Naval History

USS Salem Rapid Fire Guns WW2

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.[…]

Japanese Intelligence failings The US Navy won the Battle of Midway because it managed to surprise the Japanese Fleet. In[…]

Fighting Islamic State In 2017 we joined the US military on board the USS George HW Bush in the Gulf[…]

A History of Hospital Ships Hospital ships have been used as far back as antiquity to treat wounded soldiers and[…]

USS Ward Outdated and crewed by naval reservists, USS Ward played a unique role at Pearl Harbor and beyond. Her[…]

Enlisted Sailor Instead of presidents or admirals, an African American Enlisted Sailor – a hero during the Japanese attack on[…]

If War should Come A 1939 documentary produced by the GPO Film Unit that follows the route of the SS[…]

Sunken Submarine This U.S. Navy film shows how a Sunken Submarine can be raised from the depths using pontoons and[…]

USS Silversides It’s 1942 and the USS Silversides, a U.S. submarine submerged in the Pacific, is frantically trying to dodge[…]