As naval warfare reemerges as a key strategy in the US war with Iran, World War II museum ships are finding new relevance.

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Which battleships sunk in combat throughout the Second World War? We often think of the ground battles of World War ...

U.S. submarine sinks Iranian warship near Sri Lanka in historic Indian Ocean strike. First enemy ship destroyed by torpedo ...

World War II was a tumultuous time that saw combat in both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Despite how large the planet is, a war that involved every major nation made it seem that much smaller, and ...

The Torsk's sinking of the Japanese vessel marked the last U.S. submarine kill for over eight decades - that is until March 3 ...

On Oct. 26, 1942, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier the USS Hornet was sunk during pitched fighting in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Strapped to the deck of the carrier was a farming tractor, ...

A team of scientists led by undersea explorer Robert Ballard discovered the bow of the heavy cruiser New Orleans on Monday. (Ocean Exploration Trust) On Nov. 30, 1942, a torpedo slammed into the heavy ...