O n October 24, 1944, during World War II, the USS Tang sank off the coast of China. The submarine was destroyed by its own torpedo, which slammed into the port side while launching an attack on a ...

The Battle of Midway is widely remembered as a turning point in World War II, where American naval airpower crushed Japa ...

The first shots of World War One are fired in Africa ... is sunk off the coast of Ireland by a torpedo fired by a U-Boat. More than 1,200 people die – including 128 Americans.

At the outbreak of World War One, the United States of America decided ... New York to Liverpool when a German submarine fired a torpedo without warning. The Lusitania sank, and 1, 198 passengers ...

The USS Nevada served in World War I and World War II and sat ... and the ship later had to be beached when “one torpedo and several bomb hits” left it near sinking, historians say.

The USS Intrepid is one of the US Navy's most historic ... The ship survived four kamikaze attacks and a torpedo attack during World War II and even served as a lead recovery ship for NASA.

18. -- Torpedo boat G 137, which has attained a speed of 33.9 knots, (about 39 land miles,) is declared to be the fastest war vessel afloat. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...