Services on The Yard
UPDATE: Ramsay Road, the road adjacent to the USNA Columbarium, closed on 16 January 2025 to all foot and vehicle traffic for approximately 18 months to fortify the road against flooding. During this time, memorial services normally held at the Columbarium will take place adjacent to Alumni Hall and Worden Field across College Creek from the Columbarium. There will be an access footpath constructed for visitors to the Columbarium during construction. We will provide updates on construction of the footpath and on the overall construction project here on our webpage. For questions and/or concerns, please email Wes Huey '87 at or call 410-295-4023.
In 1987, the U.S. Naval Academy constructed a Columbarium adjacent to the cemetery on College Creek. The Columbarium was built by the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association with $500,000 in gifts from alumni and friends of the U.S. Naval Academy. This included a major grant from the George and Carol Olmstead Foundation in memory of Jerauld L. Olmstead, Class of 1922. The Columbarium offers resting places for those who wish to be inurned at the Naval Academy.
The Columbarium is approximately 160 feet long and six feet high on a three-tiered pedestal. All exterior surfaces are white marble. Each niche front is removable by a special key. Niches are assigned in consecutive order and cannot be reserved in advance.
In front of the Columbarium stands a memorial donated by the Class of 1937 in honor of the Naval Academy graduates who died in the line of duty and whose bodies were never recovered.
USNA Cemetery brochure (PDF)
USNA Cemetery/Columbarium eligibility
This map of the cemetery and this plan of the Columbarium indicating section numbers will help you navigate the grounds.
Inurnment or burial on the Yard require the deceased's DD214 Form.
Contact Information:
Memorial Affairs
United States Naval Academy,
101 Cooper Road Annapolis, MD 21402-5027
Phone: 410-293-1101
Fax: 410-293-4809
Reception venue options:
Fluegel Alumni Center, 301 King George Street, Annapolis, MD
On the Naval Academy grounds through the Naval Academy Business Services Division (NABSD).