In 1901, Lake built the Protector. The Protector was the first submarine to have two sets of planes to control depth, two on the aft section and two just forward of the conning tower. The dual plane design allowed the submarine to change depth without having to adjust its ballast tanks. ...
lights were observed by a Russian submarine, which fired three torpedoes. All hit their mark and the ship sank quickly, with only a few hundred survivors. The loss of an estimated 9,300 persons makes it the largest loss of life resulting from the sinking of one vessel in maritime history....
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In 1949, the Berlin Airlift came to an end after delivering more than 2.3 million tons of cargo to blockaded residents of West Berlin over the prior 15 months. In 1954, the first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, was commissioned by the US Navy. In 1955, actor James Dean was...
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18--Today in History for Feb. 18:On this date:In 1546, Martin Luther, the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Germany, died.In 1564, Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Italian Renaissance artist whose works include the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, died in Rome.In 1678, Puritan preacher ...
Today in Naval History - Naval / Maritime Events in History 20th of February some of the events you will find here, please use the following link where...
Submarine USS Albacore sinks Japanese light cruiser Tenryu off New Guinea. US Army lands on Musita Island off Buna, New Guinea.