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Naval History (Page 2)

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USS Missouri Sailors brace for impact
Naval History

Battleship Missouri’s Sailors Brace For Incoming Missiles In Intense Desert Storm Video

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Aug 30, 2023

Royal Navy 'Franken-ship' HMS Zubian
Naval History

Royal Navy Once Created A ‘Franken-Ship’ From Two Destroyers

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Aug 22, 2023

SEA VAMPIRE RUBBER DECK
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Aircraft Carriers With Rubber Decks Were A Bad Idea

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 7, 2023

Pisces III
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Recalling The Deepest-Ever Submarine Rescue After The Loss Of The Titan

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 22, 2023

USS X-1 pictured during trials
Naval History

The Navy Procured This Midget Submarine For Coastal Defense During The Cold War

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Apr 26, 2023

Torpedo Launcher German Ship
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This German Cruiser With A Crazy Past Had These Even Wackier Torpedo Launchers

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Mar 1, 2023

F9F Mig15 Royce Williams
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Navy Pilot Who Secretly Killed Four MiGs On One Mission Finally Recognized

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 24, 2023

Swiftsure
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How A British Submarine Spent Hours Under A Russian Aircraft Carrier

By Matus Smutny

Posted on Jan 11, 2023

Duty Cat VS-24
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The Tale Of The Duty Cat

By Kevin Noonan

Posted on Nov 15, 2022

USS Independence 4th of july
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The Glorious History Of American Warships Named Independence

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 4, 2022

CURTISS_F9C_USS_MACON
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Remembering The Navy’s Doomed Aircraft-Carrying Airships

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 27, 2022

Navy Nearly Got A Single-Seat A-6 Intruder Instead Of The A-7 Corsair II
Naval History

Navy Nearly Got A Single-Seat A-6 Intruder Instead Of The A-7 Corsair II

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on May 9, 2022

The Navy’s First Medical Ship In 35 Years Will Be Unlike Any Before It
Naval History

The Navy’s First Medical Ship In 35 Years Will Be Unlike Any Before It

By Howard Altman

Posted on Apr 29, 2022

Flying Boats Flew Japan’s Little-Known Follow-On Raid On Pearl Harbor
Naval History

Flying Boats Flew Japan’s Little-Known Follow-On Raid On Pearl Harbor

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 8, 2021

USS Desert Ship Sits In A Sea Of Sand And Launched The Navy To The Forefront Of Missile Tech
Naval History

USS Desert Ship Sits In A Sea Of Sand And Launched The Navy To The Forefront Of Missile Tech

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 17, 2021

Life On The High Seas Aboard A Tin Can Destroyer During The Cold War
Naval History

Life On The High Seas Aboard A Tin Can Destroyer During The Cold War

By Juan Rivera

Updated on Oct 22, 2021

Surface-Launched Version Of The Tomcat’s AIM-54 Phoenix Missile Nearly Armed Cold War Carriers
Naval History

Surface-Launched Version Of The Tomcat’s AIM-54 Phoenix Missile Nearly Armed Cold War Carriers

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 11, 2021

This Kamikaze Impact Mark On A British Cruiser Is A Testament To The Brutality Of The Pacific War
Naval History

This Kamikaze Impact Mark On A British Cruiser Is A Testament To The Brutality Of The Pacific War

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 27, 2021

This Spherical Manned Airship Was Tested By The Navy As An Eye In The Sky
Naval History

This Spherical Manned Airship Was Tested By The Navy As An Eye In The Sky

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Jul 20, 2021

China Tested An AI-Controlled Submarine-Hunting Underwater Drone A Decade Ago: Report
Naval History

China Tested An AI-Controlled Submarine-Hunting Underwater Drone A Decade Ago: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

An Air Cushion Patrol Seaplane Was Once In The Works With The U.S. And Japan
Naval History

An Air Cushion Patrol Seaplane Was Once In The Works With The U.S. And Japan

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 18, 2021

The Soviet-Era Hurricane High-Speed Missile Boat Had Absolutely Gargantuan Hydrofoils
Naval History

The Soviet-Era Hurricane High-Speed Missile Boat Had Absolutely Gargantuan Hydrofoils

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 12, 2021

The Navy Concluded Transmedium Flying Submersibles Were Possible A Decade Ago
Naval History

The Navy Concluded Transmedium Flying Submersibles Were Possible A Decade Ago

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jun 12, 2021

These Sailors Releasing Their Shipmates’ Bodies Into The Sea Is Worth Thinking Of This Memorial Day
Naval History

These Sailors Releasing Their Shipmates’ Bodies Into The Sea Is Worth Thinking Of This Memorial Day

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 31, 2021

USS Sealion Was The Navy’s Unique Helicopter-Accommodating Submarine
Naval History

USS Sealion Was The Navy’s Unique Helicopter-Accommodating Submarine

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 12, 2021

The Sad Story Of How This Soviet Aircraft Carrier Ended Up Rotting In A Landlocked Chinese Lagoon
Naval History

The Sad Story Of How This Soviet Aircraft Carrier Ended Up Rotting In A Landlocked Chinese Lagoon

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 15, 2021

The Oddly Shaped USS Grayback Was A Cold War Submarine Like No Other
Naval History

The Oddly Shaped USS Grayback Was A Cold War Submarine Like No Other

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 14, 2021

Obscure 23-Year Old Navy SAM Was So Ahead Of Its Time That It’s Still In High Demand Today
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Obscure 23-Year Old Navy SAM Was So Ahead Of Its Time That It’s Still In High Demand Today

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 13, 2021

The Navy Got Its Hands On Its First Operational F-4 Phantom Sixty Years Ago Today
Naval History

The Navy Got Its Hands On Its First Operational F-4 Phantom Sixty Years Ago Today

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 30, 2020

Historic Indian Carrier Set To Be Scrapped After 58 Years Of Service With Two Navies
Naval History

Historic Indian Carrier Set To Be Scrapped After 58 Years Of Service With Two Navies

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Her Majesty’s Death Ray: How The AIM-9L Sidewinder Vanquished The Argentine Air Force
Naval History

Her Majesty’s Death Ray: How The AIM-9L Sidewinder Vanquished The Argentine Air Force

By Rowland White

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Making Steam: The Life And Times Of A U.S. Navy Chief Engineer
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Making Steam: The Life And Times Of A U.S. Navy Chief Engineer

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

US Navy Aircraft Carriers Had Escalators Just Like At The Mall
Naval History

US Navy Aircraft Carriers Had Escalators Just Like At The Mall

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

7 Revolutionary Hardware Changes the US Navy Should Make in the Trump Era
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7 Revolutionary Hardware Changes the US Navy Should Make in the Trump Era

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

The Revolutionary War Gave Birth To The Age Of Naval Mine Warfare
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The Revolutionary War Gave Birth To The Age Of Naval Mine Warfare

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

This Nuclear-Capable 1950s Missile Once Delivered the U.S. Mail
Naval History

This Nuclear-Capable 1950s Missile Once Delivered the U.S. Mail

By Chris Cantle

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

Navy Needed Targets To Mimic Supersonic Anti-Ship Missiles So They Bought Real Ones From Russia
Naval History

Navy Needed Targets To Mimic Supersonic Anti-Ship Missiles So They Bought Real Ones From Russia

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 7, 2020

How The Experimental USS Narwhal Ended Up Being The Navy’s Stealthiest Nuclear Submarine
Naval History

How The Experimental USS Narwhal Ended Up Being The Navy’s Stealthiest Nuclear Submarine

By Aaron Amick

Updated on Apr 30, 2020

The Real Story of the USS Ponce as the American Sea Base Sails Into Retirement
Naval History

The Real Story of the USS Ponce as the American Sea Base Sails Into Retirement

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 27, 2020

This Is The World’s Fastest Production Submarine’s Crazy Molten Metal Cooled Reactor
Naval History

This Is The World’s Fastest Production Submarine’s Crazy Molten Metal Cooled Reactor

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 19, 2020

Tales Of Nuclear Cruiser USS Long Beach From A Sailor Who Built His Career Aboard Her
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Tales Of Nuclear Cruiser USS Long Beach From A Sailor Who Built His Career Aboard Her

By Douglas Healey and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Recollections Of Life At Sea And Some Advice From A U.S. Navy Force Master Chief
Naval History

Recollections Of Life At Sea And Some Advice From A U.S. Navy Force Master Chief

By Douglas Healey and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

This Massive Naval Exercise In 1989 Was The Pinnacle Of U.S. Cold War Maritime Might
Naval History

This Massive Naval Exercise In 1989 Was The Pinnacle Of U.S. Cold War Maritime Might

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

This Haunting WWII Photo Sums Up Our Veterans’ Perseverance And Sacrifice
Naval History

This Haunting WWII Photo Sums Up Our Veterans’ Perseverance And Sacrifice

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Coast Guard Cutters Once Carried Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles And They Could Again
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Coast Guard Cutters Once Carried Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles And They Could Again

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Ohio Guided Missile Submarines Were Designed To Be Drone-Carrying Clandestine Command Centers
Naval History

Ohio Guided Missile Submarines Were Designed To Be Drone-Carrying Clandestine Command Centers

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The Navy’s Oldest Attack Submarine Goes Out On Top After Circumnavigating The Globe
Naval History

The Navy’s Oldest Attack Submarine Goes Out On Top After Circumnavigating The Globe

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 6, 2019

Decades Ago The Navy Tested A Maritime Patrol U-2 Variant That Was Way Ahead Of Its Time
Naval History

Decades Ago The Navy Tested A Maritime Patrol U-2 Variant That Was Way Ahead Of Its Time

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The Harrowing Tale Of The Nuke-Laden Russian Typhoon Class Sub That Almost Sunk In 1991
Naval History

The Harrowing Tale Of The Nuke-Laden Russian Typhoon Class Sub That Almost Sunk In 1991

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 17, 2019

The Striking And Fast Superyacht ‘Yaz’ Was Born From A 40 Year Old Dutch Frigate’s Hull
Naval History

The Striking And Fast Superyacht ‘Yaz’ Was Born From A 40 Year Old Dutch Frigate’s Hull

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 17, 2018

WWII Vintage USS Oak Ridge Is Being Auctioned Off, Maybe The Navy Should Buy It Back
Naval History

WWII Vintage USS Oak Ridge Is Being Auctioned Off, Maybe The Navy Should Buy It Back

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 6, 2018

Mystery Naval Mine In Puget Sound Was From Navy Exercise That Occurred Over A Decade Ago
Naval History

Mystery Naval Mine In Puget Sound Was From Navy Exercise That Occurred Over A Decade Ago

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 30, 2018

The Nuclear Bomber Carrying USS United States Was Going To Be America’s First Supercarrier
Naval History

The Nuclear Bomber Carrying USS United States Was Going To Be America’s First Supercarrier

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 10, 2018

Navy’s Blue Ridge Class Command Ships Once Had This Wacky Air Defense Missile System
Naval History

Navy’s Blue Ridge Class Command Ships Once Had This Wacky Air Defense Missile System

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 25, 2018

The Navy’s Giant Hangar That Housed The Hindenburg Hides A Mock Aircraft Carrier Inside
Naval History

The Navy’s Giant Hangar That Housed The Hindenburg Hides A Mock Aircraft Carrier Inside

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 18, 2018

A U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Once Submerged In A River To Ride Out A Hurricane
Naval History

A U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Once Submerged In A River To Ride Out A Hurricane

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 29, 2017