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On the early morning of December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched an attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A key but often overshadowed component of this assault were the Japanese mini submarines, part of a secret and ultimately ill-fated mission that has left a lasting legacy beneath the…

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Retired Navy Command Master Chief Jonathan Davis says Barry Peterman didn't fall off his aircraft carrier in 1965. He was blown away by jet exhaust.

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BUXTON — A jumble of concrete, pipes and cables protrude from the sand. A strong diesel fuel smell overpowers any scent of salt air, even with the Atlantic Ocean just steps away. Nearly half a year after coastal erosion exposed them, the hazards on the beach by the Buxton Beach Access on Hatteras Island remain without a clear plan or timeline for cleanup. A national program tasked with cleanup ...

Nearly half a year after coastal erosion exposed them, the hazards on the beach by the Buxton Beach Access remain without a clear plan for cleanup. A national program tasked with cleanup of former military sites recently concluded it won't be addressing the Buxton beach.

The USS Jacob Jones sunk off the coast of Britain in December 1917 after being torpedoed by a German submarine.

The Jacob Jones sank off the coast of Britain in December 1917 after being torpedoed by a German submarine. Naval History and Heritage Command Divers retrieved a brass bell from the sunken USS Jacob Jones, a WW1-era American destroyer.The bell was recovered due to concerns about the plundering of military wreck sites.The bell will be sent to the Washington Navy Yard and held at the command's underwater archeology lab. More than a century after a German U-boat torpedoed the USS Jacob Jones

The USS Jacob Jones went down in the English Channel on Dec. 6, 1917, after being struck by a German submarine's torpedo.