United States Naval Academy facts for kids
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| Motto | Latin: Ex Scientia Tridens |
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Motto in English
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From Knowledge, Seapower |
| Type | U.S. service academy |
| Established | 10 October 1845 |
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Academic affiliations
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APLU |
| Superintendent | VADM Walter E. Carter Jr. USNA Class of 1981 |
| Dean | Andrew T. Phillips |
| Commandant of Midshipmen | CAPT Robert B. Chadwick II USNA Class of 1991 |
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Academic staff
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510 |
| Students | 4,576 midshipmen |
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| Campus | Urban – 338 acres (136.8 ha) |
| Colors | Navy blue and gold |
| Nickname | Midshipmen |
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Sporting affiliations
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NCAA Division I – Patriot League American Athletic Conference CSFL EARC EIGL EIWA |
| Mascot | Bill the Goat |
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U.S. Naval Academy
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| Location | Maryland Ave. and Hanover St., Annapolis, Maryland |
| Built | 1845 |
| Architect | Ernest Flagg |
| Engineer | Severud Associates |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000386 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 15 October 1966 |
| Designated NHLD | 4 July 1961 |
The United States Naval Academy (also known as USNA, Annapolis, or Navy) is a four-year coeducational federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft began it in 1845. It is the second-oldest of the United States' five service academies. It educates officers mostly to join the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The 338-acre (137 ha) campus is on the former grounds of Fort Severn where the Severn River flows into Chesapeake Bay. It is about 33 miles (53 km) east of Washington, D.C. and 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Baltimore, Maryland. The entire campus is a National Historic Landmark. The campus has many historic sites, buildings, and monuments. One monument is the Herndon Monument, once a year the upper three classes add grease and challenge the freshmen to reach the tip (usually unsuccessfully).
Candidates for admission generally must both apply directly to the academy and receive a nomination, usually from a congressman. The candidates lacking in academics can potentially receive a nomination to the Naval Academy Preparatory School located in Newport, Rhode Island. Students are officers-in-training and are called "Midshipmen". The Navy pays for the Midshipmen's college expenses in exchange for the students serving in the military upon graduation. About 1,300 "plebes" enter the Academy each summer for the orientation program, this class consists of not only high school students but also enlisted Sailors and Marines. Only about 1,000 Midshipmen graduate after the four years. Graduates are usually commissioned as Ensigns in the Navy or Second Lieutenants in the Marine Corps, and occasionally as officers in the US Air Force, US Army, and U.S. Coast Guard. The academic program grants a bachelor of science degree. Midshipmen get grades on a broad academic program, military leadership performance, and mandatory participation in competitive athletics. Midshipmen are required to adhere to the Academy's Honor Concept.
On 3 June 1949 Wesley A. Brown became the first African-American to graduate. On 8 August 1975, Congress authorized women to attend service academies. The class of 1980 was inducted with 81 women midshipmen.
Sports
Annapolis has a very broad sports program. All students must play at least one sport each semester, either at intramural (within the school) or intercollegiate (against other schools) level.
The intercollegiate sports teams are known as the Navy Midshipmen. Most of the Academy's teams play in the Patriot League. The football team plays at the top level, known as Division I FBS, in the American Athletic Conference.
- Gelfand, H. Michael. Sea Change at Annapolis: The United States Naval Academy, 1949–2000 U of North Carolina Press, 2006
- Hunter, Mark C. A Society of Gentlemen: Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy, 1845–1861. Naval Institute Press, 2010. 264 pp.
- Karsten, Peter. The Naval Aristocracy: The Golden Age of Annapolis and the Emergence of Modern American Navalism. Free Press, 1972. 462 pp.
- Leeman, William P. The Long Road to Annapolis: The Founding of the Naval Academy and the Emerging American Republic (University of North Carolina Press; 2010) 292 pages
- Ross MacKenzie. Brief Points: An Almanac for Parents and Friends of U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen (2004)
- Scharf, J. Thomas. History of the Confederate States Navy: From its Organization to the Surrender of its Last Vessel. New York: Rogers and Sherwood, 1887; repr. The Fairfax Press, 1977.
- Todorich, Charles. The Spirited Years: A History of the Antebellum Naval Academy. Naval Institute Press, 1982. 215 pp.
Images for kids
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Rotunda steps leading to Memorial Hall
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U.S. Naval Academy in 1853
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US Naval Academy waterfront in the late 1860s with the barrack/school ships USS Constitution and Santee tied up in the background. Other ships not identified.
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The graduating class of 1894
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The U.S. Naval Academy was honored by the U.S. Post Office on a commemorative stamp, depicting two midshipmen in past (left) and present uniforms, with the Naval Academy seal at center, issued in 1937.
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Naval Academy Midshipmen celebrate after graduation.
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Rank structure
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U.S. Naval Academy campus
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Interior of the Naval Academy chapel
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Mexican War Monument to Midshipmen Shubrick, Clemson, Hynson, and Pillsbury
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The 1926 National Championship football team
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Plebes receive basic martial arts instruction during Plebe Summer training
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A bagpiper with the U.S. Naval Academy Pipes and Drums
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Astronaut Wendy B. Lawrence, Class of 1981
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United States Naval Academy flag
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See also
In Spanish: Academia Naval de los Estados Unidos para niños
