Pearl Harbor Victim Brought Home for Burial After Almost 80 Years
Navy Seaman 1st Class Orval Austin Tranbarger was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Nearly 80 years later, his body…
Historic & Restored LCT 7074 Delivered to Museum
Landfall, a 300 tonne D-Day Landing Craft, also known as LCT 7074 has been delivered to Southsea in the UK prior to delivery to a…
“Bazooka” Charlie’s Piper L-4H Reconnaissance Plane
It took 18 months of work, but Colin Powers has completed restoration work on “Bazooka” Charlie Carpenter’s Piper L-4H airplane, known as “Rosie the Rocketer.”…
Sophie Scholl, a Heroine WW2 to be Honoured by Germany With a Coin
Sophie Scholl was an anti-Nazi activist and a student when she was executed by guillotine on the 22nd February 1943, aged just 21, after being…
The Italian Navy Arrives in World of Warships: Legends
World of Warships: Legends brings in the first Italian warships, a new collaboration with Transformers, and a new system for players to manage and upgrade…
Live Like a Bond Villain, 3 Remote Napoleonic-Era Forts For Sale
Are you looking for a private getaway, and happen to have a few million pounds stashed away? If so, perhaps the three Napoleonic-era forts built…
Graf Spee Eagle Worth $26 MILLION, Could be Displayed at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
In the first naval battle of World War II, the British navy was able to ‘sink the’ German pocket battleship Graf Spee. Fatally crippled by…
Now You Can Hire USS Cobia a WW2 Sub For a Night
Make history when you spend the night on USS Cobia, our fully restored World War II submarine. “USS Cobia (SS 245) was launched November 28, 1943, in…
Floyd Welch, One of the Last Survivors of Pearl Harbor, Dies at Age 99
Floyd Welch was a hero during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He passed away on August 17th at the age of 99. He was the…
Medal of Honor Recipient Ronald Rosser Dies at Age 90
Medal of Honor Recipient Ronald Rosser passed away on Wednesday in Bumpus Mills, Tenessee at the age of 90 from issues related to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.…
World of Warships Announces Inked4WoWS Tattoo Winner
The World of Warships Inked4WoWS Tattoo contest has found its winning naval-inspired tattoo. Of the 170 tattoo submissions from World of Warships and World of…
Victoria Cross for “Teddy” 78 Years After Going Down With His Ship
This year, a panel revisited the Australian Navy’s request to award the Victoria Cross to Ordinary Seaman Edward “Teddy” Sheean. On August 12th, they overturned…