The sinking of HMS Ark Royal in November 1941 remains one of the most significant tragedies in naval history. Commissioned in ...

In 1943, the North Atlantic lay cloaked in mist, prowled by German U-boats and shadowed by dread. Cutting through the fog was ...

For three days last weekend, the brand new 35,000-ton German battleship Bismarck was mistress of the seas. Against seemingly heavy odds, she had blown to bits Britain's largest warship, the ...

Sleek, fast, and heavily armed, Bismarck was the newest battleship of the German Navy. She carried eight 15-inch main guns in four main turrets, two forward and two aft.

While German U-Boats are the most deadly component of the Third Reich's naval arsenal, it had a sizeable fleet of battleships as well. The United States even used a surrendered German battleship ...

Today, 82 years ago on May 27, 1941, German battleship Bismarck was sunk - 114 survived, 2086 did not. Three miles deep on the ocean floor are almost 3500 men from this epic ocean battle.

Brownhelm Historical Association will welcome Eric Rivet, chief curator of the Western Reserve Historical Society, for a free virtual historical program — “A Tale of Two Torpedoes: The … ...

A fascinating archive of a World War Two seaman who helped to sink the Bismarck has come to light, revealing an unlikely friendship he formed with one of the few German survivors. Lieutenant ...

Bismarck German battleship Bismarck off of Kiel, Germany, September 1940. Sobotta/ullstein bild via Getty Images As soon as the war started, the Kriegsmarine set out to attack Allied shipping lanes.