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 Sheerness, Kent, England, in August 1944. After running aground on…
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 piracy and illegal shipments around the world to keep the…
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 hundreds of years ago. Even in the interior of huge…
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…
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 ocean surrounds them with no food source. During the first…
Why the US attacked Japan in the middle of the Civil War
While the United States was fighting for its existence, the world kept turning and other countries continued acting in their own self-interest. Just because the United States military was preoccupied…
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, prone to giving out abuse and unfair punishment in an already-harsh environment….
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. Plenty of people have traveled to many countries globally, if…
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 they were in, they may have quite a collection by…
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 divers located the wreck of the USS Jacob Jones (DD-61)….