A German U-boat torpedoed the British-owned steamship Lusitania, killing 1,128 people including 128 Americans, on May 7, 1915. The disaster set off a chain of events that led to the U.S. entering World War I. Read More

The artificial fog used by Nazis to hide battleships had major effects on the environment. Read More

How a secret team of British divers hunted codes from German shipwrecks. Read More

Before there was Air Force One, there was the presidential yacht. Read More

On March 9, 1862, the ironclad warships USS Monitor and CSS Virginia squared off in the most influential naval battle of the Civil War. Read More

Following a 34-year conservation effort, the prized warship of King Henry VIII, Mary Rose, has been placed on full public display for the first time. Read More

A team of marine archaeologists has discovered the remains of a formidable ancient Greek naval base, estimated to be some 2,500 years old, off the coast of Athens. Read More

Look back at one of the most epic nautical chases and battles in naval history, the sinking of the mighty Nazi battleship Bismarck. Read More