The CSS Virginia was a Confederate ironclad warship that played a pivotal role during the American Civil War, most notably at the Battle…
The Battle of the North Cape, which took place on December 26, 1943, was a crucial naval confrontation between the British Royal Navy…
The “Letters of Last Resort” are a set of four identically-worded hand-written letters penned by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, composed…
The MV Wilhelm Gustloff, launched in 1937, was a German ocean liner initially used for leisure cruises. Requisitioned for military use during World…
The history of ‘Wilhelm Bauer’ U-2540 is a fascinating and intricate tale. It was part of the Type XXI U-Boat, one of the…
During World War I, early methods of shielding submarines involved constructing partially wooden, open-sided shelters.These were adequate when bombs were small enough to…
The scuttling of the French fleet at Toulon in November 1942 was a decisive act by the French Navy to prevent their ships…
In 1942, the German submarine U-166 was sunk in the Gulf of Mexico after a confrontation with an American submarine chaser, following its…
U-534 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II that was sunk in May 1945 by a British…