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Oct 16, 2022

How a destroyer won a World War II battle with only potatoes

The USS O’Bannon was named for the legendary Marine Corps hero Presley O’Bannon, who famously led a ragtag group of Marines and mercenaries in a daring overland expedition to surprise an enemy in North Africa. The World War II-era destroy…

BYBlake Stilwell

Oct 16, 2022

BYTeam Mighty

Sep 29, 2023

A US Navy destroyer once won a surface engagement with potatoes

In 1943, the U.S. Navy’s USS O’Bannon was on patrol near the Solomon Islands when it came in contact with a Japanese submarine.

BYTeam Mighty

Sep 29, 2023

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Sep 25, 2023

Why American submarines feared this Russian destroyer

Russian ships are often the butt of a joke. One infamous Russian destroyer, for instance, has had a long history of problems.

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Sep 25, 2023

BYMiguel Ortiz

Aug 16, 2022

The wreck of the first U.S. Navy destroyer lost to enemy action has been found

Just 40 miles off the coast of the Isles of Scilly, in the southwest of England, a team of expert…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Aug 16, 2022

BYMiguel Ortiz

Apr 26, 2023

This hero WWII destroyer was reached in the world’s deepest shipwreck dive

On October 25, 1944, the Japanese navy launched an all-out counterattack against the U.S. invasion of the Philippines. The Japanese…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Apr 26, 2023

BYMiguel Ortiz

Apr 18, 2022

Historic WWII destroyer and museum ship USS The Sullivans in danger of sinking

On November 13, 1942, the light cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52) was sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Battle of…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Apr 18, 2022

BYBethaney Phillips

Sep 13, 2021

This is the Russian soldier who likely avoided a nuclear war

He’s credited with saving the world. Avoiding a nuclear attack and a full-out torpedo launch was possible thanks to the…

BYBethaney Phillips

Sep 13, 2021

BYThe Aviationist

Apr 29, 2020

Let’s talk about the U.S. Navy Poseidon lased by Chinese destroyer during a routine patrol in the Philippine Sea

A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon was hit by a weapons-grade laser during a routine patrol above intern…

BYThe Aviationist

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

A Chinese destroyer fired a weapons-grade laser at a US surveillance aircraft, US Navy says

A Chinese destroyer used a weapons-grade laser to target a US Navy P-8A surveillance aircraft flying above the Pacific last week, US Pacific Fleet said Thursday. In a stat…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

How the Navy’s newest fleet has been training for a new kind of fight

One year ago in Norfolk, Virginia, aboard USS George H.W. Bush at the establishment ceremony for US 2nd Fleet, I directed the fleet to be ready to fight — ready to fight so that we do not have to. The last time 2nd Fleet existed, th…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

US Navy destroyer tracks advanced Russian warship in the Caribbean

One of Russia’s most advanced warships is sailing around in the Caribbean, but it’s not alone, as the US Navy has dispatched a destroyer to keep a close eye on it. The Admiral Gorshkov, the first of a new class of Russian frigates b…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

Naval expert says Russians are to blame for near-collision at sea

When the US Navy accused Russia of “unsafe and unprofessional” behavior at sea after a dangerous close encounter between a Russian destroyer and a US cruiser June 7, 2019, Russia quickly released a statement countering the US version of events.</p…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

Russian admiral says there’s nothing weird about sunbathing sailors

When a Russian destroyer came close to colliding with a US Navy warship on June 7, 2019, Russian sailors were spotted sunbathing on the deck. A retired Russian admiral says there’s nothing weird about that. Russian Admiral Valentin Selivanov,…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

During showdown with US Navy, Russian sailors were caught… sunbathing?

A Russian destroyer and a US Navy cruiser nearly collided at sea on June 7, 2019. Videos released by the Navy appear to show Russian sailors sunbathing shirtless on the back of their warship during this close encounter. The Russian destroyer

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYMilitary.com

Apr 29, 2020

Navy drops charges against Fitzgerald commanding officer, LT in collision case

Two naval officers facing courts-martial following a fatal ship collision that killed seven sailors will have their charges dropped, Navy officials announced late April 10, 2019. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson will withdraw and…

BYMilitary.com

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

Why US aircraft carriers are the best in the world – and only getting better

US aircraft carriers are a “tremendous expression of US national power,” and that makes them a target for adversarial powers, the US Navy’s top admiral said Feb. 6, 2019. “The big thing that is occupying our minds right now is the advent o…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020