Ships & Boats
Edward Savela |
Published: November 08, 2011 at 3:11 pm
The Japanese diplomat Takeo Yoshikawa set the stage for his country's surprise attack.
Stephen Budiansky |
Published: February 08, 2011 at 7:06 pm
In August 1812, Captain Isaac Hull in the American frigate Constitution dismasted the Royal Navy's Guerrière in a resounding victory that helped the U.S. Navy hold its own for nearly three years against the mightiest sea power on earth.
Published: August 28, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Secretary of the U.S. Navy William Jones's shrewd strategy was the key to America's successful asymmetric warfare against the Royal Navy in 1812.
Ed Offley |
Published: August 26, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Officially, the sub USS Scorpion sank due to torpedo malfunction, but new evidence supports the belief Scorpion was victim of a Soviet antisubmarine attack.
Justin Ewers |
Published: July 14, 2009 at 5:46 pm
The U.S. Navy held a ceremony to commemorate the 65th anniversary of what is known as the “West Loch Disaster,” a huge, non-combat-related explosion that killed more than 160 men and wounded almost 400.
Caitlin Newman |
Published: March 24, 2009 at 5:10 pm
The U-505 has a permanent home at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. Recently renovated, it is the only German submarine in the United States, and one of only four World War II–era U-boats in the world on display.
CHRISTINE AMMER |
Published: February 09, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Many nautical terms have entered everyday language, some from merchant shipping and others from military naval parlance. Christine Ammer examines some common expressions and their nautical origins.
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