After World War II ended, the submarine was taken to Portsmouth Navy Yard in New Hampshire, where it was used for target practice and eventually restored, repainted, and transported across the Great ...
Visitors can tour the vessel at the USS Silversides Submarine Museum in Muskegon, Michigan. The submarine was the site of a successful emergency appendectomy in enemy waters in 1942. Christmas Eve, ...
The USS Cobia, a World War II submarine, has returned to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc. The submarine spent more than a month in Sturgeon Bay for extensive repairs and restoration. Work ...
MANITOWOC, Wis. (WBAY) - It’s a floating time capsule along the lakeshore, with a unique link to U.S. history. The building of the Navy’s secret weapons connects Manitowoc to a turning point in World ...
That's what happened to Matt Levy and his wife Kelly Thynes, who have made restoring historic vessels their life's work. Levy especially likes working on engines. "I just like the dance that's ...
The USS ‘Yorktown’ was sunk by a Japanese submarine in the Battle of Midway in June 1942 and now rests at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing ...
The first USS Utah was lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor, and no other ship was named for the Copper State until Saturday’s ...
Some truly legendary submarines saw combat in World War II, with Germany's formidable U-boats being some of the best known. Naval travel was essential to opposing nations in order to transport weapons ...
The U-505 submarine served 12 patrols and sank eight enemy boats before the US Navy captured it. The U-boat is now on display at Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. Visitors can walk ...