Off the Swedish coast, the wreck of a 500-year-old royal warship has revealed a remarkable story of ambition, technology, and power. The Danish-Norwegian flagship Gribshunden, lost in 1495, was more than a vessel—it was King Hans’ floating castle, a ...

From the wreck of the royal Danish-Norwegian flagship Gribshunden, archaeologists have uncovered a rare glimpse into the naval power of the late Middle Ages. This warship, lost in 1495, carried an arsenal of small guns designed for close-range combat ...

Archaeologists have revealed key details about the artillery aboard the royal Danish-Norwegian flagship Gribshunden, a late medieval vessel. The carvel-built warship is considered the world's best-preserved vessel from the Age of Exploration (from the ...

A U.S. submarine sank a warship with a torpedo off the southern coast of Sri ​Lanka, dramatically widening Washington's pursuit of the Iranian navy.

(CNN) — Colombia has recovered gold and bronze coins, a porcelain cup and a cannon from a sunken Spanish warship dubbed the “holy grail of shipwrecks.” The artifacts are the first treasures to be recovered from the wreckage of the San José, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Regional artist Ernest Haas donated a collection of artwork to the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, including this painting, "Cannon Exploding on Gunboat New York." (Photo courtesy Lake ...

LONG BRANCH, NJ — Maritime history and mystery will take center stage later this month as the “History in Motion” series presents Shipwrecks of the Jersey Shore, a free public program exploring the hidden stories beneath the region’s coastal waters.

Three World War II shipwrecks off the coast of Malaysia -- the final resting place of dozens of seamen -- have almost disappeared, local divers say, with the finger pointing at possible scrap metal scavengers. The Japanese cargo vessels, which went down ...