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Divers find WWI Navy destroyer, the first to be sunk by enemy fire
The wreckage of the USS Jacob Jones was recently discovered off the southwest coast of England by a group of UK diving experts.
Inside the hunt for Eagle 56
Like many really good sea stories, naval historian Paul Lawton’s begins with shots of 100 proof whiskey chased down by bottles of Budweiser.
By Jon Simkins
Meet the Navy chief helping suicidal sailors on Reddit
Chief Grant Khanbalinov started posting videos encouraging sailors to seek help earlier this year.
Op-ed: The Navy needs a new crew endurance plan
"Just making sure that fatigue is no longer a badge of courage is a good start, but we can do so much more to improve the lives of sailors."
By Capt. John P. Cordle
Navy vessel sunk by German sub in WWII finally found
Only 13 of the 62 crew members survived; they were plucked from the water by a nearby Navy destroyer.
‘Ghost Fleet’ cemetery now a national sanctuary
Mallows Bay is known for its "Ghost Fleet," including partly submerged remains of more than 100 wooden steamships that were built in response to threats from World War I-era German U-boats.
The unloved, unlovely, yet indispensable LST
One of the biggest threats to D-Day success came from the Allied side — the shortage of a key ship.
By Craig L. Symonds, World War II Magazine
Undefended shore: American antisubmarine operations in 1942
In 1942 American merchant ships up and down the Atlantic Coast were being relentlessly attacked by German U-boats. Why did the U.S. Navy secretly decide to leave them unprotected?
By Ed Offley, MHQ — The Quarterly Journal of Military History
The art of sucking oil out of a tanker sunk in World War II
The Coimbra was carrying more than 2 million gallons of oil when it was torpedoed in January 1942, killing 36 officers and crew members.
That time a Navy jet shot itself down
In this season of the practical joke, let's talk about some very bad mistakes unique to the world's military services.
By Alan Green, Military History Quarterly Magazine
That time American planes fought American planes
The strange story of Task Force 34.
By John W. Lambert, Aviation History Magazine