A History of Hospital Ships Hospital ships have been used as far back as antiquity to treat wounded soldiers and[…]
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Category: Naval History
Naval History – Developments in Naval History
USS Ward and the First Shots of Pearl Harbor
USS Ward Outdated and crewed by naval reservists, USS Ward played a unique role at Pearl Harbor and beyond. Her[…]
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Aircraft Carrier to be Named after Pearl Harbor Hero
Enlisted Sailor Instead of presidents or admirals, an African American Enlisted Sailor – a hero during the Japanese attack on[…]
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SS Ionian “If War should Come…” (1939)
If War should Come A 1939 documentary produced by the GPO Film Unit that follows the route of the SS[…]
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Raising of WWII US Navy Submarine – USS Hoist – from the Bottom of the Sea
Sunken Submarine This U.S. Navy film shows how a Sunken Submarine can be raised from the depths using pontoons and[…]
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Why Depth Charges Don’t Have to Touch a Submarine to Sink It
USS Silversides It’s 1942 and the USS Silversides, a U.S. submarine submerged in the Pacific, is frantically trying to dodge[…]
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The Invention and Development of Submarines – The Great War Special
Invention and Development of Submarines Submarine warfare is one of the lasting impacts of World War 1. Especially the unrestricted[…]
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How Did the US Navy get so Powerful? – Evolution from the 13 Colonies to WWII
US Navy get so Powerful In this history documentary we explore the history of the US Navy. We begin in[…]
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Dreadnought : The Battleship that Changed Everything
HMS Dreadnought The dreadnought was the predominant type of battleship in the early 20th century. The brainchild of British admiral[…]
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History of the Royal Navy – The King’s Ships (1500-1599)
The King’s Ships In an exciting miniseries exploring the dramatic rise and decline of English naval power, host Prince Andrew,[…]
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