Ship's Log
The Cruise Jacket: A Navy Tradition From Port to Port
The cruise jacket — sukajan, tour jacket, souvenir jacket — is the deployment record in thread. A Navy tradition born in the ports of the WESTPAC.
USS Intrepid CVS-11: From World War II to the Hudson...
USS Intrepid (CVS-11) survived five kamikaze hits in WWII, recovered astronauts from the ocean, and now stands on the Hudson River. Browse the collection.
USS Harry S. Truman CVN-75: The 2002-03 Operation Iraqi Freedom...
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean for her first combat cruise — Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003. Browse the collection.
USS Coral Sea CVA-43: The 1971-72 WESTPAC Deployment
USS Coral Sea CVA-43 was on Yankee Station during Operation Linebacker, 1972 — the most intense air war of Vietnam. Browse the cruise collection.
USS Ranger CVA/CV-61: Thirty-Six Years on the Line
USS Ranger CVA/CV-61 served for 36 years — from 1957 to 1993 — flying combat missions in Vietnam, Cold War patrols, and Desert Storm before her final decommissioning.
Mid-Rats: The Navy's Midnight Meal and What It Means to...
Mid-rats — midnight rations — is the meal served to the night watch on every Navy ship. Every veteran who served at sea knows it. Here's what it meant.