On This Day, Feb. 15: USS Maine explodes, sparks Spanish-American War
On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor, killing 260 crewmen and leading to a U.S. declaration ...
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How the final shots of the Civil War came to be fired off the shores of Alaska
Two months after the war ended, Confederate soldiers destroyed a fleet of Yankee ships, which were harvesting bowhead whales ...
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The Historic S.S. ‘United States,’ the Fastest Liner to Cross the Atlantic, Is Heading to a Watery Grave
Officials plan to purposefully sink the passenger ship off the coast of Florida, where it will become the world's largest ...
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U.S. Navy Releases Image of Damage to USS Harry S. Truman After Collision at Sea
While an investigation is ongoing, the U.S. Navy has released a photo captured in the aftermath of the collision with the ...
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Carrier USS Harry S. Truman Hull Pierced in Collision, Heading to Port for Repairs
The hull of aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) was pierced above the waterline during a Wednesday collision with a ...
US aircraft carrier Truman collides with merchant ship near Egypt, but no injuries are reported
The Navy says the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision at sea with a merchant vessel near Port ...
WW1 Submarines: What Were They Used For And Do Any Still Exist?
Submarines came to the forefront of military navies with the advent of WWI, as Germany's dangerous U-boats proved a ...
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Ancient shipwreck reveals secrets of 15th-century Danish flagship
Thirty feet under the surface of the cold, murky Baltic Sea, Brendan Foley spotted something unusual in the wreckage of an ...
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Hull submits bid to become a city of music
A bid has been submitted for Hull to become a Unesco Creative City of Music. It includes a new five-year music plan for Hull, which Hull City Council said puts music "front and centre of driving ...
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Hitting close to home: Northern Peninsula communities mourning loss of hometown sailor
According to the Royal Canadian Navy, Applin and another sailor were in a rigid-hull inflatable craft that capsized. The other man survived the incident. Applin, 38, was a weapons engineering ...
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What Happens When Sharks Swim Towards US-Aircraft Carriers?
Attracted perhaps by the ship vibrations or leftover meals thrown overboard, the sharks explored the ship’s hull. Screenshot from: US Army Faces Off Against Shark: You Won’t Believe What Happens Next.