Commodore Matthew Perry landed here 171 years ago. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes) Navy JROTC members parade through Shimoda, Japan, during the 85th annual Black Ship Festival, May 18, 2024.

Year Date Movements of Commodore Perry and US Ships; 1852: March 24: Perry appointed commander of East India Squadron. 1853: July 8: Perry’s fleet arrives in Uraga, by Tokyo Bay.

Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, seen here in a portrait by Edward L. Mooney, arrived in Buffalo 200 years ago this month. After winning the Battle of Lake Erie later that year, Perry sent the ...

“Don’t give up the ship” could mean: Stay in the boat. Even when the crew is imperfect. When the storms are fierce. When the pope and the president change. Don’t leap overboard. There’s safety and ...

Named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, “the hero of Lake Erie” during the War of 1812, the new frigate took just over a year to ready for launching, since her keel was laid down in June of 1975.

The ship will not return in time for Tall Ships Erie in August, but is expected back for the nation's 250th anniversary. The U.S. Brig Niagara has left Erie and is on its way to the Atlantic Ocean.

Applications open for the new Commodore Perry Homes in Buffalo ...

The pot is being exhibited at the municipal-run Meguru Project 2023, held at Uraga Port, the site of the country's emergence from isolationism thanks to Commodore Perry's fleet of black ships and ...

In August 1945, John K. Bremyer undertook a 124-hour, 9,000-mile journey to Tokyo Bay, where he delivered the flag flown by Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853 to Admiral William Halsey's USS "Missouri" ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The sun beat down on the water of Perry Lake as sailors prepared to race in the annual Commodore’s Cup Regatta. For over 40 years now, Perry Lake regulars and sailors from ...

The ship will not return in time for Tall Ships Erie in August, but is expected back for the nation's 250th anniversary. The U.S. Brig Niagara has left Erie and is on its way to the Atlantic Ocean.