Yakima Indian War.

Yakima Indian War.
Information can be found from our ship files, a page from the 1856 Report of the Secretary of the Navy.

General information about the War:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakima_War

Japanese ships: color

The most relevant informational materials we found concerning Japanese ship colors were a pamphlet and a chart of paint chips showing colors of the four Japanese shipyards.

Film footage

film footage from World War II :
Naval film footage from World War II is maintained at the Motion Picture Branch of the National Archives and Records Administration.

contact that branch at:
Motion Picture Branch National Archives and Records Administration8601 Adelphi Road College Park, Maryland (301) 837-0526http://www.archives.gov/contact/

Ships' Deck Logs

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq73-1.htm

Only deck logs from commissioned Navy ships are permanently retained by the Naval Historical Center and the National Archives.


Deck logs of commissioned U.S. Navy ships from the earliest times through 1940 :
The National Archives and Records Administration maintains ships’ deck logs and crew lists, and official service records for naval personnel from the 19th century.
Contact the Old Military and Civil Records Branch of the Archives to obtain these records. The address and phone number for the National Archives are as follows: Old Military and Civil Records BranchNational Archives and Records Administration700 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DC 20408 ph:(202)501-5385

Logs from 1941 through those that are 30 years old or older are in the Modern Military Branch, National Archives, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park MD 20740-6001 [telephone (301) 837-3510]. These logs are open for research.

Official Service And Medical Records

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq19-1.htm

The Civil and Old Military Records Branch, National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408 (phone 202-357-5444) has custody of records relating to naval officers from 1798 to 1902 and enlisted men from 1798 to 1885.

The National Personnel Records Center, 9700 Page Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63132-5100 has custody of the official individual personnel records of Navy commissioned officers separated after 1902 and Navy enlisted personnel separated after 1885.
Veterans or next of kin of deceased veterans can order copies of their military records directly on line from the The National Personnel Records Center. Veterans are entitled to one set of their medals and awards. To request his medals, a veteran should send in a separate completed Standard Form (SF) 180 to the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Naval Liaison Office, Room 5409, 9700 Page Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63132-5100. Please write "Do not open in mailroom" on the outer envelope

For recently retired personnel for the first fifteen months after discharge, transfer to the fleet reserve, or retirement, any personnel questions should be sent to Commander, Naval Military Personnel Command, Washington, DC 20370, while medical questions should be directed to Commanding Officer, Naval Reserve Personnel Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70149.

Other helpful source;
" Official Records Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion"

Concrete ships

Concrete tankers, Concrete ships were first built during World War I as a steel conservation measure.
During World War II, these ships proved particularly valuable as supply ships in the Pacific.