On this day in 1939, the crew of the USS Squalus is rescued. The day before, the submarine had sunk to a depth of 240 feet. The rescue marked the first time ...

On this day in 1939, a Sargo-class submarine sinks during a deep dive. No submarine crew had ever been rescued once they’d sunk below 20 feet. Would the crew...

On this day in 1942, a United States Coast Guard cutter sinks a German submarine just off the coast of North Carolina. Dozens of Germans are captured. Yes, y...

During this week in 1776, Patriot galleys battle two British warships on the Delaware River, near Philadelphia. Until this time, much of the Revolution had b...

On this day in 1912, RMS Titanic sinks. News of the tragedy shocked the world. How could this happen? The Titanic was one of the premier passenger ships of i...

On this day in 1945, the aircraft carrier USS Franklin is miraculously saved. Just one day earlier, a Japanese Judy dive bomber had dropped two bombs on the ...

On this day in 1945, USS Franklin is attacked by a Japanese dive bomber. Her crew thought she’d surely capsize—but she didn’t. Amazingly, Franklin even manag...

On this day in 1941, HMT Rohna is commissioned. Her demise would be called “World War II’s Secret Tragedy.” More than 1,000 American troops would be lost—AND...

On this day in 1944, survivors of USS Leopold arrive in Ireland. Their ship had been torpedoed late on March 9, and they’d been left in frigid Atlantic water...

On this day in 1944, the last survivor of USS Leopold is pulled from a frigid Atlantic Ocean. Amazingly, 28 men had survived—for hours—in ocean waters that h...

On this day in 1917, the destroyer USS Jacob Jones is torpedoed as she travels near the Isles of Scilly. Jacob Jones would be the first American destroyer lo...

On this day in 1944, the submarine USS Archerfish sinks the Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano. The Japanese ship was then brand new: It had been commissioned...

On this day in 1942, three survivors of USS Juneau land their life raft on a small island in the Pacific. Seven other survivors would be pulled from the wate...

On this day in 1942, the destroyer USS Meade steams into an area near the Solomon Islands. Crew members expected to find survivors of USS Juneau floating nea...

On this day in 1942, the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal comes to an end. Japanese and American forces had been fighting for control of Guadalcanal and its surro...

On this day in 1732, an American Patriot is born in Massachusetts. You may or may not know John Glover’s name, but you do know about the Revolutionary War ev...

On this day in 1941, USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German submarine. She would become the first American warship sunk during World War II. But how could...

On this day in 1941, USS Kearny participates in an emergency rescue mission—and it would ultimately be attacked by the Germans. But wasn’t the United States ...

On this day in 1913, a hero is born. Eugene Fluckey would go on to command the submarine USS Barb during World War II. He had many escapades, one of which wa...

On this day in 1776, Americans launch the first submarine attack. They hoped to break a British blockade of New York harbor. The submarine was the work of Da...