Foreword and introduction passages for many editions were written by big names from naval command history from Arleigh Albert Burke[2] to Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Jr.[3] and others.

The project goal is a direct transcription of the DANFS, with changes limited to correcting typographical errors and editorial notes for incorrect facts in the original.

It has developed an online version of DANFS (see External links section below) through a combination of optical character recognition (OCR) and hand transcription.

The NHHC is slowly updating its online DANFS to correct errors and take into account the gap in time between the print publication and the present date.

Many websites organized by former and active crew members of U.S. Navy vessels include a copy of their ships' DANFS entries.