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America’s Oldest and Newest Warship Classes That Fought in World War II
World War II U.S. Navy Veteran, Joseph McCarron, celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by friends and loved ones earlier ...
Odd war relic found on wreck of famous battleship USS Nevada off Hawaii, image shows
The USS Nevada served in World War I and World War II and sat off Bikini Atoll in July 1946 during atomic bomb tests, ...
USS Scranton, Pacific Fleet’s oldest fast-attack sub, gifted with storied game of Navy legend
The crew of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) received the storied O’Kane cribbage board ...
How the Intrepid Moved a World War II Fighter Plane
The 33-foot Corsair, on loan from Florida, had to be “rigged up on skates” to get to the Intrepid’s hangar deck.
The Collector: John Simanton’s ship model started when he was a teen and helped during his Navy career
John Simanton’s collection reflects a time when world wars were fought at sea – when mighty ships battled each other across ...
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The Secret World War II History of Koh Samui, the New Setting for ‘The White Lotus’
A Japanese vessel was reportedly stationed there during ... As a result, the shimmering sea surrounding Samui is likely swollen with World War II shipwrecks, says Chambers. He believes a huge ...
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Does America Face a “Ship Gap” With China?
In 2020, the Office of Naval Intelligence told Congress that Chinese naval ships are now “in many cases comparable” to their ...
World War II aviation history lands at permanent exhibit on USS Intrepid
Discover the Intrepid Museum's World War II exhibit, showcasing the Corsair aircraft and artifacts from Loren Isley's final mission and other historic items.
Opinion
We’re going to need to build more ships
Alfred Thayer Mahan would be appalled. The great 19th-century strategist and navalist surely would be shocked and mystified that we have allowed the country with which we are most likely to fight a ...