This first newsletter of the new year contains some of the highlights of the year as well as the 1954 Annual Report, the Summary of Activities and the Financial Report. The April 1st, July 1st and October 1st letters will contain seasonal topics,…
Image - hexagon with an eye in the center, surrounded by a volcano, sunset, lightning, chemistry measurements, chemistry distillation, and scale; arbors forms round border with letters H, T, W, S, S, T, K, S (clockwise); outer border encloses cross…
Image - banner at top "GODWIN ORDWAY"; view through an open window - island and ship in distance, sword and naval officer?s hat at left, books on table by window, and candle on the sill; banner at bottom "HIS BOOK"; D.W.S. engraved in hem of curtain;…
Rear Admiral Dahlgren was made Commander of the Washington Navy Yard in 1862 and chief of the Bureau of Ordnance in 1863; in July 1863 he was given command of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron where the massive Dahlgren guns he designed were…
Rear Admiral Dahlgren was made Commander of the Washington Navy Yard in 1862 and chief of the Bureau of Ordnance in 1863; in July 1863 he was given command of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron where the massive Dahlgren guns he designed were…
