February 17, 1864, was a spot in naval warfare history when the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley struck and sank the USS Housatonic, the first successful attack by a military submarine against an ...

While much of World War II is remembered as taking place on land or in the sky, the battles in the water were just as important. Protecting shipping lanes, troops, and supplies was all necessary over ...

The drive to explore is one of the most potent human urges. Finding out what's just around the next bend has been a prerogative of humanity since the earliest hunters and gatherers. As long as there ...

The Battle of Leyte Gulf holds important lessons for a hypothetical China-U.S. naval clash – and Chinese strategists know it. An explosion on the USS St. Lo (CVE-63) after she was hit by a kamikaze ...

As they weigh future career paths, today’s surface warfare officers should inform their preferences and policy decisions with a critical understanding of past specialization debates, guided by several ...