Response to Sinking of SS Cyclops off Cape Sable by U-123
By Captain Bob Desh Regent USCG (Ret’d) Foundation for Coast Guard History In the early evening hours of Sunday, Jan. 11, 1942, the German submarine U-123 attacked and sank the…
Naval Disaster in Newfoundland
By Captain George Stewart, USN (Ret’d) Naval History Foundation This post provides a description of the events surrounding the loss of USS Truxtun (DD 229) and USS Pollux (AKS 2)…
HMCS Trentonian Last Corvette Lost in Action
At 1:20 p.m. on February 22, 1945, as a convoy including ships from the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy sailed out of Wales, the second…
Escanaba Saves Hundreds of Lives and Then Perishes
By William H. Thiesen, Ph.D. Coast Guard Atlantic Area Historian “By the way, Admiral Smith recently commended the Escanaba, its officers, and men, for brilliant rescue work. The ship saved…
New Battle of the Atlantic Memorial Unveiled in Liverpool
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal today unveiled a new national memorial to those who fought – and won – Britain’s longest battle at sea: the Battle of the Atlantic.…
Collections Uncovered: Battle of the Atlantic
Join us on 26th May for a day of events to mark the 80th Anniversary. The Battle of the Atlantic was not a singular battle, but a nearly six-year long…
Royal Navy Event to Mark Battle of the Atlantic 80th Anniversary
Royal Navy – and allied NATO – warships are due to converge in the Mersey for three days of events marking the Battle of the Atlantic. Two new memorials, not…