Most Dangerous Weapon in Human History A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. (It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability.)[2] The term “submarine” is also sometimes used historically or informally to refer to remotely operated vehicles and robots, or to medium-sized or smaller vessels (such as the midget submarine and the wet sub). Submarines are referred to as boats rather than ships regardless of their size.[3] | Life

WARD FIRES BEFORE THE RAID 💥 Long before the first Japanese aircraft swooped over Oahu on December 7, 1941, the opening shots of the Pacific War had already been fired—by the crew of USS Ward. At dawn, lookouts spotted a periscope trailing the minesweeper Condor outside the entrance to Pearl Harbor. When Ward moved in to investigate, officers quickly realized they were facing a midget submarine attempting to slip past the anti-torpedo nets. At 6:37 a.m., the number three, 4-inch gun crew took a