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As revolt simmered in Spanish-ruled Cuba and American public opinion burned with sympathy for Cuban insurgents, the armored cruiser USS Maine steamed into Havana harbor. Officially, the ship’s mission was to make a friendly visit and protect American citizens and interests in case unrest spilled over. Unofficially, her presence sent a blunt message that the United States was watching events closely and was willing to
On the night of February 15th, 1898, the battleship USS Maine exploded and sank while riding at anchor in Havana Harbor, killing more than two hundred American sailors. The ship had been sent to Cuba during a period of unrest as a visible symbol of United States interest in the island’s struggle against Spanish rule. When the Maine erupted and settled into the harbor mud, the immediate cause was unclear, and controve
John Brown — Captain of the Afterguard U.S. Navy Interim 1865–1870 off Eastport, Maine, USA
Richard Bates — Seaman U.S. Navy Interim 1865 - 1870 off Eastport, Maine, USA
Thomas Burke — Seaman U.S. Navy Interim 1865–1870 off Eastport, Maine, USA
USS Arizona served in the U.S. battle fleet for twenty-five years before her destruction at Pearl Harbor. Her wreck and memorial now connect an individual ship, its crew, and the national memory of 7 December 1941.
Lead ship of the Iowa class, with service in World War II, Korea, and the renewed battleship program of the 1980s.
Off the French port of Cherbourg, two warships met in a duel that captured worldwide attention and helped decide a quieter but crucial front in the Civil War. The Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama had spent years attacking Union merchant shipping across the globe, forcing the United States to divert warships to hunt her and driving up insurance rates.
USS Monitor served for only ten months, but her rotating turret, battle with CSS Virginia, loss at sea, and continuing archaeological conservation made her one of the most consequential warships of the nineteenth century.
A story of nuclear propulsion, undersea endurance, and how one boat reshaped the Cold War at sea.
USS Texas served from the Veracruz crisis through two world wars, fired in support of major amphibious operations, and survived as one of the most important preserved dreadnoughts.
How a quiet engineering officer led hundreds from the dark below decks during one of World War II’s worst carrier disasters.
A story of nuclear propulsion, undersea endurance, and how one boat reshaped the Cold War at sea.
A story of secret overflights, Cold War nerves, and the moment a “untouchable” spy plane finally fell from the sky.
The air over Balete Pass crackled with small-arms fire and the flat explosions of grenades. On the steep slope of Hill B, a narrow finger of ground jutting out above the zigzag road that threaded the Caraballo Mountains, five exhausted American infantrymen hugged the earth around a captured Japanese trench. It was 8 May 1945, deep in the Battle of Luzon, and Private First Class Anton L.
A story of a jungle airstrip, thin lines of Marines and soldiers, and how local air power reshaped the Pacific war.
A story of street-to-street fighting, shattered assumptions, and how one city battle reshaped the Vietnam War.
A story of a winter surprise offensive and exhausted American units holding the line under crushing odds.