The Naval Academy was organized in 1845 by Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft. It was first known as the Naval School but that was changed to the current Naval Academy. In 1930 the curriculum was accredited by The Association of American Universities. In 1933, an act of Congress enabled the graduates to receive a Bachelor of Science degree. In 1937 Congress enacted legislation to award The Bachelor of Science degree to all living graduates.
It was established in 1845 as The Naval School, renamed The Naval Academy in 1850
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United States Naval Academy (USNS) is located in Annapolis, Maryland.
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Annapolis, MD, is home of the US Naval Academy. It is commonly referred to as "Annapolis", as in "the officer attended Annapolis".
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Graduate of the US Naval Academy, Annapolis MD.
The address of the United States Naval Academy Museum is: 118 Maryland Ave, Annapolis, MD 21402
The US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, trains naval officers; the Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY, trains officers of the Merchant Marine.
The U.S. Naval Academy is located in Annapolis, Maryland, which is about 30 miles south of Baltimore, on the coast of the Chesapeake Bay and near the mouth of the Severn River. It's about 40 miles (as the crow flies) NE of Washington, D.C.
George Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy, is best known for establishing the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD in 1845.
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Black, Gray, Gold are the colors of the United States Military Academy (known as West Point, and being the ARMY academy). The Naval Academy is in Annapolis, MD.