The German U-boat U-853 was sunk off the coast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, in May 1945, marking the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in WWII. Historian Tim Gray speculates that German U-boats may have ...

German submarines sank 56 Allied ships in the region and damaged another 14, losing just one of their own in the process ...

The German U-boat U-853 sank the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in WWII. Historian Tim Gray speculates ... Why Narragansett Bay? Because the Navy had major bases both in Newport and Davisville.

Resident input is being sought on a proposed monument to a World War II U.S. Navy destroyer that sank off the coast of Cape May. Initial feedback about the design was positive, but residents at a May ...

"Over the course of that summer, German U-boats stalked defenseless tankers and transport ships in the effort ... who located World War II posters designed by Federal Arts Project artists during ...

At the same time, their Japanese opponents had yet to fully address the threat that these underwater marauders posed to the ...

Had the Aquila been completed, it could have bolstered Italy’s Mediterranean operations by providing fleet air defense and ...

Outnumbered at Calabria, HMS Warspite miraculously crippled the Italian flagship Giulio Cesare from over 15 miles, cementing her reputation as a terrifyingly precise battleship. From World War I's ...

“I remember every day of it; I enjoyed it, I liked the Navy. I enjoyed being with all the guys on the ship — I never ... he dropped out to help in World War II. It was Nov. 30, 1942, and ...

Corfu, steeped in centuries of military and strategic significance, became the backdrop for a pivotal post-WWII conflict that marked an early flashpoint of the Cold War. During World War II, the ...