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The Normandy landings on D-Day -- June 6, 1944 -- began the end to World War II. The weather forecast was grim over the ...
German submarines sank 56 Allied ships in the region and damaged another 14, losing just one of their own in the process ...
At the end of World War II, the U.S. Navy discovered 24 advanced Japanese submarines, some featuring groundbreaking ...
Germany's pocket battleships didn't weigh more than the Treaty of Versailles stipulated its battleships could weigh, but they ...
Through a research expedition funded by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the deep sea R/V Petrel vessel located the USS ...
WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — It was a monumental day for longtime West Warwick resident Peter Ricci. The World War II veteran celebrated his 105th birthday with a visit from Rep. Earl Read, who ...
MANILA, Philippines--A World War II-era Philippine navy ship to be used as a target in a combat exercise by American and the Philippine forces accidentally sank Monday hours before the mock ...
RTX's defense arm Raytheon said on Wednesday it has been awarded a $1.1 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to produce more ...
U.S. officials badgered Japan to send minesweepers ... Gulf War. The document summarized the various moves made by Washington in 1987 during the Iran-Iraq war. In May 1987, a U.S. Navy ship ...