The USS Tang was a Balao -class submarine constructed during the Second World War. The building contract was awarded to Mare ...

While on sea trials, the spanking new U.S. Navy Squalus, SS-192, sank in 240 feet of water when an incompletely closed valve caused flooding in the engine ... A typical WWII U.S. submarine ...

The U.S. Navy has employed a variety of rocket delivery ships for decades now, so it's not unusual for a missile frigate, ...

So, why is USS Cobia here and not a Manitowoc-built submarine? After World War II, the U.S. had a surplus of boats in its “mothball” or reserve fleet. These vessels were sold to other ...

The most successful American submarine of World War II was the USS Tang. With a total of 33 enemy ships sunk, it received numerous awards such as the Medal of Honor. The Battle of Midway is one of ...

steam engines, shipwrecks, and, of course, Wisconsin's 28 WWII submarines and USS COBIA. Our current temporary exhibits include a photography display on the Washington Island Ferry Line ...

An American submarine that went missing in World War Two has been rediscovered at the bottom of the East China sea. The USS Grayback and its 80 crew members disappeared in 1944 when it was ...

The German officer managing the hydrophones has just alerted me to the sound of a ship's engine in sector AN493 ... that follows the life of a WWII German submarine crew in UBOAT, which takes ...

It displaces 7,900 tons underwater, three times more than its ancestor, a World War II Gato-class ... an air-breathing engine to operate. Idaho enters the fleet as the U.S. submarine force is ...

Get ready to witness history! The Navy will christen the USS New Jersey, a state-of-the-art Virginia-class fast attack ...

The submarine sits partially submerged in mud in about 100 feet of water in the Potomac River and the Piney Point Lighthouse and Museum will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the scuttling of ...