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It all started in 1939, when the USS Squalus partially flooded and sank to the bottom of the ocean due to mechanical troubles.

It all started in 1939, when the USS Squalus partially flooded and sank to the bottom of the ocean due to mechanical troubles.

Millington, Tennessee (NNS) –- The U.S. Navy is preparing to bring Navy Week back to Oklahoma City, from June 26 to July 2, with Sailors from across the fleet to

You know that iconic painting of Napoleon crossing the Alps? It's all wrong.

Of the 327-man crew, only 141 survived that day.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Inside the high-ceiling building that was once a World War II aircraft factory, construction is underway on the engineering site where future generations of U.S. Navy sailors will learn to operate the systems aboard the new Constellation-class frigate. The Philadelphia Navy Yard – while no longer an active U.S. naval shipyard – […]

Recent research suggests Joachim Pease, a sailor recognized for his role in sinking a Confederate raider, was from Cape Verde

A penny saved The Associated Press reports that more than 66 percent of Americans save their pennies. John Reyes in Los Angeles was cleaning out his deceased father-in-law’s home recently, the …

The Hawaiian Archipelago is typically in a sweet spot in the Pacific Ocean where many storms come by but they don't usually hit. Then, there are also tsunamis, volcanoes and human created disasters to consider.

Ahead of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower told Allied forces: "The free men of the world are marching together to Victory!"