Mon, Sep 6, 2021
In the United States Navy's first successful use of shipborne radar a pair of lone battleship stopped a Japanese battle group during the Guadalcanal campaign.
Mon, Feb 14, 2022
The hedge hog was a multiple warhead anti-submarine weapon developed by the British Admiralty to thwart German U boats in the North Atlantic.
Tue, Mar 15, 2022
In 2013 Sea World class submarine USS Jimmy Carter received a Presidential Unit Citation for a dangerous secret mission. The mission remains secret but the uniqueness of the Jimmy Carter offers some hints.
Mon, Sep 26, 2022
Frustrated after missing opportunities in the Luzon Strait Commander Lewis Parks leads his wolf pack of three submarines in sinking the most Japanese merchant ships in any single engagement of World War Two.
Mon, Dec 12, 2022
An account of the Battle of the Coral Sea.
Sat, Dec 24, 2022
In 1940, to safeguard its iron supply, Nazi Germany invaded Norway. The British took this opportunity to engage the Kriegsmarine and in an intense naval battle near near the coast of Narvik.
Thu, Jan 19, 2023
With the airfields of the Marianas Islands, Guam and Okinawa in Allied hands and a fleet of 40 aircraft carriers, fourteen battleships and many other ships carrying heavy guns the Allies began an unopposed bombardment of Japanese coastal assets in preparation for an invasion. The bombardment was more effective than the Allies realized.
Tue, Mar 7, 2023
In 1944 the destroyer escort USS England and two sister ships disrupted a Japanese submarine ambush with England sinking 6 of the 7 submarines.
Thu, Apr 20, 2023
The United States operates a small fleets of three classes of stealthy special operations boats with a variety of advanced military technologies.
Sun, Apr 23, 2023
An account of the malfunction of the fire suppression system of the Russian nuclear submarine K-152 Nerpa during sea trials resulting in the death of several crew members and visiting civilians.
Thu, May 18, 2023
At the outbreak of the Korean War the ROKS Baekdusan patrol ship sunk a North Korean ship attempting to land a regiment of troops at Busan which would later become that last holdout of the South Korean forces.
Sun, Jun 18, 2023
In 1942 the Allies faced off against Vichy French forces that controlled the port of Diego Suarez in Madagascar that the Nazis wanted to hand over to the Japanese to strengthen their control in the Indian Ocean.
Thu, Oct 26, 2023
Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 was the smallest nuclear submarine ever built. The brain child of Admiral Rickover it performed a host of clandestine activities during the Cold War most of which are still classified.
Thu, Jan 4, 2024
A concise history of America's guide missile cruiser CG-28 USS Wainwright culminating in its role in Operation Praying Mantis at the close of the Iran Iraq war
Thu, Mar 7, 2024
Aircraft HMS Victorious served throughout World War Two and into the Cold War in both the Atlantic and Pacific including a brief stint with the United States Navy.
Thu, Mar 21, 2024
Prior to the development of ICBMs the United States relied on floating rather than airborne command posts to ensure the operation of the national government and armed forces during a nuclear war.