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... that in 1982HMS Junella carried a naval mine from the Falkland Islands to Great Britain on her deck, covered by a wet mattress to keep the explosives cool?(2025-11-14)
... that the freighterD. M. Clemson(pictured) was one of the largest vessels on theGreat Lakes in 1903?(2025-11-01)
... that more than 200 British warships assembled fora fleet review just days before the start of the First World War?(2025-08-15)
... thatgoo from a ship might contain a previously undescribed life form?(2025-08-07)
... that North Korea thanked the United States for helping its sailorsdefeat a group of pirates?(2025-08-04)
... that the wreck ofSS Virago, which sank offAlderney in 1882 with the loss of all crew members, was not discovered for 127 years?(2025-08-02)
... that thePotomac-class frigates(example pictured) were built slowly for the sake of quality, only for the last ships to be outdated by the time they were finished?(2025-07-26)
... that following the sinking ofHNLMSKortenaer, an officer responded to ethnic tensions on thelifeboats by beating his subordinates with a paddle?(2025-07-04)
... that the crew of theUS Coast Guard CutterDione repeatedly attacked the shipwrecks of oil tankers, believing them to be GermanU-boats?(2025-06-27)
... that the Dutch government considered converting the incompleteJava-class cruisers into English Channel ferries?(2025-06-26)
... that 291 people were killed in the sinking of theHirano Maru?(2025-06-22)
... that the steamcorvetteGefle was the first ship of the Swedish Navy to be equipped with a propeller?(2025-05-24)
... that the crew ofHNLMS Java(pictured) struggled to access the sinking ship'slife vests because these were locked away in a hard-to-reachcompartment?(2025-05-20)
... that whenMV Solong struck MV Stena Immaculate in March 2025, the former ship was falsely reported to be carrying highly toxic sodium cyanide?(2025-04-08)
... that the1972 collapse of theSidney Lanier Bridge(pictured), which was caused by a collision with a cargo ship, caused ten deaths and over a million dollars in damages?(2025-02-06)
... thatHMT Night Hawk was sunk on Christmas Day 1914 while trawling for mines off Scarborough, England?(2024-12-25)
... that a cat, Timoshenko, joined the British submarineHMS Unruffled on twenty patrols during the Second World War?(2024-12-19)
... thatLight Vessel 95(pictured) is now a recording studio?(2024-11-27)
... that in October 2024Manawanui became the first Royal New Zealand Navy vessel to be lost in peacetime?(2024-11-04)
... that in the late 1940s thesteam tugBrent removed war-related debris, including naval mines, from the River Thames?(2024-09-11)
... that the 1885 wreck of the cargo shipDmitry was the inspiration for the arrival of Count Dracula in England inBram Stoker's 1897 novel?(2024-08-20)
... that the neutral oil tankerHercules carried an unexploded bomb into a Brazilian port after being attacked by Argentine aircraft during the Falklands War?(2024-07-27)
... that during an expedition onRV Kaharoa, a 34-centimetre-long (13 in) "supergiant"amphipod was discovered?(2024-07-25)
... that theKelvite sounding machine used a chemical reaction to determine the depth of water in which a ship was sailing?(2024-07-24)
... that whenMT Petar Hektorović was temporarily reassigned, one resident ofVis wrote an online memorial to the ship, writing "the waves of Vis grieve for you"?(2024-07-06)
... that the 1866 barqueThoon Kramom(pictured) has a replica serving as a floating restaurant?(2024-03-12)
... that during the "coffin brig"HMS Rinaldo's first three years of service, she captured five ships and sank another?(2023-10-26)
... that theCaleb Grimshaw sank after catching on fire, leaving at least 90 of the 457 people on board dead?(2023-10-14)
... that the FBI set up temporary offices ina museum on an aircraft carrier(pictured) while investigating the 9/11 terrorist attacks?(2023-10-11)
... thatMihai Eminescu's poem "Out of All the Masts", which Eminescu himself never intended to publish, has won posthumous praise as a "perfect combination of words"?(2023-09-22)
... thatHMS Redpole, one of the aptly-namedcoffin brigs, sank in an action with apirate vessel in August 1828?(2023-09-18)
... thatanti-aircraft defense for the Soviet guard shipGroza was supposed to be four single 37 mm11-K guns, but bad relations with the UK left them with twoPM M1910 guns instead?(2023-06-09)
... that although theSS Tembien was known to be carrying Allied prisoners of war, she was sunk by a British submarine on 27 February 1942 with hundreds killed?(2023-02-27)
... that the Japanese vesselTonan Maru No. 3(pictured), sunk in a 17 February 1944 air raid, was raised more than seven years later and returned to service as a whaling factory ship?(2023-02-17)
... thatSoviet cruiserVasily Chapayev was ordered to sail on 24 December 1976, but its crew refused to comply, causing the removal of its senior officers?(2023-01-21)
... that a dispute led toHMS Gloucester taking a path that caused the ship to hit a sandbank, leading to it sinking?(2023-01-13)
... that when launched in 1896, the freighterSir William Siemens(pictured) and her sister ships were the largest vessels on theGreat Lakes?(2023-01-07)
... that one of theWolfe-class ships of the line was destroyed by a storm before she had even been launched?(2022-12-26)
... thatSanta Claus at one time delivered coal?(2022-12-25)
... thatWilhelm Werner fled to Brazil to avoid prosecution for the 1917 murders of the crew of theSS Torrington but returned to Germany and became anSS officer onHeinrich Himmler's staff?(2022-12-15)
... that thecollierFranz Fischer was claimed to have become, in 1916, the first merchant vessel to be sunk by aerial attack but is now thought to have been sunk by a submarine?(2022-11-14)
... that in 2019, the Spanish patrol boatServiola(pictured) thwarted two attempts at piracy in as many months?(2022-10-28)
... that Turkey's newly acquired fourthdrillship,Abdülhamid Han, is able to drill up to 12,200 m (40,000 ft) and in a maximum water depth of 3,665 m (12,024 ft)?(2022-08-16)
... thatBrooklyn'sWest Street Foundry, owned byWilson Small, built the engine forError: {{Ship}} missing prefix (help)(pictured), which on debut in 1853 was the largest and fastest steamboat inMaine coastal service?(2022-07-27)
... thatHMS Chichester was designed to carry 44 guns but never carried more than 22?(2022-07-21)
... that theSpirit of Norfolk caught fire while carrying 89 schoolchildren?(2022-07-16)
... that the captain ofCSS Pontchartrain was twice detached from the ship to fight in land battles?(2022-05-21)
... that the captain of the warshipCSS Baltic stated that she was "about as fit to go into action as a mud scow"?(2022-02-27)
... thatOperation Ivory Soap created and operated a fleet of aircraft repair vessels to support the United States'island-hopping strategy in the Pacific during World War II?(2022-02-26)
... that the tugboatR. B. Forbes was the first iron mercantile vessel built in New England?(2022-02-25)
... thatPitcairn was named after the midshipman onHMS Swallow who first spotted the island?(2022-02-10)
... that the paddle steamerLotta Bernard was described as "altogether unfit for the traffic she was employed in" after she sank?(2022-02-04)
... that the steamshipClyde was wrecked in 1879 while carrying more than 500 replacements for the British24th Regiment, which had suffered heavy losses at theBattle of Isandlwana?(2022-01-21)
... that theCorozal(pictured) was the most powerful dredger ever built when she was launched in 1911 to work on thePanama Canal?(2022-01-18)
... that the Austro-Hungarian yachtDalmat carriedArchduke Franz Ferdinand on his journey to Sarajevo in 1914 and returned with his body?(2021-12-29)
... that New Yorkers could at one time rely on thrice-weekly visits fromSanta Claus—though not over Christmas?(2021-12-25)
... that the freighterManasoo is believed to have been sunk by cows?(2021-12-09)
... thatFrontex's role inpushbacks of migrants in Greece has led to investigations by the European Parliament, EU Ombudsman, and EU anti-fraud agency?(2021-11-30)
... that 125 years ago today, the lifeboatHenry Ramey Upcher rescued the fourteen-man crew of theSS Commodore and three fishermen who had been stranded aboard her?(2021-11-07)
... that theColumbus was adisposable ship, built from large quantities of North American timber and intended to be sailed to London where she would be dismantled to avoid cargo import duties?(2021-11-06)
... that Turkey'sAnadolu Shipyard signed a contract with India'sHindustan Shipyard to transfer technology for the building of five fleet support ships for theIndian Navy?(2021-09-27)
... that the World War II tank landing shipUSS LST-1081(pictured) was brought back into service with the US Navy because of the Korean War?(2021-05-28)
... that the Soviet frigateZadornyy was named after the Russian word for "provocative"?(2021-05-11)
... that theShinan shipwreck, the first major discovery of Koreanmaritime archaeology, has been described as possibly "the richest ancient shipwreck yet discovered"?(2021-04-18)
... that whenSS Birma(pictured) responded to the sinking of theTitanic,RMS Carpathia told them to "shut up"?(2021-04-15)
... that the tourist submarineWindermere operated for only two seasons on her namesake lake in Cumbria, England?(2021-04-12)
... that the whaleback barge104 was the first ship of its kind to be lost on theGreat Lakes?(2021-03-15)
... thatBarge 129 was sunk on Lake Superior by the ship that was towing her?(2021-03-14)
... that the tugboatRobert C. Pringle(pictured) was discovered "remarkably intact" 86 years after it sank?(2021-02-21)
... that the whaleback barge115 was the lastGreat Lakes shipwreck of the 1800s?(2021-02-20)
... that after theMorning Star sank onLake Erie, the death toll was unknown because many of the passengers were not on the ship's manifest?(2021-01-25)
... that aU.S. Supreme Court case involving the French shipEuryale considered whetherNapoleon III, as a foreign emperor, could bring cases in American courts?(2021-01-14)
... thatChoctaw was one of only three semi-whaleback ships ever built?(2021-01-04)
... thatU-710 was sunk only ten days after beginning her first patrol?(2021-01-02)
... that in 825 feet (251 m) of water, the composite-hulled bulk carrierS.R. Kirby(pictured) is one of the deepest shipwrecks ever discovered in theGreat Lakes?(2020-12-17)
... that theCousteau Society visited the wreck of the yachtGunilda inLake Superior in 1980, calling it "the most beautiful shipwreck in the world"?(2020-12-14)
... that the wreck of the freighterSS Russia was discovered in 2019, only 1,200 feet (370 m) from where a different shipwreck hunter ended the search for her years earlier?(2020-12-12)
... that the wreck of the train ferryPere Marquette 18(pictured) was discovered inLake Michigan 109 years after she sank?(2020-12-08)
... that the submarineSadko(pictured) carries up to 40 tourists and has 22 underwater portholes?(2020-12-03)
... that during the 2018Grande Tema incident, four stowaways threw faeces and urine and made threats to kill the ship's crew?(2020-11-28)
... that the Swedish warshipOscar II(pictured), the first Swedish vessel named after the ruling monarch since 1824, was autographed bythe king shortly after being commissioned in 1907?(2020-08-13)
... thatThomas Powell(pictured) was one of several exceptionally fastHudson River steamboats of the 1840s powered by the marine engineering works ofT. F. Secor?(2020-07-18)
... that one hundred years ago,Frank William North brought his congregation home from Russia on theSS Dongola(pictured)?(2020-06-12)
... that after lying on the seafloor for nearly 100 years, the schoonerAlvin Clark was noted as "the finest preserved historic vessel in the United States"?(2020-06-09)
... that the American merchant shipHerald served in the U.S. Navy against France before becoming a Frenchprivateer, was sold to Britain as aslaver, and ended her days as aWest Indiaman?(2020-06-08)
... that a "desperate" attempt was made to rescue CaptainWilliam D. Gregory and the crew of the sinking clipperTejuca during an 1856 hurricane?(2020-05-18)
... that the missionary shipMessenger of Peace(pictured) was built in 15 weeks using scrap metal, ropes made ofhibiscus, and sails made ofmatting?(2019-05-03)
... thatHMSSplendid attacked a heavy German merchant ship, but instead sank an Italian destroyer?(2019-04-21)
... that whenHMS Courageux was wrecked, more than 100 men escaped to the shore by clambering along a fallen mast?(2019-04-14)
... that the British submarineHMSStratagem sank only one ship in its 13-month-long career—only three days before it was itself sunk?(2019-03-17)
... thatHMSStonehenge disappeared with all hands in theIndian Ocean in 1944, and her exact location is still unknown?(2019-03-14)
... that theRoyal Navy damaged Samuel Travis' house in 1775, then returned 38 years later and attackedhis ship?(2019-03-13)
... that all 15 torpedoes fired byHMSSimoom(pictured) during her career missed their targets, but 3 hit and sank a destroyer instead?(2019-03-13)
... that the British submarineHMSSyrtis twice towedX-classmidget submarines, and on both occasions the submarines sank while under tow?(2019-03-09)
... thatHMSSaracen was sunk during her 13th patrol shortly after midnight of aFriday the 13th?(2019-03-02)
... that after sailors fromHMSSickle(pictured) boarded a small enemy ship, they brought 1,000 oranges and lemons from the ship's cargo back to their submarine?(2019-02-24)
... that the British submarineHMS P222 was ordered to escort anAllied convoy to Malta on the surface, with the intent that it would be spotted by enemy aircraft?(2019-02-20)
... that the cable shipAlert almost completely isolated Germany from the worldwide telegraph network by cutting itssubmarine telegraph cables just hours after the outbreak ofWorldWar I?(2019-02-04)
... thatHMSSportsman sank twelve Axis ships during WorldWar II?(2019-01-26)
... that whenHMSSafari attacked barges at Ras Ali, Libya, the torpedo passed underneath, damaging amole and killing five men?(2019-01-19)
... that theSoviet destroyerSposobny(pictured) was designed to survive a nuclear explosion?(2019-01-14)
... that theFrench submarineNarval was sunk by the same minefield that sank its sister shipMorse(pictured) six months earlier?(2018-12-21)
... that after the French-built Japanese submarineNo. 14 was requisitioned by France and commissioned into its navy asArmide, the Japanese built their ownNo. 14 to the same design?(2018-12-20)
... that the Soviet Union seized the Romanian destroyerRegina Maria and commissioned it into their navy despiteRomania having switched sides to join the Allies?(2018-12-19)
... thatAigrette, the first diesel-engine submarine to be launched, had a hydrogen leak and explosion in its battery?(2018-12-10)
... that theFrench submarineFulton(pictured) was named afterRobert Fulton, the American inventor of the first commercially successful steamboat?(2018-12-09)
... thatFatih, originally namedDeepsea Metro II, is Turkey's firstdrillship?(2018-12-08)
... that theFrench submarinePerle was sunk by Allied aircraft after being mistaken for a NaziU-boat?(2018-12-06)
... that instead of meeting theblockade runner MVAlsterufer at a fixed rendezvous point in the Atlantic Ocean, theGerman torpedo boatT23 encountered two Britishcruisers?(2018-12-04)
... that after Soviet air attacks damaged the fuel system of the RomaniandestroyerRegele Ferdinand in May 1944, an unsuccessful attempt was made to refuel the ship using abucket brigade?(2018-12-02)
... that theGerman torpedo boatT22, along with two other torpedo boats, was blown up by naval mines while laying a minefield?(2018-12-01)
... that after being damaged twice by Allied ships, escorting a blockade runner, and hitting two mines, theGerman torpedo boatT24 was sunk by air-launched rockets?(2018-11-28)
... that when theO'Byrne-class submarines were seized by France before their sale to Romania, the Romanian Navy had to wait 15 more years to get its first submarine?(2018-11-11)
... that despite clear orders to fire only if fired upon, theGerman torpedo boatAlbatros crippled the Norwegian shipPol III after being rammed, thus firing the first shot of theNorwegian Campaign?(2018-11-11)
... that the Austro-Hungarian cruiserKaiser Franz Joseph I sank during a gale in October 1919?(2018-10-29)
... that the designs for the 170-gunHMSDuke of Kent may have been fabricated in an attempt to claim credit for several ship-building innovations?(2018-10-02)
... thatGeneral Frisbie(pictured) accidentally sank two ships and disabled a third, was renamedCommander, and then turned into asalmon cannery?(2018-09-22)
... that on arriving in Cuba in 1920, theSS Yarmouth(crew pictured), flagship ofMarcus Garvey'sBlack Star Line, was hailed as the "Ark of the Covenant of the colored people"?(2018-09-15)
... thatHMSRomulus usedfalse colours to capture a Spanish corvette without a shot being fired?(2018-09-02)
... that naval historian and artistOscar Parkes became interested in ships after seeing a picture ofUSSBaltimore(pictured) on abiscuit tin?(2018-07-10)
... that at theBattle of Negapatam, when most of the fleet turned away from the action,HMS Sultan was one of four British ships that turned into it?(2018-07-05)
... that while the freighterLakeland was sinking onLake Michigan, her captain allegedly refused a tow?(2018-05-16)
... that not having been observed by a potential rescue ship, three survivors from theMargaret Olwill coordinated their shouts to attract the attention of a second ship?(2018-05-09)
... that prior to their naval service,USSOtsego(pictured in later army service) escaped destruction in an earthquake, andUSSPhilippines survived three weeks of storms at sea without a rudder?(2018-05-07)
... that the wreck of theOhio was discovered 122 years after her sinking?(2018-04-25)
... that an overloadedKiribati ferry, said to be carrying 88 passengers and 35 tonnes of coconuts,broke in half and sank last January?(2018-04-24)
... thatKaiser Wilhelm II was so charmed with the American yachtYampa(pictured) that he purchased her himself and had another larger yacht built in America based on her design?(2018-03-01)
... that both small pleasure boats and ships(example pictured) can belisted as historic vessels in Sweden?(2018-02-13)
... that in 1918, infected crew members aboardHMSMantua(pictured) inadvertently spread theSpanish Flu to Africa?(2018-01-31)
... that after sighting an improviseddistress signal made from a lady's shawl, theFrench frigateCléopâtre rescued 34 people stranded at sea?(2018-01-18)
... that after the neutral American shipWilliam P. Frye(pictured) was sunk by aWorld War I Imperial Germanraider, the German government was billed $228,059.54?(2018-01-07)
... thatSMS Marie(pictured) was the first warship built in Hamburg?(2017-12-13)
... that theSSAndaste(pictured) – a hybridwhaleback Great Lakes cargo vessel – disappeared with all hands on Lake Michigan in 1929 and is still listed as unfound?(2017-11-22)
... that thewhalebackSSClifton disappeared for over 90 years?(2017-10-31)
... that after theStadt Zürich collided with another ship inLindau Harbour, a Bavarian correspondent sarcastically commented that it had sunk more German ships than the entireRoyal Danish Navy?(2017-09-24)
... that this August, an all-woman crew plans to circumnavigate the globe on theIndian Navy's second ocean-going sailboat,INSVTarini(pictured)?(2017-03-24)
... that when theUSSAlbany disappeared off the coast of Venezuela in 1853, its crew included the offspring of several prominent politicians?(2017-02-12)
... that, in 1904,HMSSpiteful(pictured) became the firstwarship to be powered solely byfuel oil?(2017-02-08)
... that following a collision,HMSNegro sank after two depth charges fromHMSHoste tore open its hull?(2017-01-16)
... that in June 1940 theSS Broompark brought French scientists,heavy water, and diamonds to Britain?(2017-01-14)
... thatSMSErzherzog Albrecht was one of the first two iron-hulled ships built for the Austro-Hungarian navy?(2016-10-12)
... that members of a press gang fromHMSAigle stood trial for murder when four people were killed during a raid on theIsle of Portland in 1803?(2016-10-07)
... that in 1915, theHMSRevenge, the ninth ship of theRoyal Navy with that name, became the first ship to be fitted operationally withanti-torpedo bulges?(2016-07-17)
... that in May 1762, the crew ofHMSActive earned more than 33 years of wages from the capture of a single Spanish vessel?(2016-07-11)
... that theSSJacona was the world's first seagoing electric generatorpowership?(2016-07-08)
... that in 1761, the crew of the 26-gun frigateHMSAquilon rowed for 26 hours straight to escape an enemyship of the line?(2016-06-14)
... that thePurton Hulks make up the largestship graveyard(abandoned ship pictured) in mainland Britain?(2016-06-06)
... that in 1744, the Britishfire shipHMSAnne Galley(pictured) exploded and sank after onboard cannon fire ignited loose gunpowder in the ship's hold, killing all aboard?(2016-05-22)
... that whenCefas'RVCefas Endeavour(pictured) performed a marine biology survey of the east coast of England, it also foundExmoor?(2016-05-20)
... that while travelling back to Scotland from thePersian Gulf in 2012, theminehunterHMSPembroke(pictured) protected a cargo ship adrift in theGulf of Aden from pirates?(2016-05-10)
... that the 12-gunbrigHMSConstant captured at least seven French and Dutch vessels while at sea between 1806 and 1813?(2016-04-05)
... that during construction, the hull ofHCMSIntegrity was filled with water to see if any leaked through the sides?(2016-03-29)
... that the losses sustained by the crew of patrol boatPhaethon, during thebattle of Tillyria in 1964, were the first battle casualties of theHellenic Navy after World War II?(2016-02-24)
... that theStaten Island boat graveyard contains so many abandoned boats and ships that it has been called an "accidental marine museum"?(2016-02-19)
... that theFrench destroyerJaguar was unique among theChacal-classdestroyers in being fitted to serve as a flagship and she was fitted to accommodate the admiral and his staff?(2015-11-09)
... that theP&O ocean linerStrathmore(pictured) was one of five "Beautiful White Sisters"?(2015-11-07)
... that the bomb vesselHMSEndeavour was so inaccurate that theRoyal Navy sold it after less than two years of active service?(2015-10-11)
... that thefireboatLeschi can be used as a pumping station to allow firefighters to draw seawater in the event of a disaster that destroys Seattle's water mains?(2015-10-05)
... thatNovgorod's unusual design(top deck layout pictured) gave the warship a reputation as one of the worst ever constructed?(2015-10-03)
... that when the cargo shipSinfra was bombed by Allied aircraft in 1943, the German guards machine-gunned the thousands ofItalian prisoners on board when they tried to escape the sinking vessel?(2015-09-16)
... that SirLeonard Redshaw was part of a "Suicide Squad" of scientists and engineers who would be first responders in disasters involvingnuclear reactors?(2015-08-12)
... that thesubmarine wreck found off the Swedish east coast in July 2015 was most likely theRussianSom that sank in 1916?(2015-08-10)
... that the wreck of theSão José Paquete Africa is the first shipwreck ever discovered of a working slave ship, lost while in transit with its human cargo?(2015-07-02)
... that on 16 March 1942 (the day before St Patrick's Day), St Patrick was toasted in the conning tower of U-boatU-753 as they awaited orders from Germany on whether or not to sink theIrish Willow?(2015-06-03)
... that one of the passengers of the wrecked steamshipSSNile escaped its sinking because he spent too long ashore drinking with a friend?(2015-04-29)
... thatUSSMarcellus(pictured) was struck from the Navy list on the same day that her first captain,Herbert Winslow, was retired from active duty?(2015-04-18)
... that after the sinking ofHMSBayano in 1915, thousands ofIsle of Man residents turned out for the funeral procession even though none of the victims were from the island?(2015-03-24)
... that anSSRepublic passenger described the ship as a "floating palace"?(2014-12-07)
... that two futureAdmirals of the Royal Navy began their careers aboardHMSAldborough, asixth-rate coastal survey vessel?(2014-12-02)
... that the museumNordland fylkesmuseum bought the NordlandsjektAnna Karoline(pictured) after their first choice,Brødrene, was shipwrecked?(2014-11-12)
... that theDispatch sternwheeler carried as many as 400 passengers over two hours downriver fromCoquille toBandon, Oregon, to attend baseball games there?(2014-11-07)
... that one of the designers of the Swedish Navystealth shipHSwMSVisby(pictured) said it looked like a "lunchbox"?(2014-10-25)
... that after the 1989Exxon Valdez oil spill, all new oil tankers built for use between U.S. ports were required to have fulldouble hulls?(2014-09-27)
... that the sinking of the British scout cruiserHMSPathfinder(pictured) by the German U-boatSM U-21 in 1914 was the first time a warship was sunk by a modern submarine?(2014-08-29)
... that in 1909 the owner of theWolverine claimed theCoquille intentionally rammed his boat, but theSteamboat Inspection Service subsequently suspended the captains of both vessels?(2014-08-28)
... that the sternwheelerTelegraph twice collided with the rivalCharm in 1915?(2014-08-27)
... that after theRussian monitorRusalka sank, all that was found in the immediate aftermath were a few lifebuoys, and a sailor's corpse in a dinghy?(2014-06-19)
... that the JapaneseironcladFusō sank after colliding with two ships during a storm when heranchor chain broke on 29 October 1897?(2014-04-17)
... thatHMSAlgerine was sunk 20 months to the day after she waslaid down?(2014-04-10)
... that the Britishaircraft carrierHMSFormidable(pictured) became known as "The Ship That Launched Herself" due to a surprising mishap before herlaunching ceremony?(2014-04-06)
... that theMoravian Church Mission Ships were a series of twelve ships that made an annual voyage from London to the church's mission stations in Labrador every summer between 1770 and 1926?(2014-03-31)
... that on March 5, theIsraeli Navy boarded theKlos C cargo ship and found a hidden stash of weapons, which the Israelis accusedIran of shipping to militants in theGaza Strip?(2014-03-22)
... that the completion of thearmoured cruiserHMSEuryalus was severely delayed by multiple accidents including a fire, slipping off her blocks indrydock, and colliding with another vessel?(2014-03-17)
... that achain boat(example pictured) was a Europeanriver craft in the late 19th century that used a chain on theriverbed to haul itself and a string ofbarges?(2014-03-15)
... that the second fastestBlackwall Frigate that carried wool back from Australia was theParramatta?(2014-03-13)
... that whenHMSReunion was wrecked in theThames Estuary, not a single life was lost?(2014-02-03)
... thatCaptain Larry Dzioba ofHMCSProtecteur(pictured) while off the coast of Portugal in 1980 hoisted anEsso flag on the ship's mast joking that they were the "biggest floatinggas station in the neighborhood"?(2014-01-31)
... that thetugboatTrabajador helped rescue fifty-two people from the British freighterSilver Hazel that was wrecked inSan Bernardino Strait?(2014-01-30)
... that the Indian submarine museumKursura(pictured) is the first of its kind in South Asia and is visited by about 250,000 people each year?(2014-01-20)
... that the corvetteKulish is named after the weapon of the Indian mythological godIndra?(2014-01-19)
... that instead of repairing their damaged ships at theVenetian arsenal inCorfu, many captains chose to sink them?(2014-01-09)
... that afterSSUmona was torpedoed and sank off the coast ofSierra Leone in 1941, survivors used the reflective surface of atobacco tin to attract the attention of potential rescuers?(2014-01-04)
... thatLuftwaffe aircraft bombedSSAbukir for an hour and a half but failed to hit her?(2014-01-03)
... thatAquilo caught fire and sank in 1966, and all aboard were rescued by the intervention ofUSCGCPoint Ledge?(2014-01-02)
... that all 26 crew were rescued whenSSGasfire struck amine in 1941?(2013-12-23)
... thatSSAnselm was overloaded with about 1,200Royal Marines andRoyal Air Force personnel when torpedoed by a German submarine, killing 250?(2013-12-16)
... that theUSNSLewis B. Puller (T-MLP-3/T-AFSB-1)(pictured) will be the first purpose-built afloat forward staging base (AFSB) support vessel for the United States Navy?(2013-12-15)
... that the contracts for the twoCharodeika-class monitors were transferred to their designer,Charles Mitchell, upon the death of their builder, S. G. Kudriavtsev, in August 1865?(2013-12-09)
... that despite the Norwegian torpedo boatBrand having "exceptionally good" chances at scoring a hit against a group ofinvading German warships, her commander refrained from opening fire?(2013-12-08)
... that in 1788, the convict shipPrince of Wales drifted helplessly off Rio de Janeiro for a day, because her crew were too ill to bring her into port?(2013-10-23)
... that in May 1942,HMCSHalifax rescued three surviving crewmen of the American trawlerFoam that was sunk by Nazi submarineU-432 south ofHalifax itself?(2013-10-04)
... that theWorld War I-eraWarrior-class cruiser had "the reputation of being the best cruisers we ever built" by theRoyal Navy, according to naval historian Oscar Parkes?(2013-09-27)
... that afterHMSGrasshopper was sunk following theBattle of Singapore, two of the crew managed to sail 2,680 miles (4,310 km) to India using a map torn out of a child'satlas?(2013-09-26)
... that the twoKongō-class ironclads built in Britain had to be sailed to Japan in 1878 by hired crews, as theImperial Japanese Navy lacked the necessary experience?(2013-09-24)
... that theJapanese battleshipSettsu(pictured) simulated the radio traffic of all six aircraft carriers of the1st Air Fleet at the beginning of thePacific War in an effort to deceive theAllies as to their location?(2013-09-19)
... that in August 1942HMCSTrail rescued survivors from the American passenger shipChatham that had been torpedoed and sunk by Nazi submarineU-517?(2013-09-08)
... that the Chinesejunk shipAqua Luna was launched in 2006 after 18 months of construction in traditional style, but is powered by a motor rather than its three sails?(2013-09-06)
... that while on its way to India from the Soviet Union, the nuclear submarineINSChakra(pictured) was tracked by Australian and AmericanP-3 Orion aircraft?(2013-08-21)
... that in April 2000, Russian PresidentVladimir Putin spent a night in the nuclear submarineK-18Karelia(pictured), at a depth of over 50 metres?(2013-08-14)
... thatHMSSuperb played a pivotal role in theBattle of Cape Passero(pictured), tracking the enemy through the night, then forcing the surrender of the Spanish flagship the following day?(2013-08-13)
... that thetall shipAstrid served as a lugger, an alleged drug smuggling boat, and luxury sailing ship during its 95-year history?(2013-08-09)
... thatDodi Princess was first calledGrains Maid?(2013-07-18)
... that theUSSFerret was part of a naval fleet that sailed to theCaribbean to subdue the occurrence ofpirate raids onmerchant ships that had increased to almost 3,000 by the early 1820s?(2013-06-03)
... that the destroyerHMSVersatile once rammed and almost sliced a submarine in half during a military exercise off the coast of Gibraltar?(2013-05-27)
... that while boarding the frigateCréole,Toussaint Louverture issued his famous statement that "the tree of liberty will spring up again from the roots, for they are many and they are deep"?(2013-04-10)
... that the cruise shipNorwegian Getaway will feature an entertainment venue devoted to magic, called the "Illusionarium"?(2013-04-03)
... that the JapaneseI-351-class submarine was designed to support up to threeflying boats with fuel, ammunition, water, and even replacement aircrew?(2013-03-26)
... that when the British authorities attempted to deportJewish refugees inPalestine to Mauritius aboard theSSPatria in 1940, the paramilitary organizationHaganah sank the ship with a bomb?(2013-03-11)
... thata tugboat used to sit at the bottom of the approach to theBourne Bridge until it was demolished to make way for a parking lot of apharmacy?(2013-02-26)
... that theInishtrahull was missing for seven days before it was confirmed sunk off the coast ofKilkee,Co. Clare?(2013-02-21)
... that theFulmar sank off the coast ofKilkee,Co. Clare, exactly 50 years to the day after theIntrinsic did?(2013-02-16)
... that when the cargo shipSirius was sunk by a German bomber during the 1940Norwegian Campaign, the 55-year-old steamer broke in two lengthwise and "opened up like a book"?(2013-02-15)
... that it was said ofRichmond, Maine, shipbuilderT. J. Southard that there was scarcely an "institution in town he hasn't a corner in"?(2012-12-02)
... thatfins are used on artefacts and byaquatic animals such askiller whales(pictured) to generate thrust, to control motion, or to regulate temperature?(2012-11-29)
... that the RussianmonitorBronenosets was converted into a coalbarge in 1903 by the removal of hergun turret, side armor, and the division of herhull into threeholds?(2012-10-21)
... that although theRamped Cargo Lighter was used extensively inWorld War II, afterwards many were surplus to requirements and sunk by their own side?(2012-10-21)
... that the 1898 torpedo boatStorm was the only Norwegian warship to fire atorpedo at the invading Germans during the 1940Norwegian Campaign?(2012-10-20)
... that the RussiancorvetteNavarin was so badly damaged by a series of storms enroute to theFar East in 1853 that she was deemed too expensive to repair and was sold forscrap?(2012-10-19)
... thatSSPrincipessa Jolanda(pictured), the largest Italianocean liner built up to that time,capsized in 1907 while being launched and was declared a total loss?(2012-08-18)
... that the FrenchbattleshipCharlemagne twice participated in the occupation ofMytilene, then owned by theOttoman Empire, first with a French expedition and later in an internationalsquadron?(2012-07-10)
... that the Royal Navy'sKil class gunboats(pictured) were designed to confuse observers inU-boats with theirdazzle camouflage and double-ended hulls?(2012-06-24)
... that in 1926Jääkarhu became the first Finnish state-ownedicebreaker to adoptFinnish as the command language?(2012-05-25)
... that commemorations of theRMSTitanic in popular culture have included songs, poems, plays, musicals, films, books and even black teddy bears?(2012-04-15)
... that theTitanic Memorial inBelfast(pictured) depicts a personification of Death holding a wreath above the head of a drowned sailor who is borne above the waves by mermaids?(2012-04-15)
... that the French research vesselLe Suroît was involved in the search for thewreck of the RMSTitanic but missed it by less than one kilometre?(2012-04-15)
... that naval architectWilliam K. MacCurdy developed the Hydra-Cushion rail coupling atSRI International, significantly changing freight transportation?(2012-04-11)
... that theCity of Rio de Janeiro is located inSan Francisco Bay?(2012-04-01)
... that the occupants of thelifeboats of the RMSTitanic included a musical toy pig, two mysterious "orphans" and a Pekingese dog called Sun Yat Sen?(2012-03-25)
... thatHMSAmethyst(pictured) was the only British wooden sailing ship to fight an armoured opponent after she engaged PeruvianHuáscar?(2012-03-23)
... that proposals to raise thewreck of the RMSTitanic(pictured) have included filling it with ping-pong balls, injecting it with 180,000 tons of Vaseline or turning it into an iceberg?(2012-03-15)
... that thePhilippe Starck-designedA has been described as both "the most extraordinary yacht launched in recent memory" and "one of the ghastliest megayachts ever created"?(2012-03-01)
... that the cargo shipMV Spiegelgracht ferriesluxury yachts from Europe to the Caribbean and back every year, allowing their owners tocruise in both summer and winter?(2012-01-25)
... that the experimentalHolland 5 was one of the first two submarines to be accepted intoRoyal Navy service, but was already considered obsolete?(2012-01-25)
... that after the shipwreck of the ItalianSSSirio, in which more than 100 passengers died, the captain was the first to abandon ship, and died "of a broken heart" within a year?(2012-01-23)
... that the sinking of the Japaneseocean linerTerukuni Maru byNazimines off the English coast in 1939 may have been Japan's firstWorld War II casualty outside East Asia?(2012-01-02)
... that during theDunkirk evacuation on June 1, 1940, the British destroyerHMSIvanhoe was hit by a German bomb that killed 26 men and knocked out two of her threeboiler rooms?(2011-12-24)
... that the BritishdestroyerHMSHavelock and hersisterHesperus attacked the wreck ofU-246 on30 April 1945 thinking that it was another German submarine which had been spotted earlier that day?(2011-12-21)
... that the BritishdestroyerHMSBasilisk evacuated a total of 695 men on31 May 1940 fromDunkirk before she was sunk by German aircraft the next day?(2011-12-10)
... thatSevmorput is the only nuclear-powered cargo ship currently in service?(2011-12-09)
... that afterHMSPorcupine was nearly split in two by a torpedo, the halves were nicknamed HMSPork and HMSPine?(2011-12-04)
... that despite being located in theOrkney Islands, the sand lining of theScar boat burial(plaque from site pictured) matches no knownScottish sand?(2011-11-03)
... that during the Britishaircraft carrierArgus's 1920 Spring Cruise with theAtlantic Fleet, three of her aircraft were blown over the side of the carrier?(2011-11-02)
... thatRichard Bacon had a lengthy career in fishing, as well as serving in both world wars?(2011-09-03)
... that the houseboatVallejo, made an icon ofBay Area culture by artistJean Varda and philosopherAlan Watts in the 1960s, originally served as a passenger ferry inPortland, Oregon in the 1870s?(2011-08-31)
... that the Swiss cargo shipNyon was 5.40 metres (17 ft 9 in) longer when she sank than when she was launched?(2011-08-28)
... that during the First World War, the sail-steamerSSLanthorn was attacked by a GermanU-boat, and although her crew was rescued, she sank while under tow?(2011-07-08)
... that the British steamshipNancy Moller was intercepted in 1951 byHMS Cossack whilst carrying a cargo of rubber to China in contravention of an United Nations embargo imposed due to theKorean War?(2011-07-06)
... that the freighterNoemijulia was bombed twice during theSpanish Civil War but went on to survive World War II?(2011-07-05)
... that when theSSAva was wrecked off the coast ofCeylon in February 1858, her passengers included LadyJulia Inglis and her sons,John andAlfred, who were evacuees from theSiege of Lucknow, and the ship's doctor,James Little, who was later to become Honorary Physician toKing George V?(2011-07-05)
... that theSSSilesia was a German ship, a British ship, and then an Italian ship before being wrecked in Uruguay?(2011-06-30)
... that the British tankerSSEl Grillo, sunk inFebruary 1944 after a German air raid inSeyðisfjörður, Iceland, gave its name to a local beer?(2011-06-26)
... that the cargo shipEmpire Defender was seized by Britain twice – during World War I under a German flag and in World War II under an Italian flag?(2011-06-21)
... that although the continued attack by the German auxiliary cruiserMichel onEmpire Dawn after she had surrendered was considered to be awar crime,Michel's captain was acquitted of the charge?(2011-06-10)
... thatM-134 is one of threestate highways inMichigan on an island, and one of two to use a ferry(pictured)?(2011-05-19)
... that over 70,000 cubic yards (54,000 m3) of sand was excavated to extricate theLiberian steamshipSanta Kyriaki from a beach in theNetherlands?(2011-05-18)
... that the GermandestroyerErich Giese managed to torpedo the British destroyerHMS Jersey during the night of 6/7 December 1939 without ever being spotted?(2011-05-13)
... that the former Britishroyal yachtAlexandra(pictured), sold toNorway in 1925, was sunk byLuftwaffe bombers when she tried to escape to the United Kingdomin 1940?(2011-05-10)
... that faced with what they thought to be a suicide mission, the crews of severalbattleships of the GermanHigh Seas Fleet(squadron pictured)mutinied in 1918?(2011-05-01)
... that the crew of theSantorini tried and failed to smuggle weapons, hidden inside barrels, into theGaza Strip three times, before being caught on their fourth attempt?(2011-04-11)
... that while inspecting the cargo of the freighterVictoria,Israeli naval commandos found 50 tons of weapons concealed beneath bags of cotton and lentils fromSyria?(2011-03-28)
... that the actions of theGermanarmored frigateSMS Friedrich Carl during a rebellion in Spain nearly precipitated a war between the rebels and Germany?(2011-03-21)
... that the BritishdestroyerHMSHasty(pictured) captured the Germanblockade runner SSMorea in theNorth Atlantic on 12 February 1940 en-route from the South Atlantic to the UK to refit?(2011-03-21)
... that the Russian battleshipPoltava(pictured) was designed, built and sometimes commanded byPeter the Great?(2011-03-13)
... that on her way back toSingapore,HMS Petard ran into atornado, resulting in thousands of disoriented birds using the ship as a temporary perch?(2011-03-13)
... that theWhite Star Line ocean linerSS Zealandic was disguised as a decoy version of the British carrierHMS Hermes during WW II and was sunk by German submarineU-106?(2011-03-12)
... that, onApril 29, 1849, the ship's master and two officers fled theHannah in the only lifeboat after thebrig was holed by ice, abandoning the passengers and remaining crew?(2011-03-11)
... that the BritishdestroyerHMSGallant(pictured) struck amine on10 January 1941 that blew thebow off the ship, and had to be towed stern-first toMalta by the destroyerHMS Mohawk?(2011-02-25)
... that theBelitung shipwreck was an Arabiandhow which was sewn together, held the "Tang treasure" and the largest gold Tang cup ever found?(2011-02-23)
... that in 1827,HMSNimble, an anti-slave patrol, ran aground near theFlorida Keys while engaged in a gun battle with the Spanishslave shipGuerrero, which also ran aground and sank?(2011-02-01)
... that in 1827,HMSNimble, an anti-slave patrol, ran aground near theFlorida Keys while engaged in a gun battle with the Spanishslave shipGuerrero, which also ran aground and sank?(2011-02-01)
... that the sinking inOctober 1942 of theGerman prisoner transportPalatia offLindesnes is the second deadliest ship disaster inNorwegian history?(2011-01-29)
... that thesteam engines andboilers of the RussianironcladPetr Veliky(pictured) were so defective that they had to be replaced five years after she entered service in 1876?(2011-01-25)
... that when the Germansinvaded Norway in 1940, the crew of the incompleteSleipner class destroyerTorscuttled their vessel at the shipyard and joined the land forces fighting the invasion?(2011-01-14)
... that the explosion to moveAntoinette, wrecked onDoom Bar, blew in all the windows in the port town ofPadstow?(2011-01-13)
... that between 1799 and 1804, warships of theRoyal Navy captured one French frigate and five different Frenchprivateers all with the nameEgyptienne?(2011-01-02)
... that buoy tenderUSCGCWoodrush(pictured) helped rescue 520 passengers and the crew from the cruise shipPrinsendam that sank in theGulf of Alaska in 1980?(2010-12-27)
... that the Soviet 50.6 t (49.8 long tons; 55.8 short tons) shipMO-103 sank theGerman submarineU-250, capturing the commander and five crewmen inJuly 1944?(2010-12-23)
... that althoughPersier was due to be scuttled as ablockship duringOperation Overlord inJune 1944, she was returned to service, only to betorpedoed and sunk inFebruary 1945?(2010-12-11)
... that in the deepest underwater rescue in history,CURV-III, aUS NavyROV, saved two men stranded in asubmersible at a depth of 1,575 ft (480 m) with just minutes of air remaining?(2010-12-10)
... that Britishspies helped sink someGerman minesweepers of theSperrbrecher type, through determining how to adjust the fuses onmagnetic mines?(2010-12-02)
... that three crew members were each given 50 "lashes withnine tails" afterHMSWhiting was lost on the dangerousDoom Bar?(2010-11-28)
... that Henry Lambert of theRoyal Navy fought the 36-gun French privateerPsyché twice in the same year with two different ships, drawing the first battle and winning the second?(2010-11-24)
... thatbrandy andwine seized from a Dutch ship on 18 August 1779 changed hands during the night, as the captain of theMonsieur and the squadron leader,John Paul Jones, both claimed it for themselves?(2010-11-23)
... that soon after theocean linerSSUtopia collided with the battleshipHMSAnson, resulting in 564 deaths nearGibraltar in 1891, the partially submerged wreckage was involved in another collision?(2010-11-06)
... that over 110 people were killed whenSS Vestris sank in 1928?(2010-11-03)
... that in 1833, theopiumclipperSylph set the unbroken record of sailing fromCalcutta toMacao in 17 days, 17 hours?(2010-10-24)
... that the GermanbattleshipSMS Grosser Kurfürst was involved in a series of accidents during her service career, including collisions and several groundings?(2010-10-24)
... that when sailors on boardAlmirante Latorremutinied, one of their demands was for more sugar?(2010-10-23)
... that thebattlecruisers of Japan(Haruna pictured) were destroyed by scrapping, air attack, surface engagements, a submarine, and an earthquake?(2010-10-22)
... that afterher sister was sunk in late 1917 while anchored right next to her,Budapest took on her role of being a floating barracks?(2010-10-21)
... that the SwedishmonitorFolke was designed opposite of hersister ships, with agun turret at the stern, so that she could protect them during a retreat?(2010-10-18)
... that the BritishironcladHMSNeptune was deemed "awhite elephant, being a thoroughly bad ship in most respects—unlucky, full of inherent faults and small vices, and at times a danger to her own consorts"?(2010-10-11)
... that thecaptain of the Swedishriver monitorHMS Garmer had to steer the ship as well as aim and fire her gun?(2010-10-08)
... that the BritishironcladHMSEnterprise had a woodenhull and iron upperworks which made her the first ship of composite construction in theRoyal Navy?(2010-10-08)
... thatHMSMinotaur and hersisters were called "the dullest performers under canvas of the whole masted fleet of their day, and no ships ever carried so much dress to so little purpose"?(2010-10-07)
... that the BritishironcladHMSDefence damaged her propeller and rudder when she was nearly blown ashore during agale offPantelleria in March 1872?(2010-10-01)
... that after the NorwegianmonitorHNoMSMjølner ran aground in 1869 thecourt of inquiry found the ship's commander andpilot liable for the repairs, but theparliament cancelled the debt two years later?(2010-09-28)
... that the Britishbreastwork monitorCyclops and other ships of her type were described by AdmiralG. A. Ballard as being like "full-armoured knights riding on donkeys, easy to avoid but bad to close with"?(2010-09-23)
... that the accommodations aboard theCyclops class monitor warships were rated the worst in theRoyal Navy and referred to by ordinary seamen as "ratholes with tinned air"?(2010-09-23)
... that thekeels of both BritishRenown classbattlecruisers(HMS Renown pictured) were laid on25 January 1915, six weeks before the contracts were finalized on10 March?(2010-09-18)
... that theUSCGCPoint Caution, an 82-foot USCGPoint class cutter originally designated asWPB-82301, later acquired the namePoint Caution when the Coast Guard started naming all cutters longer than 65 feet?(2010-09-11)
... that theJapanese aircraft carrierHōshō(pictured) served as a repatriation transport after the end ofWorld War II, returning some 40,000 soldiers and civilians to Japan?(2010-09-08)
... that during the BrazilianFleet Revolt of 1893–94, the rebel rivermonitorAlagoas had to be towed into position to fire on the government forts inRio de Janeiro because her engines had been removed?(2010-09-06)
... that thegun turret of the BrazilianPará-class monitor was manually rotated by four men via a system of gears and required 2.25 minutes for a full 360° rotation?(2010-09-05)
... that the Brazilian rivermonitorPará was so badly damaged afterpassing the Paraguayan fort atHumaitá on23 February 1868 that she had to be beached to prevent her from sinking?(2010-09-04)
... that a newly constructedpowership, a floatingpower plant, supplies 144MW of electricity toBasra in south-easternIraq?(2010-09-03)
... that when Lieutenant Nevelskoy of the 14-gunOpyt surrendered to Captain Bathurst of the 42-gun frigateHMSSalsette, Bathurst returned Nevelskoy's sword because of the heroic fight he had put up?(2010-08-24)
... that it has been estimated that thenavis lusoria, a type of a troop ship of the lateRoman Empire, could reach speeds of about 10knots?(2010-08-16)
... that after his acquittal at acourt martial for the loss ofHMS Greenwich,CaptainRobert Roddam(pictured) had theminutes printed, but was told they would have sold better had he been 'condemned to be shot'?(2010-08-16)
... that theRivadavia class battleships(pictured) were the subject of a vicious competition between France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States?(2010-07-26)
... that theFrench ironclad Belliqueuse once served as the China Station flagship but was later used for target practise by the French Navy?(2010-07-22)
... that after theFrench ironclad Atalante was condemned inSaigon in 1887, she fell into such a state of disrepair that "shefoundered one night and gradually sank into the mud"?(2010-07-22)
... that despite great risks, thePolish minesweeperORP Rybitwa successfully towed her sister shipORP Mewa to port afterMewa had been hit by German bombs in September 1939?(2010-07-17)
... that all but one ofU-109's successes took place during the six patrols she carried out under the command of the U-boat ace,Heinrich Bleichrodt?(2010-07-07)
... that theGerman submarineU-27 was the second German submarine to be sunk in World War II?(2010-07-07)
... thatHMSConcorde, a former French ship, was involved in the capture of the French frigatesEngageante andVirginie, and almost captured theBravoure?(2010-07-01)
... that theOdyssey tanker spilled 43 million gallons of oil off the coast ofNova Scotia,Canada, in November 1988?(2010-06-21)
... that the first ofDenmark’sGalathea expeditions had a budget of nearly half a millionRixdollars, equivalent to 3% of the state’s annual revenues at the time?(2010-06-20)
... that in 1899 theRussian battleship Tri Sviatitelia became the first ship in the world to be fitted with aradio; an installation designed byA. S. Popov that had a range of about 3 miles (4.8 km)?(2010-06-19)
... that theGerman submarineU-376 only sank two merchant ships in eight patrols before it went missing on13 April 1943?(2010-06-18)
... that theGerman Type IXB submarines were the most successful class of submarines in World War II in terms of the total amount of tonnage sunk?(2010-06-17)
... that on March 22, 2003, the treacherous reefs aroundLand's End claimed yet another ship, theRMSMulheim?(2010-06-17)
... that the German submarineU-371 made a total of 19 war patrols in her career?(2010-06-17)
... that the British steam-poweredsubmarineHMS Swordfish's performance underwater was so unsatisfactory that she was converted to an anti-submarinepatrol boat in 1917–18?(2010-06-16)
... that the Italian shipCastore was commissioned as agunboat, but was later redesignated as abarge, aminelayer, and atorpedo training vessel?(2010-05-29)
... thatHMS Laura, captured by theFrench in 1812, became an Americanprivateer, only to be recaptured by the British less than a year later?(2010-05-28)
... that the Russian tankerVandal was one of the first twodiesel-powered ships in the world?(2010-05-27)
... that in order to refloat her after running aground offFinland in 1918,SMS Rheinland needed 6,400 metric tons of equipment removed, more than a third of her normaldisplacement?(2010-05-22)
... that thehull of the Russianimperial yachtLivadia was compared to a pancake, a turtle, and a pair of soup plates?(2010-05-17)
... that the crew of RussiancruiserGromoboi(pictured) suffered heavily during theBattle off Ulsan because their captain ordered his gunners to remain at their guns even when they were out of range?(2010-05-17)
... thatU-30 sank the first ship inWorld War II on 3 September 1939 when she torpedoed the British linerAthenia, just 10 hours after Britain declared war on Germany?(2010-05-01)
... that while she never sank any vessels in her career,U-771 shot down a BritishB-24 Liberator aircraft?(2010-03-27)
... that after the original owner of theWalsh-Kaiser Company shipyard had difficulty managing the yard, a shipbuilding and a construction company took over?(2010-03-26)
... that while training in 1944, the GermanU-804 shot down a NorwegianMosquito?(2010-03-16)
... that the captain of thecargo linerSS Beaverburn was given a gold-headed cane for commanding the first ship in 1947 to reach the port ofMontreal?(2010-03-13)
... thatU-2336 sank the last Allied ships lost inWorld War II on 7 May 1945, when she torpedoed and sank the freightersAvondale Park andSneland I?(2010-03-07)
... that a crowd of 20,000 rioted in an attempt to secure the release of themutinous crew of thebattleshipSMSHelgoland(pictured) in November 1918?(2010-02-17)
... thatFrench protests caused theRussians to award the contract for theGangut-classbattleship to a Russian firm rather than theGerman winner of the 1908 international design contest?(2010-02-11)
... that within two years of her launching,HMS Wolverine was involved in twofriendly fire incidents, one with a frigate and one with a slaver?(2010-02-01)
... that the superior design ofHMS Princess, a formerSpanish ship captured(pictured) in 1740, led to theAdmiralty initiating a series of increases in British warship dimensions?(2010-01-26)
... that theRed Army prevented the incompleteBorodino class battlecruiserIzmail(pictured) from being converted to acarrier by gaining control of a commission appointed to review the needs of the Navy?(2010-01-19)
... that theMary Rose Trust, thecharitable trust that salvaged theMary Rose in 1982, played an important part in preserving historical shipwrecks in the UK from exploitation?(2010-01-13)
... that in the first naval engagement of theWar of 1812, the AmericanprivateerDash capturedHMSWhiting but the US released her, telling her captain to leave American waters as soon as possible?(2010-01-13)
... that theSovetsky Soyuz class battleshipSovetskaya Belorussiya was cancelled on 19 October 1940 after it was discovered that 70,000rivets used in her hull plating were of inferior quality?(2010-01-10)
... that besides mechanical failures, fuel leaks and collisions, thepassengerlinerSSIberia also suffered multiple fires and blackouts, and twice grounded in theSuez Canal, before she was finally decommissioned in 1972?(2010-01-05)
... that in 1814 the AmericanprivateerSyren capturedHMSLandrail, and that in 1896, her namesake, the torpedo gunboat HMSLandrail, rammed and sank the four-masted clipperSiren?(2009-12-15)
... that after rammingU-405, crewmen ofUSSBorie (DD-215)(pictured) fought the sub's crewmen with Tommy guns, rifles, pistols, shotguns and aflare pistol, and even by throwing a knife and an empty shell casing?(2009-11-29)
... that the wreck ofIndefatigable has belatedly been declared aprotected place under theProtection of Military Remains Act 1986 to discourage further damage to the resting place of 1,015 officers and men?(2009-11-29)
... that althoughUSS Cocopa was built for service inWorld War II, she remains on active duty with the Mexican Navy as ARMSeri?(2009-11-28)
... that when aSovietG-5-classmotor torpedo boat(pictured)fired a torpedo from its rear deck, it had to turn immediately to avoid being hit by its own torpedo?(2009-11-12)
... that when the steamerSSMyron(pictured) sank in 1919, she defied the adage that “Lake Superior seldom gives up her dead” when 17 of her crew were found frozen to death wearing their lifejackets?(2009-10-12)
... that the 58-foot (18 m) motor yachtSundowner, manned byCharles Lightoller, his son Roger, and a Sea Scout called Gerald, evacuated 130 men fromDunkirk?(2009-10-06)
... that theROV onNOAA's new exploratory vessel,Okeanos Explorer(pictured), can descend nearly 19,000 feet and provides real-time viewing of theocean floor?(2009-08-18)
... that the funding for the GermanKönig-class battleships was secured by AdmiralAlfred von Tirpitz's threat of resignation?(2009-07-19)
... that theSSFerret was stolen fromScotland and reappeared several months later inAustralia under a new name?(2009-07-18)
... that the diesel exhausts from the Royal Navy'sDark-class fast patrol boats caused the ships to become so dirty that they had to paint the hulls black?(2009-07-17)
... that almost 29 years after she went missing inDarwin Harbour duringCyclone Tracy, theBooya was discovered by accident in only 20 metres (66 ft) of water?(2009-06-16)
... that in the advent of war with Great Britain,Adolf Hitler'sPlan Z stipulated that theO class battlecruisers would be tasked with destroyingconvoys before they could deliver their cargo to the British?(2009-06-05)
... that despite being armeden flûte as atroopship,HMSWilhelmina still engaged and drove off a more heavily armedprivateer to protect the merchant she was escorting?(2009-05-28)
... that on 28 February 1828, dozens of people died whenThe Emma was launched on theRiver Irwell inManchester?(2009-05-04)
... that 14-year-oldRaymond Steed(pictured) was the youngest person in the British services to die in battle during theSecond World War, when his shipSSEmpire Morn was damaged by amine?(2009-05-03)
... that although thesteam-poweredSS Clan Alpine had a maximum forwards speed of 10.5knots (19.4 km/h), on her final journey she went backwards at 35 knots (65 km/h)?(2009-05-01)
... that after theCollins Line steamerBaltic(pictured) won the covetedBlue Riband in 1851, no American ship would regain the honor for a century?(2009-04-22)
... that despite a career lasting only four years,HMSJason managed to capture(one engagement pictured) at least six French warships, including two that went on to becomeRoyal Navy vessels?(2009-04-21)
... that the BraziliandreadnoughtsMinas Gerais andSão Paulo "outclassed the entire Argentine fleet" when they were built?(2009-04-21)
SM UB-10(article's talk page missing blurb)(2009-04-10)
... thatSavannah(pictured), the world's firststeamship to cross theAtlantic, was converted into asailing ship on returning from her historic voyage?(2009-04-09)
SM UB-12(article's talk page missing blurb)(2009-04-07)
... thatFrench submarineDoris was sunk byGerman submarineU-9 in May 1940, after being ordered to sortie with significant damage, rendering it unable to dive?(2009-03-27)
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... that in 1940 the unarmed Norwegian steamshipDronning Maud was sunk byGerman aircraft while she was flyingRed Cross flags and carrying a company of medical personnel?(2009-03-07)
... that theImperial Japanese Navy'sHaruna was one of the first vessels in the world to be equipped with 14-inch naval guns?(2009-02-22)
... that with theMinas Gerais,Brazil became the third country to have adreadnought under construction, ahead of traditional powers likeFrance andRussia?(2009-02-21)
... that in 114 years of existence theConstanța Shipyard inRomania constructed 432 ships with a total of over four million metric tonsdeadweight (DWT)?(2009-02-17)
... that worldwide there are four million commercialfishing vessels, including 1.8 millionundecked traditional craft still powered byoars orsail?(2009-02-06)
... that the "floating palaces"Bristol andProvidence, built in 1867 byWilliam H. Webb(pictured), contained 500 canaries in cages, each one personally named by shipownerJim Fisk?(2009-01-13)
... that theUSSPGM-18 was blown five feet (1.5 m) out of the water after striking aJapanese mine off the coast during theBattle of Okinawa?(2008-12-23)
... that theUSS PGM-17 received no enemy damage while stranded on a coral reef for over a month during intensekamikaze attacks in the region during theBattle of Okinawa?(2008-12-21)
... that after the inexplicable sinking of four identicaltrawlers inAcadia, theCanadian government took possession of the "cursed ship"Marc Guylaine in 1972, simply changed its name and re-sold it?(2008-12-19)
... that at least 343 persons on theSSPrincess Sophia(pictured) died in 1918 when the ship was grounded nearJuneau, Alaska, the captain decided not to evacuate, and the ship sank?(2008-12-14)
... that the first two steamboats on theKootenay River sank when they were overloaded with supplies by theNorthwest Mounted Police en route to quell an uprising?(2008-12-05)
... that, on the way toLiverpool, the engine of the diesel-powered cargo linerMVRakaia failed and the crew had to design makeshiftsails to complete the journey?(2008-11-29)
... that when theSSMahratta ran aground on theGoodwin Sands in 1939, it settled on top of a ship that had sunk thirty years earlier and was also namedMahratta?(2008-11-15)
... thatClarence W. Spangenberger was the last president of Cornell Steamboat Company, whose more than sixty vessels once made it the largesttugboat company in theUnited States?(2008-11-10)
... thatHMSBraak was seized and brought into theRoyal Navy when the formerDutch ship anchored inFalmouth, unaware that the Dutch had gone to war withBritain?(2008-11-04)
... thatHarold Owen claimed the ghost of his brother, the poetWilfred Owen, appeared to him on boardHMSAstraea a week after Wilfred's death?(2008-10-31)
... that despite being built for theSpanish Navy, thefrigateSanta Margarita spent just five years in service with them, but served for nearly 60 years with theRoyal Navy?(2008-10-30)
... that at the time of her completion in 1918,Americancargo shipWest Lianga held the distinction of being both the fastest-launched and the fastest-constructed ocean-going ship in the world?(2008-10-29)
... that the damaged and demasted brigPolly drifted over six months and more than 2,000 miles (3,200 km) across theAtlantic with its surviving crew?(2008-09-27)
... that survivors of theLoch Sloy disaster who made it ashore toKangaroo Island, were eventually found with the remains of two deadpenguins tied around their neck?(2008-09-24)
... that the battleshipIllinois(pictured), exhibited at the 1893World's Columbian Exposition, was actually a full scale, detailed replica made of brick and cement?(2008-08-25)
... that the sinking of the year-oldAmericancargo shipSS Washingtonian with her $1,000,000 cargo ofraw sugar in January 1915 contributed to a 9% rise in the price of sugar in the United States?(2008-08-23)
... that theRussianfrigateOryol was completed in 1669 as the first Russian naval ship, and flew the earliest recorded white, blue, and redRussian flag?(2008-08-19)
... that theBritishship of the lineHMS Colchester, launched in August 1744, was wrecked just two months later after running aground on her first commissioned voyage?(2008-08-16)
... thatSSCatalina, after reportedly carrying more passengers than any other ship anywhere, has been stuck half-submerged inEnsenada, Mexico for more than ten years?(2008-07-14)
... that theDogger, a type offishing boat, takes its name from theDogger Bank, which was itself named after an earlier type of fishing vessel?(2008-07-12)
... that the sailing-shipLwów was the first ship underPolish banner to cross theequator?(2008-06-28)
... that many localities on the coast ofGreat Britain developed their own type offishing boat adapted to localfishing and sea conditions, and thenobbies are examples of this?(2008-06-27)
... that theBuis(pictured) was first adapted for use as a fishing vessel in theNetherlands, after the invention ofgibbing made it possible to preserveherring at sea?(2008-05-11)
... that the travel time of thesternwheelerLytton(pictured) on the stretch of theColumbia River known as Little Dalles was six hours upriver, but less than seven minutes downriver?(2008-04-26)
... that theWashington Irvingsidewheeler, the biggest passenger-carrying riverboat ever built, sank after colliding with an oil barge in 1926?(2008-04-24)
... thatCommodore Cruise Line was the firstFlorida-based company to operate week-long cruises around the year?(2008-04-23)
... that theSSBlairspey was hit by at least threetorpedoes from two differentU-boats, but still managed to reach port because her cargo oftimber kept her afloat?(2008-04-15)
... that sevenwhaling ships escaped theWhaling Disaster of 1871, but were forced to abandon their catch in order to accommodate 1,219 people from 33 other ships trapped in ice off theAlaskan coast?(2008-04-10)
... that thesteamboatFlyer, which by 1930 had covered more miles than any other dedicated inland vessel, had an imperfectly sealedhull, causing it tolist toport throughout its working life?(2008-03-31)
... that aVenetian foundation seeking to rebuild theBucentaur (model pictured) has written toNicolas Sarkozy for a financial contribution as compensation forNapoleon's 1798 destruction of the original ship?(2008-03-03)
... that four of the five ships operated by theHamburg Atlantic Line and their successors were namedHanseatic at some point of their tenure in the company?(2008-02-19)
... thatJapanese submarine I-17 was the firstAxis ship to shell the United States mainland inWorld War II triggering an "invasion" scare along the West Coast?(2008-02-08)
... that after being captured from the French,HMSDonegal went on to capture two French ships at theBattle of San Domingo?(2008-02-08)
... that the German four-mast sailing shipHerzogin Cecilie, under Finnish flag after 1920, won the "grain race" from Australia aroundCape Horn to Europe four times from 1926 to 1936?(2008-02-03)
... that theJapanesedestroyerMatsu had a very short career: just more than three months from her completion in 1944, to her sinking as she returned from her first escort mission?(2008-01-31)
... that theJapanesedestroyerMatsu had a very short career: just more than three months from her completion in 1944, to her sinking as she returned from her first escort mission?(2008-01-30)
... that duringWorld War II, the Japanese destroyerHatsukaze survivedfourmajorfleetactions against the American, British, Australian and Dutch fleets, but was sunk after colliding with a Japanesecruiser?(2008-01-29)
... that theOttoman frigateErtuğrul disaster, which occurred in 1890 offKushimoto, led to strengthening foreign relations betweenTurkey andJapan?(2008-01-17)
... that it is expected to take 17 years to design and build the first ofAustralia's new submarines?(2008-01-16)
... that the captain of thesteamboatNatchez would increase his boat's speed by puttingbacon andhogfat in its engines, and giving his menwhiskey?(2008-01-14)
... that in attempting to stopU-30 from sinking theSSFanad Head, twoBlackburn Skuas managed to cripple themselves with their own bombs, causing them to crash?(2008-01-05)
... that after sinking theSSCity of Cairo,Kapitän zur SeeKarl-Friedrich Merten gave the survivors directions to the nearest land, and parted with the words "Goodnight, and sorry for sinking you"?(2007-12-24)
... thatU-boat commanderReinhard Hardegen deliberately placed hissubmarine in danger during the sinking of theSSGulfamerica by refusing to risk hitting civilians onshore?(2007-12-13)
... that of 36 merchant vessels that set out in June 1942 as part ofBritain's disastrousConvoy PQ-17, 27 never returned includingSSPan Kraft?(2007-12-08)
... that theAlabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company produced 90 navy tanker ships in two years, from 1943-1945 and employed over 18,000 people while doing so?(2007-11-26)
... thatturret deck ships incurred lowercanal tolls becausetonnage measurements used to calculate those tolls did not account for the vessels' unique shape?(2007-11-15)
... that the Articulating Propulsion System withthrust vectoring control allows theSuper Dvora Mk III to function in shallow waters at drafts of 1.2 meters?(2007-11-05)
... thatHMASStalwart was the largest Australian designed and constructed naval vessel?(2007-10-31)
... that the 1945 sinking ofUSSEagle 56 was classified as aboiler explosion until 2001 when historical evidence convinced theNavy to reclassify it as a combat loss due to enemy action?(2007-10-12)
... that the last surrender of theAmerican Civil War took place aboard the BritishHMSDonegal after theCSSShenandoah completed a 9,000 mile voyage specifically to do so?(2007-09-27)
... thatTirpitz the pig(pictured) rescued after the sinking of theSMSDresden became a ship's mascot on one of the cruisers that sank theDresden?(2007-09-22)
... that theU class submarineHMSVandal (pictured) had the shortest career of anyRoyal Navy submarine, being lost with all hands just four days after its commission?(2007-07-21)
... that after theHMSTyger wrecked in 1742, the crew survived 56 days on a desert island and another 56 days sailing toJamaica in small boats, at a loss of only 11 out of 281 men?(2007-07-12)
... that theSSSuevic of theWhite Star Line ran into rocks off the coast ofEngland while steaming at full speed in dense fog at night in 1907 but everyone on board survived?(2007-07-10)
... that in 1942 survivors of the British submarineP36 were shipwrecked again less than six weeks later when the submarineHMS Olympus hit a mine offMalta?(2007-07-08)
... that thePSMoyie (pictured) was the last workingsternwheeler inCanada and is the oldest intact sternwheeler in the world?(2007-07-06)
... thatHNoMSHeimdal became the first Norwegian ship to apprehend a ship forillegal fishing when she seized the BritishtrawlerLord Roberts in 1911?(2007-07-05)
... that thebeach where Australian Prime MinisterHarold Holt disappeared in 1967, and presumably drowned, was named after theSS Cheviot that was wrecked nearby in 1887 with the loss of 35 lives?(2007-06-22)
... that theDunedin(pictured), the first commercially successfulrefrigerated ship, ushered in a meat and dairy boom inAustralasia andSouth America with its first shipment in 1882?(2007-06-02)
... that theocean linerSSParis, built in 1913, reached such heights of luxury and service thatsea gulls purportedly followed it more than any other ship, hoping to feast on scraps ofhaute cuisine that were thrown overboard?(2007-05-24)
... that thecruiseferryM/SNordlandia (originally M/SOlau Hollandia) was built to beNATO-compatible, so that she could easily be converted to atroopship?(2007-05-24)
... that in 2005, the newly-upgradedROROferryQueen of Oak Bay lost power and crashed into amarina, damaging or destroying 28 other vessels?(2007-04-17)
... that in five years of operation duringWorld War II, more than 747 vessels were built in theRichmond Shipyards inRichmond, California—a feat not equaled anywhere else in the world, before or since?(2007-04-08)
... that three days after a fire gutted the passengerferryLevina 1, killing at least 49, she sank with a party of journalists and investigators on board, killing at least one more?(2007-03-30)
... that theAlexander Suvorovcruise ship stayed afloat despite its crash into a girder of anUlyanovsk railway bridge that led to 177 deaths, and is still in working order today?(2007-03-22)
... that theGermansubmarineU-777 was sunk in October 1944, less than 7 months after being launched?(2007-03-06)
... thatU-F2 was a French submarine that was taken as a prize by the Germans in 1940 from a dockyard, and was later converted forGerman usage?(2007-03-04)
... that in 1804, the frigateApollo and forty merchant ships in herconvoy were wrecked offPortugal, the result of a single badly adjusted compass?(2006-11-02)
... that in addition to their use on earlysailing ships, earlytrains had "crow's nests" as well?(2006-09-10)
... that alifeboat from the wrecked passengersteamshipSSValencia was found floating in good condition, 27 years after the ship's demise?(2006-08-29)
... that the container vesselHansa Carrier spilled over 80000Nike shoes into thePacific Ocean and that they were used by scientists to track ocean currents?(2006-08-22)
... that theLake Tanganyika passenger ferryMVLiemba began its life as a German warship in World War I, spent eight years on the bottom of the lake, and later portrayed theEmpress Luisa in the filmThe African Queen?(2006-05-03)
... thatReaper, a 105-year-old historicFifie herring drifter, nearly sank off the north east coast ofEngland after being restored and put back into service as amuseum ship?(2006-05-01)
... that theFrench Navy shipRedoutable was built in 1876 and was the first warship in the world to usesteel as the principal building material?(2005-11-01)
... that theHMSFinisterre replaced her sister-ship theHogue inFar Eastern service after the latter was destroyed by a collision with anIndian cruiser?(2004-05-02)
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