The USS Indianapolis CA-35 was a Portland-Class heavy cruiser that was commissioned by the United States Navy in November of 1932. Almost a year later in November of 1933, the Indianapolis was...
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The Liberty was originally a cargo ship called the SS Simmons Victory that was used at the end of WWII by the War Shipping Administration to deliver ammunition for the invasion of Japan. After the...
The Training Center at Cape May has an interesting history from its establishment in 1917 as a Navy "Section Base." The base was first established for vessel support, communication points for coastal...
February 3rd, 1943 The SS Dorchester was carrying over 900 men to the Army Command Base at Narsarsuaq in Southern Greenland to begin their service in WWII. The Dorchester was a coastal passenger...
In recent news, there have been reports that the USS The Sullivans DD-537 has had a hull breach and is taking on water on the waterfront of Buffalo, NY. They have not yet found out what caused the...
US Navy Captain E. Royce Williams, then and now. On November 18, 1952 US Navy Captain E. Royce Williams and 3 other pilots took off from the USS Oriskany to cut off 7 Soviet...