National Maritime Day Twitter Graphic

180522-N-MS174-0001 NORFOLK (May 22, 2018) A Twitter social media graphic for National Maritime Day, which recognizes the service and sacrifice of U.S. merchant mariners for their contributions to national security, economic growth, supporting our military, and cementing ties among our allies. Congress, by a joint resolution approved on May 20, 1933, has designated May 22 of each year as National Maritime Day to commemorate the first transoceanic voyage by a steamship in 1819 by the S.S. Savannah. (U.S. Navy photographic illustration by Bobbie A. Camp/Released)