During the night of February 19/20, 1942, the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDA) sent a squadron towards the ...

The film captures the experiences of midshipmen at the US Naval Academy during their summer cruise, where they gain practical training aboard Navy ships. They learn about naval operations, including ...

While much of World War II is remembered as taking place on land or in the sky, the battles in the water were just as important. Protecting shipping lanes, troops, and supplies was all necessary over ...

USS President Jackson under attack during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. In the center background, smoke rises after an Japanese plane crashed into the superstructure of USS San Francisco. (U.S.

USS Mississippi (BB-41) fought across the Pacific for four years. She earned eight battle stars, took two kamikaze hits and kept firing at enemy positions. She survived two catastrophic turret ...