U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Dr. Stephen Phillips

Preble Hall

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A naval history podcast from Preble Hall - the United States Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis, Maryland. Preble Hall will interview historians, practitioners, military personnel, and other experts on a variety of naval history topics from ancient history to recent history.

Author

U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Dr. Stephen Phillips

Category

History

Podcast website

preble-hall.transistor.fm

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

USS Impervious and Mine Countermeasures in Desert Storm: Capt David Jackson 14.03.2022

The Surface Navy Association lecture / discussion mentioned in this episode can be found via the SNA facebook page.  It was entitled - Naval Heritage Program: The Mining and Saving of USS Princeton and USS Tripoli During Desert Storm: https://www.facebook.com/navysna/videos/230965752544249

Naval Academy Sea Trials 07.03.2022

Sea Trials have become a major event at the end of every academic year at the Naval Academy. What are they and how did they start? In this episode Major Robert Shea, USMC, talks about today's sea trials while CAPT Shiho Rybski and CAPT Mike Wisecup recall how a few midshipmen kicked them off in the mid 1990s.

Marine Insurance in the Early Republic: Hannah Farber 24.02.2022

Find   Underwriters of the United States: How Insurance Shaped the American Founding here.

The Academy and Women's Suffrage in 1912 14.02.2022

The play, "A Close Call," is read through by midshipmen volunteers at the Museum known as the "Monuments Mids." They provide countless support to the preservation and education mission of the Naval Academy Museum.

Captain Jim Lovell, USN (Ret) 03.02.2022

Dr. Claude Berube, Director of the USNA Museum, and Dr. Jerry Hendrix, a retired Navy Captain and former Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command, interview Captain James Lovell, USN (Ret), USNA Class of 1952 and NASA Astronaut

The Birth of the Strike Fighter: The Naval Career of Joseph Dyer 31.01.2022

How did the Navy end up with one fighter to rule them all-- the F/A-18E/F? Associate Professor Marcus O. Jones and Tyler Pitrof (US Naval Academy) interview Vice Admiral Joseph Dyer, USN (Ret.) on his role as chief test pilot of the United States Navy and in the birth of the true "strike fighter." Due to recording in the Naval Academy's wargaming lab, there is some electronic interference in this...

Rendering Safe an unexploded Exocet missile aboard USS Stark (FFG-31) 24.01.2022

LCDR Tony Nahitchevansky, USN-Ret, joins Stephen Phillips to discuss responding to and rendering safe an Exocet missile aboard USS Stark (FFG-31) during "The Tanker War" after the ship was mistaken by an Iraqi Air Force aircraft as an Iranian Tanker on the night of May 17, 1987.

To Rule the Waves: Dr. Bruce Jones and the Critical Role of the Oceans in Modern Life 04.01.2022

This interview was conducted in November of 2021 following Dr. Jones' special lecture on his book at the United States Naval Academy.

Front toward Enemy: War, Veterans, and the Homefront 03.01.2022

Long-time listeners will note new music for the intro. The piece was composed and recorded by Greg Mutersbaugh for The Joint Geeks of Staff podcast, which is also hosted by the US Naval Academy Museum

Confederate Boat Burners: Laura June Davis 15.12.2021

Abby talks to Dr. Laura June Davis about maritime sabotage in the Civil War: Confederate boat burners.

Army Week 2021: Mark McCallister and Bill the Goat 05.12.2021

Army Week 2020 Preble Hall Podcast:  The Class of 1992's Great Mule Caper

President Tyler, USS Princeton (1843), and the Peacemaker Explosion 22.11.2021

Website for Stan Haynes:  www.stanhaynes.com Stan Haynes on facebook: HERE . Amazon book page for And Tyler No More :   HERE          

OP-60 and the Maritime Strategy: The Naval Career of Peter M. Swartz, Part 2 05.11.2021

What was the "Maritime Strategy"? Associate Professor Marcus O. Jones (US Naval Academy) interviews Captain Peter M. Swartz, USN (Ret.) on his unusual career and unique insight into strategic planning in the US Navy in the late- and immediate post-Cold War periods. This is a continuation of the interview begun in episode 124.

Troublemakers in Tahiti: Consolation Prize 29.10.2021

Read more and subscribe to Consolation Prize at https://consolationprize.rrchnm.org/. Preble Hall is a podcast of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum.

The Naval Air War in Vietnam: John Sherwood 27.10.2021

Naval History and Heritage Command Publications can be found at: https://www.history.navy.mil/research/publications.html The U.S. Air Force History Books can be found at: https://www.afhistory.af.mil/Books/Titles.aspx Flight of the Intruder by Stephen Coonts: Flight of the Intruder on Amazon.com In Love and War by James and Cybil Stockdale: In Love and War on Amazon.com    

From Pigs and Chickens to OP-60: The Naval Career of Peter M. Swartz, Part 1 07.10.2021

What did it take to join those responsible for US naval strategic planning during the Cold War? Associate Professor Marcus O. Jones (US Naval Academy) interviews Captain Peter M. Swartz, USN (Ret.) on his unusual career and unique insight into strategic planning in the US Navy in the late- and immediate post-Cold War periods. Preble Hall is produced by the United States Naval Academy Museum http:/...

Draper Kauffman and the UDT in World War II: Guy Nasuti 29.09.2021

Guy's piece on Operation Neptune: https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1944/overlord/operation-neptune.html   America's First Frogman: https://www.amazon.com/Americas-First-Frogman-Draper-Kauffman/dp/1591140986/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Preble Hall is a podcast of the United States Naval Academy Museum.

Piracy, Revolution, Witchcraft, and War: Ben Schaffer 15.09.2021

Abby talks to Ben Schaffer, whose paper "The Sloop Mary: How One 17th-century Massachusetts Naval Vessel Navigated the Golden Age of Piracy, the Glorious Revolution, the Salem Witchcraft Trials, and Imperial War" won the Clark G. Reynolds Student Paper Award from the North American Society for Oceanic History.    Uncorrected transcript of this episode available here .   Preble Hall is a podcast of...

How (and Why) do We Teach History to Naval Officers? 08.09.2021

Preble Hall is produced by the United States Naval Academy Museum http://usna.edu/museum

The Brown Water Navy in Vietnam: John Sherwood 25.08.2021

In this episode, Steve talks to Dr. John Sherwood about the brown water navy in Vietnam. Be sure to check out Sherwood's book, which you can find here: https://www.history.navy.mil/research/publications/publications-by-subject/war-in-the-shallows.html

Naval Science in the Nineteenth Century: Jason Smith 11.08.2021

Preble Hall is produced by the United States Naval Academy Museum. http://usna.edu/museum   Uncorrected AI-generated transcript available here .

Teaching Epidemic History 04.08.2021

Preble Hall is produced by the United States Naval Academy Museum http://usna.edu/museum

The USS Samuel B. Roberts Mine Strike: Captain Paul Rinn, USN-Ret 14.07.2021

Preble Hall is produced by the United States Naval Academy Museum. This episode was hosted by Steve Phillips. http://usna.edu/museum http://www.facebook.com/usnamuseum/ https://twitter.com/usnamuseum A History of the Navy in 100 Objects from the USNA Museum https://www.usna.edu/100Objects/index.php

The Flying Aircraft Carrier: Airships and Early Experiments in Scout Aviation 05.07.2021

Preble Hall is produced by the United States Naval Academy Museum http://usna.edu/museum

A Maritime History Career: Bill Fowler 28.06.2021

In this episode, Abby talks to her PhD advisor, Bill Fowler, professor emeritus at Northeastern University, whose career as a maritime and naval historian has taken many forms. We talk about all the ways in which you can be a maritime historian, and why people should care about the history of America and the sea. Transcript available at https://otter.ai/u/5zyaG6vX41AZqJA6S2ByBzxDjw8 . Preble Hall...

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