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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While some of the wrecks were first located over 30 years ago, the latest expedition allowed for a far more detailed and ...

As naval warfare reemerges as a key strategy in the US war with Iran, World War II museum ships are finding new relevance.

In one of the most extraordinary naval battles of World War II, the small American task unit known as Taffy 3 suddenly found itself facing a massive Japanese fleet. Outnumbered, outgunned, and ...

*(Honiara, Solomon Islands) An expedition led by Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) aboard Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus has just completed comprehensive archaeological surveys of more than a dozen ...

Aircraft carriers replaced battleships as dominant naval power during WWII by striking targets hundreds of miles beyond visual range. Submarines waged economic warfare targeting supply lines. German U ...

World War II produced some of the most consequential military leaders in modern history. Commanders on both sides were suddenly ...