Patrol torpedo boat PT-109 was built by the Electric Launch Company, now known as Elco Motor Yachts, headquartered in Bayonne, New Jersey. It was laid down on March 3, 1942, launched on June 20, 1942, ...

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Submarines came to the forefront of military navies with the advent of WWI, as Germany's dangerous U-boats proved a ...

The Type seven and Type nine were the striking force of the Kriegsmarine during the Battle of the Atlantic - a German attempt ...

Derry City & Strabane District Council is planning a live re-enactment of the surrender of the German U-boats on the Foyle, as well as a host of other events to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle ...

During World War Two, hundreds of cargo ships raced across the Atlantic in an effort to keep Britain supplied. But these ...

Cupid's Undie Run raises awareness for NF, and funds research to combat the rare genetic condition that causes tumors to grow all over the body.

WWII veteran Tony Battaglia, who served as a medic in the Aleutian Islands Campaign and later moved to Honesdale, died Friday ...

The 117-foot long Philippine Mars flew is one of two of its kind still in existence, anchored in Alameda overnight.

AUSTIN BOUCHER / U.S. ARMY / OCT. 7 Members of the Defense POW /MIA Accounting Agency walk beside a casket during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. At least 163 ...

There was an actual seaplane in Alameda’s Seaplane Lagoon Monday morning. Ferry riders and other people out on their morning commute or dog walk were treated ...

On May 3, 1945, during its second war patrol, Lagarto was lost with all 80 crew members aboard. This year marks the 80th ...