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Whisky from Famed Shipwreck for Sale at Auction

On February 3, 1941, the SS Politician left port in Liverpool, England, on its way to Jamaica and New Orleans with 260,000 bottles of whisky…

SS Richard Montgomery Contains Enough Munitions to Create a Tsunami

In August 1944, the US Navy ship SS Richard Montgomery was delivering over 6,000 metric tons of explosive ordnance for use in the Allied press…

Tankfest 2020 Raises over €62,000 for The Tank Museum

With the support of World of Tanks, Tankfest saw over 1m total views, and 34.4k concurrent viewers in the first live-streamed historic tank event ever…

$220 Million in Gold Bullion was Recovered From HMS Edinburgh

Toward the end of 1981, a team of divers working at incredible depths in the Barents Sea found and recovered a king’s ransom in gold…

Fire on the Bonhomme Richard is a severe setback to the US Navy’s ambitions for the Indo-Pacific region

Right after undergoing two years of intensive refit and upgrading, the Bonhomme Richard, an amphibious assault ship, burned through the night in San Diego harbor.…

They Want to Use a Crane Grab to Recover Short Stirling From the Lake

Plans to raise a Short Stirling bomber which crashed during World War II have come under criticism. The plane, BK716, was based at RAF Downham…

UK Urged to Fund Memorial of French Sailors killed on Churchill’s Orders

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill made what he called “the most hateful decision, the most unnatural and painful in which I’ve ever been concerned” on…

Hero Pilot’s Book Enthralled the Country But Died Without Anyone his Knowing His Real Name

The author of a journal which was published as “Spitfire! The Experiences of a Fighter Pilot” was unknown to most of the world. With his…

Hope for New Royal Navy Supply Ships Being Built in Britain

UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace brought hope to British shipbuilders that the £1.5billion deal to produce supply ships for the Royal Navy will stay within…

Tankfest 2020 the World’s First Live-streamed Historic Tank Event, Supported by World of Tanks

With the support of World of Tanks, the world’s biggest display of historic moving armour will be taken online in June 2020 June 25, 2020 —…

Video: She Sold Everything to Buy a Tank to Avenge Her Late Husband

When Joseph Stalin received a letter from Mariya Oktyabrskaya in 1943, he may have thought it a message of support. Opening the envelope, he must…

Beaufighter Discovered by Couple Walking on the Beach

Graham Holden and his partner were walking their dog on a Cleethorpes beach when they discovered wreckage that left him “amazed.” Experts believe that what…