To accomplish this mission the Continental Congress purchased, converted, and constructed a fleet of small ships -- frigates, brigs, sloops, and schooners. These navy ships sailed independently or ...

SEA CLIFF, N.Y. (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) — William Olitsky, a Hicksville Navy veteran who served in World War II, was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart and other medals during a Memorial Day ...

Memorial Day services were held on ... list of the country’s top museum ships. Here’s the ranking: It launched in June 1940 from the New York Navy Yard and was commissioned nearly a year ...