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The crew of the new frigate HMS Venturer has paid tribute to the historic act of heroism achieved by their World War II namesake 80 years ago.

Europe was on fire in 1942. Nazi Germany had consumed much of the continent and was at the peak of its military-industrial ...

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 ...

The remains of a warship that sank more than 80 years ago turned out to be a World War II vessel. The Brazilian vessel, called Vital de Oliveira, was attacked by a German submarine in 1944.

THE terrifying last moments of the tragic ship dubbed the “Greek Titanic” have been revealed, after new images captured the ghostly remains of her wreck. The Heimara sank on January ...

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 ...

On July 19, 1944, the German submarine U-861 torpedoed the Vital de Oliveira, sinking it and killing about 100 of the 270 ...

A U-boat is nothing more than the Anglicized term for a German submarine and isn't strikingly different from U.S. subs. The ...

In its letter, an Indian Navy officer said, "Commissioning of INS Surat is a tribute to the rich maritime traditions of the ...

"NIGHT SIGHT can mean LIFE or DEATH", the poster blares as a grim-faced soldier peers into the distance, presumably watching ...