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When was the U.S. Naval War College founded?
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Stephen Luce, c. 1888.
The U.S. Naval War College was founded in 1884. Located on Coasters Harbor Island in Newport, Rhode Island, it was established to provide an advanced course of professional study for naval officers. The institution was the vision of Commodore Stephen B. Luce, who served as its first president and sought to create a postgraduate environment for senior officers to study strategy, tactics, and operations through the lens of history.12