Articles related to "Submarine"

In January 1918 the Royal Navy lost two submarines and over 100 men in a tragic wartime accident.

While the Nautilus is famous as the fictitious submarine in Robert Louis Stevenson's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, it is also the name of the first viable submarine.

The USS Nautilus was the world's first nuclear-powered submarine and the first sub-surface vessel to conduct an underwater transit across the North Pole.

In 1914, fearing an attack on the B.C. coast, Premier Richard McBride takes a chance, and buys two submarines with Provincial funds. They are the RCN's first submarines.

Both sides in the Civil War designed and built submarines of various kinds with mixed results.

Designed by David Bushnell, the American Turtle submarine of the Revolutionary War is emulated today as a historic and groundbreaking craft.

From a slow start the US Navy experimented with several submarines in the Civil War.

While UB-65 was being constructed, inexplicable deadly incidents happened. No natural cause was found. Were these omens of impending doom?

Hunt for the Samurai Subs, on National Geographic Channel, features the discovery of two Japanese submarines from World War II off of the coast of Hawaii.

Now a museum piece, this formidable weapon of the former Soviet Union regularly stalked and shadowed American ships at sea during the Cold War.

The coastal navy of Yugoslavia and its successor Montenegro employed a number of submarine designs for more that seventy years. The remnants are now for sale.

Comparing old postcards shows how the Disneyland Submarine Voyage attraction has spanned the ages from Captain Nemo to Finding Nemo.

Most people think the Royal Navy in World War II tended to concentrate upon efforts to defeat the German U boats. The British had a potent submarine force themselves.

The USS Pampanito naval career ran from 1943 to 1945. She was built in New Hampshire, trained at Pearl Harbor, fought in Japanese seas and rests in the San Francisco Bay.

Most people think about the Royal Navy in World War II they tend to concentrate upon the British efforts to defeat the U boats rather than the Royal Navy's own force.

Renaissance alchemists did more than try to make gold. One invented refrigeration and a submarine, all because of a substance found in barnyard dung.

The Confederate Navy designed and used a number of submarine craft to varying degrees of success in the Civil War.

Four Beatles movies were made however the music and bizarre cast of the animated Yellow Submarine make this film its most psychedelic tribute to 1960s music pop culture.

She was the first to demonstrate that while the Germans could capture a country they could not conquer the determination or spirit of the people.

When operating correctly, submarine torpedoes are effective offensive weapons; when malfunctioning they can be just as deadly to the firing submarine.

What happened when The Beatles, the biggest band in the world, got really animated?

When Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime had begun the process of German rearmament they had been almost as keen to build U-boats again as military aircraft, and tanks.

Arthur Zimmerman became famous during the First World War for sending the Zimmerman telegram to the Mexican authorities.

This article discusses another application of nuclear energy - Propulsion. Construction and working of the mechanism are discussed in brief.

In 1970, the USS Queenfish initially followed the course of Nautilus, under ice to the North pole. The boat then embarked on a scientific mission into uncharted seas.

Plucked from Mobile Bay during the 1864 battle, Alfred Pierce told how he and his secret sub attacked a Union warship

Captain Ramsey and Executive Officer Hunter fight in a tense drama over conflicting orders regarding the launch of their submarine's nuclear missiles

At the beginning of World War II, the Mark 14 steam torpedo was the main weapon of the U.S. Navy's submarine service.

Based on actual events during WWII, U-571 tells a terrifying story of a group of submarine sailors out of their element and in enemy territory.

First launched in 1960, the SSN-594 Permit class were the world's first modern, quiet, deep-diving fast attack submarines.

The first U.S. submarine launched in World War II goes to war and disappears without a trace, leaving families of the lost crew to wonder what happened to them.

Dubbed "the true story of a U.S. cold war submarine's covert operations against the Soviet Union," this partially fictional account takes the reader on a secret mission.

When it came to anti-submarine warfare, no American submarine was more successful than the USS Batfish.

A fun-loving trumpet player from Pennsylvania who joined the Navy, Carmine Parziale disappeared mysteriously during World War II along with his submarine, USS Grunion.

The final resting place of the World War II submarine, USS Grunion, is found 64 years after its mysterious loss by the three sons of the submarine commander.

The attack on the USS Greer was used by the Roosevelt administration to promote sympathy for the Allied cause and to weaken strong isolationist convictions.

From 1382 until 1918 this force was one of the largest in the world. Often bloodied but never beaten it disappeared from the oceans with a whimper.

Carrying the Hiroshima bomb to Tinian, the heavy cruiser Indianapolis was ordered from Tinian to Leyte Gulf but was sunk by an enemy submarine, resulting in many deaths.

St. Marys serves as an itinerary of captivating Victorian charm and a gateway to Cumberland Island and the Okefenokee Swamp.

Samuel Artist Templeton, raised on a farm in Tennessee, joined the Navy, volunteered for submarine duty and made the ultimate sacrifice for his family and his country.

The Confederate States of America pioneered submarine warfare, and Mobile, Alabama, was the center of the secessionist nation's underwater arsenal.

The most famous act of self sacrifice known to the U.S. submarine service was performed by Commander Howard W. Gilmore, and earned him the Medal of Honor.

While no longer a new book, Shadow Divers is a book for the ages. Robert Kurson reports a true story of honor, curiosity, courage and daring.

From the laying of her keel, to her mysterious sinking near the end of the First World War, U-Boat 65 was believed to be cursed ship by all those who sailed in her.

The United States installs missiles on Turkey. Nikita Khrushchev considers a personal affront to himself and his country.

Take the ferry to the Cumberland Island National Seashore and go camping, hiking and beach combing, or visit historic sites and shop for antiques in St Marys Georgia.

A skilled mentor and fearless determination forged Dick O'Kane and Tang into the most successful U.S. submarine command of WWII.

Tsunami generated by severe earthquake or submarine landslides pose a risk to boats, boaters and other coastal residents. Often they can be predicted and mitigated.

Ivan Neville, Papa Grows Funk, The Radiators, these are but three of the big names on ASAP Productions first children's disk.

USS Wahoo (SS-238), under the command of Dudley W. "Mush" Morton, revolutionized American submarine warfare in the Pacific during World War II.