The keel was laid for USS Barb, the 31st Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine, amid a transition away from Los ...

The highly decorated USS Barb, led by Commander Eugene B. Fluckey, was already one of WWII's most successful submarines. But ...

The USS Becuna submarine sank 3,888 tons of shipping and earned four battle stars in World War II. The sub underwent a Greater Underwater Propulsive Power 1-A modernization in 1951. Now a museum ...

The USS Batfish was one of the Pacific Theater's most aggressive submarines, but her most destructive patrol occurred near ...

MIDDLETOWN, N.J. — The United States Navy commissioned its first coed submarine on Saturday, in a ceremonial event that the vessel's commander called "a truly historic moment." "Today, we commissioned ...

MANITOWOC – Wisconsin Maritime Museum is hosting Living History Tours on board the USS Cobia. "This unique event invites guests to step back in time and experience life aboard a WWII submarine," a ...

Submarines appeared on the global stage during World War I, when Germany unleashed a campaign of unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917 to sever supply lines between Great Britain and its allies. In ...

After more than 80 years, the name Oklahoma is returning to the U.S. naval fleet. A new state-of-the-art submarine, the USS Oklahoma, is currently under construction and is expected to be christened ...

Even before the first Japanese bomb fell, the HA-19 and four other Type A midget submarines were meant to deal the first blow ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Tuesday was a milestone for Newport News Shipbuilding. The company hosted a keel laying ceremony, where several leaders took the stage to talk about the future USS Barb (SSN 804), ...

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