The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval engagement in history, a sprawling affair that lasted from Oct. 23 to 26, 1944, involving four major engagements. In spite of hopeless odds, Japanese ...

The USS Edsall, an American warship known for its crew's courageous last stand against Japanese forces during World War II, has been found ... battleships and two heavy cruisers, the Naval ...

The ship was engaged in a 'seek and destroy' mission with the Japanese heavy cruiser Haguro when it was struck by a 5ins enemy shell. The boiler room took a direct hit and PO Yates was the only ...

(National Archives) World War II was marked by numerous technical ... as an instructor at the academy and service aboard the heavy cruiser Houston starting June 1, 1934, with then-President ...

Explorers have discovered the world’s deepest shipwreck after 78 years: a U.S. Navy destroyer escort that sank during World War II’s biggest ... battleships, six heavy cruisers, four light ...

An American World War II ... with Japanese forces on March 1, 1942. US Navy “Captain Joshua Nix and his crew fought valiantly, evading 1,400 shells from Japanese battleships and cruisers ...

The Sammy B: The vessel bears the scars of battle Explorers have found the deepest shipwreck ever identified, a US navy destroyer escort sunk during WWII ... engaged the Japanese heavy cruisers ...

The wreckage of the USS Edsall, an American warship that was sunk during a battle with Japanese forces in World War II, has been discovered ... battleships and cruisers, before being attacked ...

In the Sibuyan Sea on Oct. 23, the Japanese First Strike Force lost heavy cruisers Atago and Maya to U.S. submarines Darter and Dace. The following day, Japanese forces lost one of the world’s ...