To be more specific, the Sea Fury’s maiden flight took place on February 21, 1945. However, it didn’t actually make its official operational debut until August 1947, with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) ...

The German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were designed to challenge the naval power of France and the United Kingdom, built under the restrictions of 1930s naval treaties. Though Gneisenau’s ...

USS Wisconsin, one of the most powerful battleships ever built, dominated enemy positions with her massive 16-inch guns. After serving in World War II, "Big Wisky" returned to action during the Korean ...

Navy photo of the USS Ward’s Number Three Gun and its crew. They were Minnesota reservists credited with firing the first ...