Oct. 21, 2024

This Week in Seabee History - October 21 - 27

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandOctober 211943: 138th NCB commissioned at NCTC Camp Peary, Magruder, Virginia.October 221942: 35th NCB commissioned at Camp Endicott, Davisville, Rhode Island.1967: Main body of NMCB 40 departed Davisville, Rhode Island for reassignment to the 30th NCR for duty at Chu Lai,

Oct. 21, 2024

This Week in Seabee History October 14 - 20

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandOctober 151943: 103rd NCB formed at NCTC Camp Peary, Magruder, Virginia.1945: 77th NCB inactivated at Sangley Point, Philippines; 92nd, 107th and 110th NCBs inactivated on Tinian; 13th Special NCB inactivated at Guam.1964: The main body of NMCB 3 departed Port Hueneme,

Oct. 21, 2024

This Week in Seabee History October 7 - 13

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandOctober 71970: Construction Battalion Unit (CBU) 201 departed Davisville, Rhode Island, for assignment to Antarctica.October 81969: Main body of NMCB 7 departed Davisville, Rhode Island, for assignment at Chu Lai, RVN.1969: NMCB 7 main body consisting of 14 officers and 538

Oct. 21, 2024

This Week in Seabee History: September 30 - October 6

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandSeptember 301942: Aviation, Construction, Ordnance, Repair, Navy (ACORN) 1 arrived at Noumea, New Caledonia. (Used during World War II, an ACORN was a tailored unit designed to carry out the rapid construction and subsequent operation of a landplane and seaplane advance

Sept. 25, 2024

This Week in Seabee History: September 23 - 29

By U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandSeptember 231943: 116th NCB commissioned at NCTC Camp Endicott, Davisville, RI.1965: The main body of NMCB 3, after being relieved by NMCB 5, returned to homeport via six Military Air Transport Service (MATS) aircraft.1967: The main body of NMCB 133 departed RVN and returned to the

Sept. 25, 2024

This Week in Seabee History: September 16 - 22

By U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage Command September 161854:The Mare Island Navy Yard, San Francisco,is formally established with Cmdr. David G. Farragut as its first commandant. This was the first West Coast navy yard.1967: The main body of Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 302, commanded by Lt. M.H. Harper,

Sept. 9, 2024

This Week in Seabee History: September 9 -15

Consolidated by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandSeptember 91943: Before dawn, initial Allied landings took place at Salerno, Italy. For these landings, the 12-mile beach was divided into two parts. The north section was invaded by the 46th British Division that landed from tank landing ships with the aid of the 1006th

Sept. 9, 2024

This Week in Seabee History: September 2 - 8

Consolidated By U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Naval History and Heritage CommandSeptember 21942: The 22nd NCB was commissioned at Camp Allen, Norfolk, Virginia.1943: The 128th NCB was activated at NCTC Camp Peary, Magruder, Virginia; the 131st NCB was commissioned at NCTC Camp Peary.1968: Lt. Cmdr. H.W. Filbry, CEC, relieved Lt. Cmdr. M.H. Harper, CEC,

Aug. 26, 2024

This Week in Seabee History: August 26 - September 1

August 261943:105th NCB formed at Naval Construction Training Center (NCTC) Camp Peary, Magruder, Virginia.1944:302nd NCB formed at Maui, Hawaii.1967:Capt. J.M. Hill, CEC,relieved Cmdr. R.L. Foley, CEC,as commander, 32nd Naval Construction Regiment (NCR).1968:Seabee William Darrah, State Departments Naval Support Unit, was highly commended for

June 27, 2024

NMCB 11 Changes Commands

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 changed commands during a ceremony onboard Naval Station Rota Spain, June 26.