When the War Against the Slave Trade Picked Up Steam
The U.S fleet’s slave-traffic interdiction efforts had been fighting an uphill battle for years—until a new ship type came to ...
August 2022
Dissecting a Carrier Disaster
It was the worst U.S. carrier fire since World War II; here is an analysis of what befell the USS Forrestal (CVA-59) on Yankee Station ...
August 2022
Force H to Mers-el-Kébir
The French had the world’s fourth largest navy in 1940. Suddenly, it was a potential Nazi asset. Winston Churchill was having none of that.
August 2022
Friendly Fire in the ‘Emperor’s Bathtub’
On the hunt for targets in the Sea of Japan, the submarine USS Permit (SS-178) met with the misfortune of scoring one hit too many.
August 2022
