Under the command of Lt. Cmdr. Maurice Jester, the cutter Icarus sank a German submarine in less than an hour.

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Her precise gunnery and unyielding presence made her a nightmare for German and Italian sailors ... Navy would never again willingly face British battleships in open battle. Student Loan Update ...

Launched in 1939 and commissioned in 1941, the Tirpitz was one of the largest battleships ever built ... throughout the European Theater of World War II. The Tirpitz had up to 320 mm of steel ...

An Australian renewable energy and storage developer has unveiled plans to build a major new transmission line in Victoria that would do away with traditional poles and wires – and the social ...

When torpedoes struck his battleship, Neil Frye was just 20 years ... For decades, the 20-year-old’s remains went unidentified, buried in Hawaii alongside other unknowns. But in December ...

Mess Attendant 3rd Class Neil Daniel Frye will be buried with full military honors ... During the attack, the battleship was hit by two bombs and at least seven torpedoes, before sinking to ...

But just as it prepared to strike, a lone merchant ship—HMS Jervis Bay—broke formation and turned straight toward the German battleship. The move was reckless and suicidal, yet the crew of the ...