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The Only Submarine Crew in History to Sneak Ashore and Blow Up a Train

The highly decorated USS Barb, led by Commander Eugene B. Fluckey, was already one of WWII's most successful submarines. But ...
National Security Journal on MSN

Columbia-Class: The U.S. Navy Is Building the Most Complex Submarine In Human History

America’s sea-based nuclear deterrent is entering a dangerous squeeze. The Navy’s 12-boat Columbia-class program is slipping ...
Yahoo

I toured the Becuna, a WWII warship and the only submarine of its kind left in the world. Take a look inside.

The USS Becuna submarine sank 3,888 tons of shipping and earned four battle stars in World War II. The sub underwent a Greater Underwater Propulsive Power 1-A modernization in 1951. Now a museum ...
Taste of Country

‘Breaking Barriers’ — U.S. Navy Makes Military History With First Coed Submarine

Here in the United States, it's no secret that we are a military powerhouse amongst other countries in the world. Still to this day, there are things that have remained instituted within the military ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Submarine project buoys Bishop’s student’s interest in military history

Submarines might not be the first thing one thinks of when they picture wars of the past, but La Jolla student Henry Hou is looking to change that. Henry, 14, a freshman at The Bishop’s School, ...
Post and Courier

7 Questions: Submarine edition

Happy National Submarine Day! Submarine history runs deep (pun intended) in the United States. Today we commemorate April 11, 1900 — the day the United States Navy acquired its first modern ...
KTHV

The story of the Japanese midget submarines

The Japanese Navy included five Type A midget submarines in the Pearl Harbor raid of 7 December 1941. Transported on board large I type submarines, the midgets were launched near the entrance to Pearl ...
SlashGear

The Unique History Of The Italian Submarine Scirè In WW2

The Italian submarine, the Scirè, wasn't a large boat like some of the most advanced nuclear submarines in the ocean today. It only held a crew of 36, measured fewer than 200 feet in length, and was ...
The National Interest

Beneath the Water: There Has Only Been 1 Submarine vs. Submarine Sinking Ever

What You Need to Know: In February 1945, U-864 embarked on a secret mission, Operation Caesar, carrying valuable technology and materials to Japan. However, its journey was cut short when British ...
Hartford Courant

A CT native serves America from 'under the sea'

Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Akehurst, a native of Cromwell, Connecticut, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to USS Hyman G. Rickover, homeported at Naval Submarine Base New London. As a submariner, ...
Southeast Missourian

Navy submarines to get female officers for first time in history

HARTFORD, Conn. -- For Ensign Peggy LeGrand, the biggest concern about serving on a submarine is not spending weeks at a time in tight quarters with an entirely male crew. What worries her is the ...