Nearly 80 Years After Sinking, the SS Richard Montgomery Still a Cause for Concern
During the summer of 1944, the SS Richard Montgomery left port in Philadelphia for the United Kingdom. Carrying thousands of tons of munitions, the trip…
World’s First Modern Submarine HMS D1 Identified In the English Channel
Divers have discovered a historically valuable submarine wreck on the seafloor of the English Channel, close to the coast of Devon. This 112-year-old British vessel,…
America’s First Female Cryptanalyst Is Having a Ship Named In Her Honor
Mississippi shipbuilder Ingalls Shipbuilding has begun work on a new Legend-class cutter for the US Coast Guard. This new National Security cutter (NSC) is named…
The US Navy’s Zumwalt-Class Destroyers Will Be the First Outfitted with Hypersonic Missiles
The biggest research and development effort in the US Navy is hypersonic missiles – projectiles that move faster than the speed of sound. It had…
Wreck of the HMS Urge Found Off the Coast of Malta
A submarine wreck off the coast of Malta has officially been identified as the British U-class submarine HMS Urge, which was lost in 1942. Since…
You’ve Likely Never Heard of the USS Parche (SSN-683), the US Navy’s Most Decorated Warship
It’s likely you’ve never heard of the US Navy’s most decorated warship and that’s because it never wanted you to know about the USS Parche…
Corsair Fleet: The Brave Civilians Who Took On German U-Boats to Protect the US Coastline
While many know the story of the “Little Ships of Dunkirk,” Great Britain wasn’t the only nation to call upon every day citizens to come…
The Allied Sinking of the Lisbon Maru Resulted In the Deaths of Over 800 British and Canadian Prisoners of War
It’s inevitable that, in war, there will be tragedy, but few match the sheer heartlessness and unnecessary loss of life that occurred with the sinking…
60 US Coast Guard Cutters Saved Over 400 Allied Men On D-Day
On the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944, a group of US Coast Guard cutters were tasked with assisting any Allied ships in distress. While,…