In 1917, the unseen German U-boat U-58 was ambushed after a U.S. destroyer lookout with an "extraordinary set of eyes" ...

In an era of hypersonic missiles, stealth fighters, and nuclear subs, it’s hard to picture sailors going toe-to-toe with the enemy on a ship’s deck. Yet during World War II, the crew of a brand-new ...

After capturing Germany’s most successful submarine commander, Otto Kretschmer, the Kriegsmarine launched a secret plan to ...

The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the war—flying messages from submarine-hunting blimps during a time when radio ...

With fifth-generation submarines on the horizon, their technology has come a long way. Ultra-advanced subs of today use ...