Articles related to "British Warships"

Quickly slipping through a waterway between islands in Bay of Quinte , the 'Royal George' escaped Commodore Chauncey's reach, only to be under fire again at Kingston

The Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy have an infamous mistrust of one another. Will the latest squabble over finance see the end of one of Britain's military services?

In 1812, the small American navy, led by the ships USS Constitution and USS United States would shock the Royal Navy.

Thirty-two tall ships will visit San Francisco's waterfront this July as part of the West Coast's Tall Ship Challenge.

The 2nd Annual Expedition Week on National Geographic Channel is filled with seven new adventures and discoveries.

Allied troops from the greatest armada ever put into a military operation, swarmed ashore on the Vichy-controlled shores of North Africa before dawn on November 8, 1942.

Driven by racial stereotypes and a profound misunderstanding of Japanese culture, the United States' fight against the Japanese was unusually vicious.

On April 10th 1912, the luxury liner Titanic left Southampton for the first and last time. The ship took three years to build but was sunk within days of its launch.

Ann Harvey, with her father, brother, and Newfoundland dog risked her life to help shipwreck victims in 1828.

The death of Black Bart in 1723 marked the end of the so-called golden age of piracy.

Following the War of 1812, the British realized a naval base was essential to supply and defend the upper Great Lakes in case of future hostilities with the U.S.

An overview of the early history of The Royal Marines, one of oldest and most respected elite fighting units in the British Armed Forces.

Civil War General George Pickett lived an interesting life which took him from West Point, to a near-war with the British in Washington, to a famous Civil War battle.

Since the 1700s, Schooner sailing vessels have been used for a variety of purposes because they are fast, sleek, adaptable, and considered the sturdiest ships of all time

Scientists scoffed at these accounts until evidence made them acknowledge these monsters might exist. The debate of cryptid or enormous squid continues.

Though she spent most of GG's term in England, Princess Louise was adored by Canadians. While here, she was plagued with an accident, Fenian threats and icy cold

In 1812, while Canada was a colonial backwater, the British were engaged in a life-and-death struggle with Napoleon Bonaparte.

The absence of fighter protection left Force Z vulnerable to marauding Japanese strike aircraft, forcibly demonstrating that the reign of the battleship was near its end.

Could 20 Sea Harrier Jump Jets really take on the whole of the Argentinean Air Force, an Air Force armed with French Mirage fighters and Exocet missiles?

United States Navy Captain Isaac Hull skillfully commanded an inexperienced crew to victory in a clash that marked a watershed in American naval history.

Captain Stephen Decatur used his long-range guns to keep his ship out of harms way while blasting the British ship while earning an important victory in War of 1812.

Street violence was common in early Boston well before the mob activities in the 1760s leading to the Revolution. Boston had at least 28 riots between 1689 and 1765.