submarine

This submarine crew killed 5 destroyers in 4 days

The American submarine USS Harder and its crew quickly established themselves as avid hunters in World War II. Sent against Japanese merchant shipping, the sub quickly claimed 14 Navy and…

How a US Navy submarine literally sailed home after running out of fuel

The USS Conestoga was a seagoing tug that spent World War I hauling supplies across the Atlantic, escorting convoys, and towing ships back to port. When the war ended, it…

The wreck of WWII submarine USS Albacore was identified off the coast of Japan

On February 16, 2023, the Naval History and Heritage Command confirmed the identity of the wreck of the USS Albacore (SS-218). The WWII submarine was found off the coast of…

A submarine is reviving the name USS Arizona

On December 7, 1941, the battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) was sunk at Pearl Harbor. Struck by several Japanese bombs, Arizona burned for two days. Over 1100 of her crew lost…

The USS Borie’s insane battle with a German submarine led to its own destruction

The USS Borie was one of the U.S. Navy’s most aggressive anti-submarine ships in World War II. It was first commissioned in 1919, so by the time World War II…

A nuclear submarine was destroyed by a guy trying to get out of work early

A mysterious 2012 fire that basically destroyed a nuclear submarine while it was in port was caused by a not-so-bright contractor who wanted to get out of work early.

Today in military history: World’s first combat submarine sinks

On Oct. 15, 1863, the CSS Hunley, the world’s first successful combat submarine, sank. For the second time…and also not the last… Hunley, named for her inventor, Horace Lawson Hunley,…

25 incredible photos of life on a US Navy submarine

A U.S. Navy nuclear submarine is one of the most mysterious places in which a member of the military could serve. Armed with advanced technology and enough firepower to destroy civilizations, it’s no wonder that every sailor aboard these v…

This legendary Navy skipper sank 19 enemy ships

In the early months of 1943, the USS Wahoo was on its third war patrol when the sub and its crew found themselves under the new leadership of Lt. Commander Dudley Mo…

This Russian missile could be the last thing you ever see

While Russia likes to point to the “successes” of its state re-armament program, the fact is that many of the weapons have fallen well short of their touted potential. The T-14 is underfunded and probably overhyped. The Su-57 can’t be stealthy an…

The submarine that smuggled 130 soldiers out of Crete

In August 1941, a submarine crew that already had a series of crazy, Mediterranean adventures under its belt slid up to the coast of Crete, a sailor swam from the boat to the shore with a lifeline, and the submarine rescued 130 stranded soldiers, se…

The history behind the landlocked Wisconsin submarine

Manitowoc, Wisconsin, is one of countless “hidden gems” across America, a small town with a picturesque perch on the shores of Lake Michigan. In fact, driving down a street, one…

This German U-boat was crewed by American sailors

On June 17, 1943, the Nazi Germany Kriegsmarine launched submarine U-858. The Type IXC/40 U-boat carried out two patrols during the war. For her second patrol, U-858 was sent to…

The HMS Thunderbolt was lost with almost all hands, twice

When the HMS Thunderbolt was sunk in March of 1943, it already had a tragic backstory while commissioned under a different name.

This is what it took to be a U-boat ace in WWII

We’ve all heard of fighter aces. Find out what it took to become a u-boat ace back in World War II.

Why Oklahoma has a World War II submarine in a former soybean field

The USS Batfish had a storied World War II history and battle record. Despite being active in the war for less than two years, it has the distinction of being…

The Japanese Navy tried to destroy the Golden Gate Bridge with torpedoes

In the wake of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the American people were left stunned and unsure of what the near future would hold. It left…

Here’s what life is like aboard the largest US Navy submarine

Submarines are a tremendous strategic and tactical advantage to countries that have them. Also see: 27 incredible photos of life on a US Navy Subma…

This was the secret war off the US coast during World War II

This Soviet-era mutiny was the inspiration for ‘The Hunt For Red October’

In 1975, a political commissar aboard the Soviet Union’s Burevestnik-class frigate Storozhevoy decided something had to be done about the rampant corruption and theft of the ruling communist party under…

This was the only underwater submarine vs. submarine kill in history

Hollywood might often showcase submarines hunting down and attacking other submarines in a variety of movies and TV shows, but it’s actually been a very rare event in history. In fact, the only time a submarine has ever been known for su…

This is the only enlisted submariner to receive the Medal of Honor

The U.S. Navy submarine service was barely two decades old when the submarine USS O-5 began taking on water in the Panama Canal Zone in October 1923. A cargo ship slammed into the submarine without warning and the boat began taking on water. The cre…

The insanely lucky sub that changed naval warfare in one fight

U-boats were still in their infancy in 1914, and most naval officers looked down on the fleet. At best, they were considered defensive weapons that could help hold an enemy fleet away from the coasts. But then, on Sept. 22, 1914,

The little fish that almost brought down the US submarine force

The Ohio-class cruise missile submarine is probably one of the most powerful and intimidating weapons ever created by man. They are the world’s third-largest subs and the largest submarines ever…

A Chinese diesel submarine surfaced in the middle of a US carrier group

There’s a lot about the Song-class Chinese submarine that’s special. It was the first submarine developed entirely by the People’s Republic of China and the first to use the modern…