Naval History

SMS Cap Trafalgar vs RMS Carmania, September 14, 1914

First Naval Battle between Ocean Liners In the run up to the First World War, many ocean liners were designed[…]

U-boat Threat to U.S. Among the strategies for dealing with the U-boat threat to U.S. shipping was a series of[…]

Architecture of Dreadnoughts An overview of some of the major factors that go into designing a dreadnought battleship. Credit[…]

USS Robin The “least American” of U.S. aircraft carriers to serve in the United States Navy during World War II[…]

HMS Victory HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, ordered in 1758, laid[…]

KNM Fritjof Nansen Film starts at 0:11. How much do we really know about Somali piracy? Several compelling stories from[…]

Key Battles of The Pacific Theatre War with Japan – Battles Won and Lost moves its focus to the Pacific[…]

MGB 81 We have the immense privilege of getting behind the wheel (and guns) of MGB 81, the Spitfire of[…]

USS Salem (CA-139) Here is rate footage of USS Salem ; USS Salem (CA-139) was part of the twelve-planned ships[…]

Oldest Surviving Battleship The USS Texas, oldest surviving dreadnought battleship and flagship of the Lone Star State, is today’s subject.[…]