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MAY
21
Today in History
1917 - During World War I, USS Ericsson (DD 56) becomes the first U.S. Navy warship to fire a torpedo in the war at a German U-boat.
JUNE
5

The National Museum of the American Sailor is excited to announce our “Navy Explorers: Summer of Ratings” program for this summer. In this program, participants will take a deep dive into the ratings, or occupations, that sailors perform in order to keep the Navy ship-shape!