180348im_/https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/_jcr_content/lt1-c1-1.img.jpg/1677855059835.jpg)
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Archival Records
Archival Records
Interested in the Navy's operational history? NHHC archivists catalog reams of documents, including deck logs, organizational records, and command operations reports.
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Historic Photos
Historic Photos
![<p>Wills and Pickens Photo Archives Slide</p>
Find images from throughout naval history in our growing online photo collection.](/web/20230315180348im_/https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/_jcr_content/lt1-c2-1.img.jpg/1677855088904.jpg)
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Historic Photos
Historic Photos
Find images from throughout naval history in our growing online photo collection.