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Sep 27, 2023

The Americans built a dynamite gun for the Spanish-American War

This Dynamite Gun was an advanced, lightweight kind of artillery piece that went into combat in the Spanish-American War.

BYTeam Mighty

Sep 27, 2023

BYMiguel Ortiz

Sep 19, 2023

7 pirate-themed US Navy planes

The modern Navy embraces its roots in maritime combat of centuries past. Here are 7 pirate-themed planes that flew for the U.S. Navy.

BYMiguel Ortiz

Sep 19, 2023

BYLogan Nye

Sep 14, 2023

The macabre way early sailors refreshed their wardrobes

British and American ships used “slop chests” to outfit their sailors, but these little stores at sea sometimes sold dead men’s clothes.

BYLogan Nye

Sep 14, 2023

BYLogan Nye

Sep 6, 2023

The Navy accident that got it banned from railroads

In the Roseville train accident of 1973, a car filled with Air Force bombs exploded, leading to a fight over the causes.

BYLogan Nye

Sep 6, 2023

BYMiguel Ortiz

Aug 24, 2023

Why a US Navy ship is named after Australia’s capital city

On June 5, 2021, the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS-30) was christened in Sydney, Australia.

BYMiguel Ortiz

Aug 24, 2023

BYLogan Nye

Aug 9, 2023

The Navy has an entire forest to maintain a single ship

How did a massive section of boring forest far from the water become essential to Naval Support Activity Crane? Let’s find out.

BYLogan Nye

Aug 9, 2023

BYLogan Nye

Aug 9, 2023

Maverick has nothing on this insane Air Force flyby of a carrier

Imagine you work the tower or deck of an aircraft carrier. How about a B-52 BUFF flying below the deck, just over the waves?

BYLogan Nye

Aug 9, 2023

BYMiguel Ortiz

Aug 3, 2023

The Confederacy’s last ironclad was Japan’s first

Protected by iron or steel armor plates, Japan’s first ironclad warship was originally built for the Confederate States Navy.

BYMiguel Ortiz

Aug 3, 2023

BYTerry Lloyd

Aug 2, 2023

USS Ward: The Alpha and Omega of WWII

Given that World War II was one of the largest and most encompassing events in human history, and the USS Ward was a big part of that.

BYTerry Lloyd

Aug 2, 2023

BYPopular Science

Mar 30, 2023

The Navy’s version of a Roomba inspects billion-dollar ships for damage

The machine from Gecko Robotics cruises along on magnetic wheels, gathering data about the hull as it goes. On March…

BYPopular Science

Mar 30, 2023

BYTeam Mighty

Mar 30, 2023

Mysterious ghost ships are still being found by the Navy and Coast Guard

In 1872, the Canadian Brigantine Dei Gratia was sailing between the Azores Islands and mainland Portugal when it came across…

BYTeam Mighty

Mar 30, 2023

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Mar 28, 2023

North Korea’s new ‘Radioactive Tsunami’ is an underwater drone to target naval fleets

Aside from its nuclear arsenal, there’s not a lot of boasting North Korea can do about its military. We can…

BYTeam Mighty

Mar 28, 2023

BYLogan Nye

Mar 23, 2023

This video shows the stunning shifts in Naval power in WWII

It’s easy to forget that despite the Allies eventually having America and the U.S.S.R., which had the largest fleets for…

BYLogan Nye

Mar 23, 2023

BYTeam Mighty

Mar 16, 2023

One English ship took on a fleet of 53 Spanish ships and almost won

In August of 1591, the English ship HMS Revenge was off the coast of the Island of Flores in the…

BYTeam Mighty

Mar 16, 2023

BYTeam Mighty

Mar 7, 2023

North Korea has the world’s largest navy – but it’s still a joke

North Korea’s navy, officially called the Korean People’s Navy, has a strength estimated to be between 700 ships at the…

BYTeam Mighty

Mar 7, 2023

BYTeam Mighty

Feb 23, 2023

Russia deployed nuclear weapons in its Northern Fleet for the first time in 30 years

It’s been a long time since Russia sent nuclear-armed ships out to sea, but Norwegian intelligence operatives report that Russia’s…

BYTeam Mighty

Feb 23, 2023