Welcome aboard! We are the Massachusetts Bay Council of the Navy League
of the United States.
The Navy League of the United States was founded in 1902 with the
encouragement of President Theodore Roosevelt. The Navy League is
unique among military-oriented associations in that it is a civilian
organization dedicated to the education of our citizens, including our
elected officials, and the support of the men and women of the sea services
and their families. Further
information may be obtained by visiting the web site
www.navyleague.org.
The Massachusetts Bay Council, as
chartered by the Navy League of the U.S., is a non-profit, educational,
501.c.3 organization with roots back to 1955; With over 1100 members and
not charging any local dues, we support our Sea Services in many ways. We
make many awards to Navy, Coast Guard and Marine personnel, as well as NROTC
and JROTC units in eastern Massachusetts, sponsor nine Sea and League Cadet
units, sponsor a Maritime Symposium for college students, raise funds for
the Marine Toys for Tots program, and much more.
We sponsored commissioning of
USS SAMPSON (DDG 102) November 3rd and we sponsored commissioning of
USS PREBLE (DDG 88) in Boston in 2002;
and previously, USS RAMAGE, USS BUNKER HILL and USS SAMUEL ELIOT
MORISON; as well as assisting the Coast Guard with several commissionings.
We also promulgate a Directory of Sea Service Commands and Related
Organizations each year, a much used information source.
