Namesake

History, Heritage, and Traditions

Traditions

The Story of Cribbage in the Navy

Cribbage is one of the fondest traditions in the submarine force that dates back at least to World War II, when some of our greatest heroes holding the line in the Pacific theater would always relax with a game of cribbage with the Captain at the end of every meal.
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Heritage

The Navy Good Conduct Medal

First authorized on 26 April 1869, for “obedience, sobriety, and cleanliness” as well as proficiency in “gunnery and seamanship,” the Good Conduct medal changed since then, the criteria for receiving it shifted in response to a process of modernization underway since the end of the nineteenth century.
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History

The Last Ship Commissioned in the District of Columbia

The Washington Navy Yard (WNY), the U.S. Navy’s oldest shore establishment, dates to 2 October 1799, when public land on the Eastern Branch passed into Navy custody.  The first U.S. Naval ship ever built in the Yard was the WASP, which was completed in 1806.  The USS Sirocco (PC-6) was the most recent U.S. Navy ship commissioned at WNY on June 11, 1994 and the first in 120 years!  
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