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The day USS Missouri ran aground, why 13 tugs, anchors, and human error decided her fate
In 1950 the USS Missouri drove high onto a sandbank outside Norfolk, and brute force alone was never going to be enough. This breaks down the lightering, dredging, anchors, tug choreography, and human ...
Last week, President Trump, with his customary fanfare, unveiled plans for a new “Golden Fleet” of Trump-class battleships. “There’s never been anything like these ships,” the president declared as he ...
President Trump’s plan for new American battleships appears to be going for a “bigger-is-better” mantra — perhaps a nod to the commander-in-chief whose name they will carry. The Trump-class vessels ...
The end of the Age of the Battleship appears to have been called prematurely as the Trump administration, as part of its Golden Fleet US Navy reform, says it is reviving the giant battlewagons in the ...
Eighty years ago, a Dawson, Minnesota, man was aboard the USS Missouri when Japan surrendered and signed a peace treaty, essentially marking the end of World War II. "I tell you, I joined the Navy ...
The USS Nimitz arrived in Hawaii on Saturday, returning to American waters for the first time since the aircraft carrier deployed from its homeport at Naval Base Kitsap, Wash., in March. As it arrived ...
A wintry mix is set to target Missouri just as travelers return from the Thanksgiving holiday, but Kansas City folks can breathe a sigh of relief: heavy snowfall is expected to stay farther north and ...
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Island News) — On Veterans Day, the decks of the USS Missouri became a place of remembrance and gratitude. Families, veterans, and active service members gathered for a special ...
MADRID, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Three people died and 15 were injured on Saturday as rough seas battered the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife, emergency services said. A rescue helicopter airlifted a man ...
The Iowa class of battleships consists of a quartet of formidable ships: The USS Missouri, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and the namesake Iowa. Conceptually, they were intended as the perfect battleship, ...
Heavy Seas Beer, Maryland’s largest craft brewery, announced it will be partnering with B3 Beverage Co., an East Coast craft beverage platform. With the addition of Halethorpe’s Heavy Seas Beer, B3 ...
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