90 Year Old Ex-Soviet Minesweeper in North Korean Navy
Project 53 minesweeper T-8 Cheka which was launched in 1936 was found alive in North Korea during commissioning of the destroyer Kang Kon, she’s 90 years old as of 2026…
Tacoma Class Frigates of the United States Navy
When the United States entered the Second World War the US Navy was still completing its rebuilding program. In the major fighting types great strides had been made, but there…
The Coast Guard and 9/11… 25 Years Later
The Foundation for Coast Guard History and the U.S. Coast Guard Historian’s Office will host a special program, “The Coast Guard and 9/11… 25 Years Later,” from 9 to 11…
USS Missouri September 2, 1945
Aboard the USS Missouri, this instrument of surrender was signed on September 2, 1945, by the Japanese envoys Foreign Minister Mamora Shigemitsu and Gen. Yoshijiro Umezu. On September 2, 1945,…
Project 122bis Kronstadt Class Sub Chasers
Text from Wikipedia Project 122bis (NATO codename Kronstadt class) submarine chasers were a Soviet design which were exported throughout the communist bloc in the 1950s. The first ship, BO-270, was…
Wreck of HMS Tiger Located
The ship, which was lost at sea 118 years ago, will be protected under new legislation to better protect military shipwrecks which is currently being considered by Parliament. The remains…
US Coast Guard Announces Countdown to Opening the First National Coast Guard Museum
Americans will have the opportunity to experience the remarkable story of the United States Coast Guard in a way never before possible August 4, 2027. The U.S. Coast Guard announced…
1910 Russian Experimental Ship Novik
On August 1, 1910, construction began on the legendary destroyer Novik. The experimental ship Novik was laid down at the Putilov Shipyard in St. Petersburg (now Severnaya Shipyard) even before…
Battle of Lissa 1866
On this day in 1866, two fleets of ironclad warships smashed into each other in the Adriatic, and the side that was outnumbered and outgunned won by doing something everyone…
HMS Loring
(DE‑520: dp. 1,140; 1 l. 289’5″; b. 35’1″; dr. 8’3″; s. 21.5 k.; cpl. 198; a. 3 3″, 9 20mm., 2 dct., 4 dcp., 1 dcp., (h.h.) cl. Evarts) A…