Did This U-boat Sink Herself With One of Her Own Torpedoes?
In the final month of 1943, U-972 went missing at sea. The U-boat had departed for her first patrol in November 1943 and hadn’t run…
Remains of German U-boat SM UC-55 Identified Off the Coast of the Shetland Islands
A team of divers have confirmed the identity of the wreck of a World War I-era German U-boat sunk off the coast of the Shetland…
The United States Once Came to the Aid of North Korea During a Pirate Attack
The Dai Hong Dan Incident occurred on October 29, 2007 in the Indian Ocean. After Somali pirates attacked the North Korean cargo ship MV Dai…
USS Ticonderoga (CVS-14) Recovered the Crew of the Apollo 17 Space Mission
On December 7, 1972, a three-man crew was launched into space on the final mission of NASA‘s Apollo program. For 12 days, they orbited space,…
Search for World War I-Era French Minesweepers Leads to Discovery of 1879 Shipwreck
A number of ships have fallen victim to the wicked weather of the Great Lakes over the centuries. One, the loss of the SS Edmund…
USS Ticonderoga (CV-14): The Aircraft Carrier That Served In Two Wars and Aided In the Apollo Missions
The USS Ticonderoga (CV/CVA/CVS-14) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier built by the US Navy during the Second World War. She was the fourth ship to…
USS Buckley (DE-51): The Destroyer Escort That Took Out a German U-boat With Hand-to-Hand Combat and Grenades
The USS Buckley (DE-51) was a destroyer escort and lead ship of her class that served with the US Navy between 1943-46. During her wartime…
US Navy Identifies Escort Carrier Sunk By Japanese Kamikaze In World War II
The Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) has confirmed the location of the wreck of the USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) in the Sulu Sea, off…
The USS Stickleback (SS-415) Was Sunk In a Collision During An Anti-Submarine Exercise
On May 28, 1958, the USS Stickleback (SS-415) became the second US submarine lost since the end of World War II. The Balao-class vessel had…
Royal Navy Submarine Buried Beneath British Park? Experts Say It’s Likely
There’s long been an urban legend surrounding Dartmouth’s Coronation Park, which states a Royal Navy submarine is buried beneath the green space. Residents of the…
Why the US Made the Japanese Surrender Aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63)
On September 2, 1945, the Empire of Japan surrendered to the Allies. Ending hostilities, the Japanese agreed to an unconditional surrender by signing the Instrument…
The USS Triton (SSRN-586) Was the First Vessel to Complete a Submerged Circumnavigation of the World
The Cold War saw the development of nuclear submarines by both the United States and the Soviet Union. One of them was the US Navy’s…