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A Short History of Naval Torpedoes

The first moving naval “torpedo” was physically attached to the submarine that used it—with perhaps predictable results.
USS Mississippi survived two turret explosions, two kamikaze strikes and fired the last salvo in battleship-to-battleship combat before ushering in the age of guided missiles.
Blue Water Autonomy's Liberty Class autonomous ships are poised to revolutionize Marine Corps Expeditionary Advanced Base ...
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout ...
Sailors on the IRIS Dena sampled Indian food and visited the Taj Mahal before being attacked near Sri Lanka.
On March 25, however, the Navy was reminded that one didn’t need a war to be imperiled by the sea, as F-4 sank with Lt.
While he was in a military helicopter being removed from Kaho‘olawe for protesting the bombing of the island, Molokai resident Walter Ritte recalled having an profound experience. “Something happened ...
Although the US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service, only around half are deployed at any given time—with the rest in port or undergoing maintenance. The United States Navy ...