Naval History and Heritage Command
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Naval History and Heritage Command |
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| Lineup | 1944 |
| Country |
 United States
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| Armed forces | United States Armed Forces |
| marine | United States Navy |
| Branch of service | command |
| Type | Type command |
| Washington Navy Yard | Washington, DC |
| motto | Collect, preserve, protect, present, and make relevant the artifacts, art, and documents that best capture the Navy's history and heritage. |
| Web presence | www.history.navy.mil |
| Director, Naval History and Heritage Command; Curator of the Navy | |
| Current commander |
Rear Admiral a. D. Samuel J. Cox, United States Navy and US Navy Curator |
The Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC), formerly Naval Historical Center , is a command of the US Navy based in Washington, DC ( Washington Navy Yard ).
The mission is to preserve, prepare and disseminate the history of the United States Navy . The command consists of 42 facilities at 13 locations; for example the Navy Department Library, ten museums, a heritage center, the ship USS Constitution ("repair facility and detachment") and the submarine ex-USS Nautilus .
management
- Admiral Edward C. Kalbfus , USN, July 1944-December 1945
- Vice Adm. Vincent R. Murphy , USN (ret.), December 1945-June 1946
- Rear Adm. John B. Heffernan , USN (ret.), July 1946-October 1956
- Rear Adm. Ernest M. Eller , USN (ret.), October 1956-January 1970
- Rear Adm. F. Kent Loomis , USN (ret.) January 24, 1970 - July 31, 1970
- Vice Admiral Edwin B. Hooper , USN (ret.), August 1970 - July 1976
- Rear Adm. John DH Kane , USN (ret.), August 1976 - December 1985
- Dr. Ronald H. Spector, July 21, 1986 - July 19, 1989
- Dr. Dean C. Allard, July 29, 1989 - January 31, 1995
- Dr. William S. Dudley, July 23, 1995 - September 30, 2005
- Rear Adm. Paul E. Tobin, Jr., USN (ret.) July 25, 2005 - January 2008
- Rear Adm. Jay A. DeLoach, USNR (ret.) June 23, 2008 - May 14, 2012
- Captain Henry J. Hendrix , USN, May 14, 2012 - June 27, 2014
- Rear Adm. Samuel J. Cox, USN (ret.), Since December 29, 2014
Museums
There are the following subordinate marine museums
- National Museum of the United States Navy - Washington, DC
- Great Lakes Naval Museum - Great Lakes, IL
- Hampton Roads Naval Museum - Norfolk, VA
- National Naval Aviation Museum - Pensacola, FL
- Naval Undersea Museum - Keyport, WA
- Puget Sound Navy Museum - Bremerton, WA
- Naval War College Museum - Newport, RI
- US Navy Seabee Museum - Port Hueneme, CA
- Submarine Force Library and Museum - Groton, CT
- US Naval Academy Museum - Annapolis, MD
Web links
Commons : Naval History and Heritage Command - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- Official website (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.history.navy.mil/about-us/organization/naval-history-and-heritage-command-origins.html
- ↑ https://www.history.navy.mil/about-us/organization/who-we-are.html
- ↑ https://www.history.navy.mil/about-us/leadership/director.html
- ^ Director Biography . History.navy.mil. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ↑ Naval historical command director resigns - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq . Navy Times. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.history.navy.mil/about-us/leadership/director.html and archived copy ( memento of the original from June 13, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.history.navy.mil/museums/index.html
- ↑ https://www.history.navy.mil/visit-our-museums.html
