The lesson is clear. Strategic bombing with conventional weapons has never worked. It did not work in Vietnam, Iraq or ...

Once the pride of Hitler’s navy, the battleship Bismarck shook the Atlantic during her brief but devastating campaign. After a relentless pursuit by the Royal Navy, she was finally destroyed and sent ...

A report indicates a developing maritime crisis: an Iranian vessel has been destroyed off the coast of Sri Lanka, allegedly ...

An Isle of Wight born Admiral of the Fleet made the disastrous decision to scatter Arctic convoy PQ-17.

It was a frigid December night in the Arctic Sea. Aboard the Scharnhorst, the forecast of harsh weather had everyone on edge. Battling fierce winds and towering waves, the German battleship pressed on ...

World War II proved that control of the oceans could determine the outcome of a global conflict. While battleships had long ...

The first moving naval “torpedo” was physically attached to the submarine that used it—with perhaps predictable results.

It was a night to celebrate for the city of Wolverhampton as a new warship bearing the city's name rolled out of the yard for ...

Many people think Britain has never been invaded since 1066. They recall Shakespeare’s lines about the sea being like “a moat ...

Reports on March 4, 2026, revealed that a U.S. Navy submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena using a torpedo in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka. A torpedo is a powerful underwater missile used in ...