Naval Academy Class Rings




A History of the Navy in 100 Objects show

Summary: We conclude our discussion, for now, of the history of the Naval Academy by discussing one of the Academy's most iconic symbols: the class ring. A beautiful display of rings, passed on to the museum by family members of deceased graduates, adorns the wall near the entrance to the museum. The class of 2013 became the most recent class to permanently wear their ring as graduates, and this episode looks at some of the graduation statistics of the Academy over the past 150 years. It concludes with a look at the history of the class rings and, in honor of fallen alumni, a performance of the Navy Hymn by the Naval Academy Men's Glee Club.