In the final weeks of World War II, a Japanese torpedo sank an American heavy cruiser. Only 316 of the 900 sailors who survived the initial attack were ultimately rescued ...

The risks of going to sea are compounded for military vessels, and mishaps can have severe consequences. One of the most ...

The H.L. Hunley was a truly historic vessel. Built in the 1860s, the Confederate submarine became the very first to successfully sink an enemy ship when it attacked the USS Housatonic with a mine ...

You are the proud owner of a rather rusty submarine, on your way to discover the deepest depths of the ocean. Now and then there might be a small leak or another annoyance but that's what you love ...

As there were American passengers on board, the sinking of the four-funneled ocean liner contributed ... While he mostly ...

After years of painstaking examination, researchers in a 2017 Nature study concluded that the shockwave from the torpedo went through the submarine, sinking it and killing the crew in one fell swoop.

The submarine's crew is constantly making adjustments to keep it from bobbing to the surface or sinking below its safe depth. Here's an activity that lets you be the submarine captain. Your ...

Nearly 80 years after the sinking of the USS Harder (SS-257), it has finally been found. The submarine, one of the most famous in the U.S. Navy during World War II, was discovered in the South ...

The then-brand new $2.9 billion submarine was left completely inoperative for nearly a year simply because a hatch was left open, which allowed seawater to rush in, almost sinking the boat in the ...