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USS Truman still in Mediterranean following collision with cargo ship near Suez Canal
The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman remains in the eastern Mediterranean Sea as its crew assesses damage from a ...
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The WWII Warships and Submarines That Battled at Pearl Harbor
The U.S. suffered a harrowing surprise attack on December 7, 1941,from Japan that propelled the country to the forefront of ...
On This Day: USS Maine explodes, sparks Spanish-American War
On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor, killing 260 crewmen and leading to a U.S. declaration ...
FDR’s great-grandson takes the helm of marketing, sales for Battleship Iowa in San Pedro
Linking a renowned family legacy to San Pedro’s historic World War II battleship, Hall Delano Roosevelt II, 32, has been ...
After a series of delays, the SS United States is scheduled to make her final voyage
The SS United States is set to make one final journey before becoming the world's largest artificial reef. On Thursday, the Okaloosa County Tourism Development Department and Destin-Fort Walton Beach ...
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The Talented and Valiant Female Surgeon Who Joined Allied Forces in WWII and Broke Barriers Along the Way
Prohibited from serving with the U.S. Army as a medical officer, Barbara Stimson was commissioned by the British—and helped ...
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The Cargo Ship That Turned the Tide of World War II
During World War Two, hundreds of cargo ships raced across the Atlantic in an effort to keep Britain supplied. But these ...
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The Liberty Ships and the Beginning of Greece’s Maritime Rule
The mass-produced Liberty ships that played a significant role in WWII eventually helped Greece become the world's leading ...
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Underwater explosion destroys hundreds of WWII-era shells off Okinawa
Eleven explosive ordnance disposal divers with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Sub Area Activity Okinawa unit ...