As a highway for trade, it was also a battlefield during World War II. The Battle of the Atlantic between Allied warships and German U-boats led to multiple shipwrecks, including the oil tanker SS ...
The U.S. is sending additional destroyers and bombers to the Middle East over the next several weeks as the Pacific carrier ...
The 16-inch/50-caliber Mark 7 gun, featured on Iowa-class battleships, became one of the U.S. Navy's most powerful and iconic weapons. Designed initially for lighter rounds, the Mark 7 was ...
I think I may have submechanophobia. The very thought of being submerged underwater in a solid metal casket loaded with explosive torpedoes chills me to the core. And yet, for Adolf Hitler, ...
John Basilone, who received both the Medal of Honor for his "extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry" during the ...
An invasion of Taiwan by China today would face similar challenges that caused the US to drop the idea during WWII. The ...
His greatest accomplishment though was serving in the Navy during World War II. He makes it clear he never served in combat. ...
The Iowa-class battleships, commissioned during WWII, were the most expensive vessels in the U.S. Navy before aircraft ...
The Iowa-class battleships, America’s last class of battleships, nearly received a nuclear upgrade during the Cold War. In the 1950s, the U.S. Navy developed the Mk-33 "Katie" nuclear artillery shell ...
On this day, October 30th, we take a moment to reflect on the significant historical events that have shaped our world across ...