February 17, 1864, was a spot in naval warfare history when the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley struck and sank the USS Housatonic, the first successful attack by a military submarine against an ...

The Naval School was founded in Annapolis, Maryland in the wake of a shocking scandal at sea on this day in history, Oct. 10, 1845. The renowned military institute was renamed the U.S. Naval Academy ...

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An explosion on the USS St. Lo (CVE-63) after she was hit by a kamikaze attack off Samar during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Oct. 25, 1944. Today, American strategists are once again focused on the ...

While much of World War II is remembered as taking place on land or in the sky, the battles in the water were just as important. Protecting shipping lanes, troops, and supplies was all necessary over ...

The battle for Casablanca showcases brutal US-French naval combat, soldier heroism, and the costs of conflict. Discover the ...

The U.S.S. Edsall’s 2023 discovery at the bottom of the Indian Ocean is reviving the tale of the ship the Japanese forces called the “dancing mouse.” The intact wreck of the U.S.S. Edsall, sunk in ...