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Warships sail to safety as Dorian looms

The Navy also issued an emergency evacuation order Wednesday evening for all non-essential active-duty service members and their families, activated reservists and civilian Department of Defense and Navy employees for a wide swath of coastal North Carolina.

By Navy Times staff

4 years ago

Dead by their own hands: Why the Germans scuttled a fleet

Just a few fathoms below Scapa Flow’s dark surface lie the remains of a navy — four battleships and four light cruisers of the Imperial German High Seas Fleet, scuttled by their own crews in 1919 in the largest act of self-destruction in naval history.

By Mark T. Simmons, Military History

4 years ago

Walloped by rough seas off Iceland, warship Gunston Hall heads home

Damage sustained to the ship's well deck and landing craft during rough seas late last month was fixed in Iceland before the ship headed back to Virginia, Navy officials said.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

5 years ago

Heavy seas damage Navy ship near Iceland

The amphibious dock landing ship Gunston Hall was damaged while sailing to a massive NATO exercise slated to begin on Thursday.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

5 years ago

Four Navy warships prepare for Hurricane Irma response

And the massive hurricane prompts the Navy to move Mayport-based fleet to new locations.

By Mark D. Faram

6 years ago

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