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Japan accuses China of sailing into its waters just days after a Chinese spy plane violated Japanese airspace
The incident comes just days after Tokyo accused Beijing of flying a military spy plane in Japanese…
Chris Panella
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The US Navy has no aircraft carriers deployed in Pacific as Middle East conflicts pull the Pentagon's focus from China
The US faces a carrier gap in the Pacific, where tensions continue to rise amid aggressive actions …
Chris Panella
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A US Navy captain was in disbelief when his destroyer came under fire from missiles never before seen in combat while dealing with pirates
Pirates tried to take control of a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden, leading the USS Mason to …
Jake Epstein
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A US Navy warship held together with coconut logs after a Japanese torpedo strike once sailed hundreds of miles in reverse to reach safe harbor
USS New Orleans suffered major damage from a Japanese torpedo in November 1942, and its repairs and…
Chris Panella
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A Navy destroyer sunk by 2 Japanese kamikaze attacks in World War II has been discovered in the deep Pacific
The precise location of the U.S.S Mannert L. Abele had been previously unknown until the Lost 52 Pr…
Erin Snodgrass
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Japan's 'Big Whale' submarines add another weapon to bottle up China's navy
Japan's new "Big Whale" submarines carry the advanced capabilities that make them powerful threats …
Ben Brimelow
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The Russian navy's surprising losses against Ukraine are reminders of another humiliating defeat 117 years ago
Russia's embarrassing naval losses against Ukraine come a little over a century after another Russi…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The only US sub to sink an enemy battleship during WWII made recordings of the attack that you can still listen to
In November 1944, USS Sealion became the only allied sub to sink an enemy battleship during the war…
Benjamin Brimelow
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US Navy foils gunmen attempting to hijack an Israel-linked tanker off Yemen
A unidentified group of attackers seized the Israel-linked Central Park tanker that was sailing off…
Lloyd Lee
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Shinzo Abe assassination suspect spent 3 years in the Japanese navy and had trained with guns
Japan's former leader was shot during a speech in Nara, and died hours later. Police arrested a 41-…
Bill Bostock
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Eerie photos reveal the deepest known shipwreck of a 'heroic' US destroyer sunk fighting the Japanese navy in World War Two
Explorers found the USS destroyer Samuel B. Roberts in the Philippine Sea. The ship was sunk by a J…
Bethany Dawson
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Iranian navy receives new cruise missiles, drones, and recon helicopters as US accuses the country of striking a chemical tanker
Iran also received a surface-to-surface missile system and "a system for detection and tracking of …
Nathan Rennolds
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How a remote lagoon and a 'secret weapon' allowed the US Navy to overwhelm Japanese forces during World War II
Hundreds of ships and thousands of troops relied on Ulithi Atoll to support the Allied advance all …
Benjamin Brimelow
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The Nazis were already shooting at US warships months before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
The US officially declared war on the Nazis on December 11, 1941, but the US Navy had already been …
Benjamin Brimelow
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China's massive navy is only getting bigger, and the US is looking overseas for help keeping its warships in action
"We need more ships. We need more repair yards," Rep. Mike Gallagher told Insider. "It's all hands …
Christopher Woody
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US, UK, and Japanese aircraft carriers are training together in the Pacific. Here's how their 'big decks' stack up
It's been a busy two months for the American, British, and Japanese navies — especially their carri…
Benjamin Brimelow
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How one of Japan's 'secret weapons' at Pearl Harbor ended up being the US's first prisoner of war
As Japanese planes swarmed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, a secretive naval unit — "a suicide sq…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Deep-sea explorers captured the first ever photos of a long-lost Japanese shipwreck from World War II's Battle of Midway
The 855-foot aircraft carrier Akagi was struck by aerial bombs during the Battle of Midway, a major…
Erin Snodgrass
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Japan built monster plane-carrying subs to attack US cities during World War II, but they never fired a shot
The enormous I-400-class submarines were supposed to carry planes and launch air raids on US cities…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The Navy created incredible photos comparing Pearl Harbor today to the day of the Japanese attack
Sailors on Ford Island watch the Mahan-class destroyer USS Shaw explode after the attack on Pearl H…