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The USS Massachusetts (BB-2) was so badly designed it would tilt sideways when its guns rotated. It killed its own crew in turret and...
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The USS Massachusetts (BB-2) was so badly designed it would tilt sideways when its guns rotated. It killed its own crew in turret and...
The Iowa-Class Battleship Will Never Leave Museum Duty: Back in August of 2025, I toured the Battleship Iowa Museum in San Pedro, California. Going...
The U.S. is currently in a military conflict with Iran, but this is not the first time that has happened. And, in fact, this...
The U.S. Navy sank five of its own ships in a single battle — by accident. This is one of those stories from World...
The USS Oriskany Tragedy: How a Mishandled Flare Killed 44 Sailors The USS Oriskany fire of October 26, 1966, remains one of the deadliest...
Key Points and Summary: The Forrestal-class carriers were the first true “supercarriers,” purpose-built to handle the heavy jets of the Cold War era. The...
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates were a mainstay of the Cold War and nearly a naval legend. Part of the then-Chief of Naval Operations...
Key Points: In February 2009, two NATO submarines, the UK’s HMS Vanguard and France’s Le Triomphant, collided in the Eastern Atlantic, putting nuclear weapons...
Tirpitz was indeed a sister ship to the Bismarck. Named for Imperial German Großadmiral (“Grand Admiral”) Alfred von Tirpitz, (1849-1930), she was laid down...
The Russian Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier The Admiral of the Soviet Fleet Kuznetsov was once seen with significant pride within the Kremlin, even if...