The U.S. Navy has celebrated Thanksgiving in one fashion or another since before it became an official American holiday. Although some dishes (“Mayonnaise Salad” on battleship Arizona in 1917; “Baked Spiced Spam à la Capitaine de Vaisseau” on cruiser Augusta in 1942) have not transcended time and post-dinner cigars and cigarettes have also been left pierside, roast turkey, baked ham, and pumpkin pie have been the anchors of nearly every Thanksgiving feast at sea or on shore to this day.

USS Somerset LPD-25 along with ALL our Military continue this tradition today