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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.

Aug 24, 2023

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.

Aug 3, 2023

Mar 22, 2023

A Tale of Two Ships: The USS Samuel B. Roberts of World War II and the Persian Gulf

The naming of a Navy ship can be a bit of a mystery to non-Navy types. Some are named for…

Mar 22, 2023

Jan 9, 2023

This sunken WWII ammo ship still threatens London

The SS Richard Montgomery was an American Liberty Ship that wrecked on the Nore sandbank in the Thames Estuary, near…

Jan 9, 2023

Nov 30, 2022

The Navy intercepted 70 tons of explosive material in a historic interdiction

The U.S. Navy maintains freedom of navigation on the seas through power projection. Working with allied nations, American vessels combat…

Nov 30, 2022

Oct 21, 2022

This is how ship oars revolutionized ancient naval warfare

Naval warfare encapsulates combat on and in large water bodies. Current tactical advantages can safely be attributed to advancements incepted…

Oct 21, 2022

BYBlake Stilwell

Oct 11, 2022

This was the last enemy ship sunk by the US Navy in combat

When the last Perry-class frigate, the USS Simpson, lowered her flag for the last time in 2015, it left only one ship in the active fleet which sank an enemy in combat. The USS Constitution sank an enemy ship, the British HMS G…

BYBlake Stilwell

Oct 11, 2022

Oct 4, 2022

This is what the average sailor ate aboard a WWII era ship

When an individual is deployed in a warship, they expect to eat stale, canned and highly processed foods, as the…

Oct 4, 2022

Sep 15, 2023

Why the US attacked Japan in the middle of the Civil War

Just because the U.S. military was preoccupied with the Civil War doesn’t mean it stopped everything else it was doing around the world.

Sep 15, 2023

Sep 15, 2023

The real story behind ‘The Mutiny on the Bounty’ is different from what you think

The story goes that captain of the Royal Navy’s HMS Bounty, Lt. William Bligh, was a harsh captain in an already-harsh environment.

Sep 15, 2023

Sep 6, 2023

This the first time people circumvented the globe by air, land and sea

Circumnavigation is an entire voyage around a whole continent, island or any astronomical body like a moon or a plane.

Sep 6, 2023

Aug 19, 2022

This Marine survived the Bataan Death March, a ship sinking and a nuclear bomb

Veterans usually have a few good war stories to tell after their time in the service. Depending on how long…

Aug 19, 2022

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…

Aug 16, 2022

Aug 15, 2022

The Navy named a carrier after the fictional Shangri-La because of FDR

The names of U.S. Navy ships usually follow a certain convention. In the 21st century, destroyers are named after naval…

Aug 15, 2022

BYJim Fletcher

Aug 8, 2022

When you’re in a hopeless situation, ‘Pray for Shackleton’

Talk about timing. In January, 2022, author Ranulph Fiennes released his new book, Shackleton: The Biography. The book is another treatment…

BYJim Fletcher

Aug 8, 2022

Jul 14, 2022

The time a British fighter jet landed on a civilian container ship

Mishaps and malfunctions happen during military training exercises. Sometimes, these events lead to military aircraft making emergency landings at civilian…