History

WWI vessel found off Scotland

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A wreck discovered off the Aberdeenshire coast is believed to be a lost Royal Navy warship sunk by a torpedo during World War One....

New missile hits old Russian ship

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One of the world’s oldest active-duty naval ships has been damaged by a modern guided missile. The ship is the Russian Navy’s Kommuna, an...

Wreck of WWII US submarine found

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The Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) has confirmed the wreck site of the World War II submarine USS Harder (SS-257), US Naval Institute...

Japan urged to clean up Pacific war wrecks

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Ten years ago, Paul Adams was scuba diving among World War II shipwrecks in a popular tourist spot in the Federated States of Micronesia...

Protection for Shackleton’s shipwreck

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A protection ring around the Endurance, the most famous Antarctic shipwrecks, is to be widened from 500 metres to 1,500 metres in order to...

Naval shipwreck time bombs

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The World War II shipwrecks scattered across Australian waters serve as haunting reminders of the fierce naval clashes that unfolded in the Pacific Theater....

The last coast watchers pass away

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By Peter Jones* The last two Second World War coast watchers, Jim Burrowes, aged 101 and Ron ‘Dixie’ Lee aged 100, passed away in Melbourne...

Chinese carrier is more than a big ship

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By J Michael Dahm and Peter W Singer* When China’s third aircraft carrier made its maiden voyage last month, the Western press reported on the...

History’s lessons for carrier design

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By Brent D. Sadler* June 2024 marks the 90th year since commissioning the Ranger (CV-4), the first purpose-designed and built U.S. aircraft carrier. The Ranger...

Collins: from near zero to hero

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By Andrew Davies* For most of the past decade, Australia’s six Collins class submarines have provided the nation with a fine underwater warfare capability. Designed...