“On this day in history”30 June 1951, a group of stranded Japanese soldiers who refuse to believe World War II ended in 1945, surrender to Lt. Cmdr. James B. Johnson,USS Cocopa (ATF 101)onAnatahan Islandin the northern Marianas. ...
Eventually some in the top brass in the mid-1980s envisioned a full deck aircraft carrier, along an ambitious plan for three of these 75000 tonnes vessels. This was the only way to operate really capable carrier-borne aircraft. The final carrier and only one built was not a catobar but ...
Arrow and Acheron were able to save the majority of the vessels of the convoy by their resistance before they were compelled to strike. Arrow sank almost immediately after surrendering, and Acheron was so badly damaged that the French burnt her. HMS Wolverine (or Wolverene...
But CMA CGM has not said why it decided not to re-route the Jules Verne, or whether it will send other vessels through the Houthi-threatened seaway. Meanwhile, on Monday, the European Union (EU) announced the launch of a naval operation in the Red Sea, named Eunavfor Aspides, to gu...
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The vessels are impressive on the surface, but each ship originates from troubled development programs which — although coming with creature comforts and advanced technology — turned out to be less than impressive when put to the test.
It would join the rest of Nimitz’s fleet, which included the Hornet, the Enterprise, 8 cruisers, and 18 destroyers at a rendezvous point optimistically code-named “Point Luck,” 350 miles (560 km) northeast of Midway. There they awaited the advance of Yamamoto’s armada. Whereas the ...
Perla Gibson was a wartime national South African treasure – the famous ‘Lady in White’, Perla Gibson would sing to convoys of troopships, merchant ships and fighting vessels visiting Durban harbour during the Second World War – and her memory would sink into the hearts of servicemen and ...
Whaling vessels from the United States began frequenting Honolulu Harbor in the early 1800s and a growing US Naval presence followed. In 1820, a newspaper based in Honolulu urged the establishment of a US Navy base in Hawaii to protect American whaling interests. In 1869, when Hawaii was ...
separate engagements took place: The Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, the Battle of Surigao Strait, the BAttle of Cape Engano and the Battle of Samar. Because Japan had fewer aircraft than the Allies had sea vessels, it was the first battle in which Japanese pilots carried out organized kamikaze ...