On October 15, 1914, a German sub captained by U-boat ace Otto Weddigen attacked the HMS Hawke, killing 524 crew members, ...
Since 1942, iron-ore carriers that supplied the Allied war effort – until Hitler’s navy torpedoed them – have sat in ruins near Bell Island. Every Remembrance Day, a solemn ritual honours their sacrif ...
Thousands of children are still learning survival skills at camps first created to teach young sailors how to withstand ...
Made out of torpedo shells and pulled by tanks ... the infantry could follow in their sleds,” one World War II-era newsreel said at time, calling the concept the “modern equivalent of the ...
That ambition came to an unexpected and violent end nearly 80 years ago today, when a German torpedo bomber plane attacked and destroyed the World War II troop ship carrying Paulson and 579 other ...
when it was torpedoed by a German submarine shortly after 2pm. The torpedo exploded inside the ship and sent fumes all over. There was something of a panic on board the ship, while the crew sought ...
During World War II, British warships were struck by a secret weapon invented by the Italian Navy - the 'human torpedo'. Hear the full story, from disastrous missions ...
The man who’s a curator at The Military Museums and has held national leadership roles with the country’s military reserves ...
USS Puffer launched on Nov. 22, 1942, and on Oct. 9, 1943, during its maiden voyage, encountered an escort destroyer leading ...