Category: Military Discoveries

Buildings along a street in Colonial Williamsburg

Unexpected Revolutionary War-Era Discovery Made During Construction Work in Virginia

Colonial Williamsburg is one of the most notable outdoor museums dedicated to bringing the history of the American Revolution to modern-day society. They’ll further be…

Painting of the USS San Diego (ACR-6) sinking at sea

100 Years After She Sank, The Mystery of USS San Diego’s (ACR-6) Tragic End Was Finally Solved

Shortly after 11:00 AM on July 19, 1918, the Pennsylvania-class armored cruiser USS San Diego (ACR-6) – formerly known as the USS California – was…

Two Avro Arrows at the bottom of a picturesque lake

The Incredible Discovery of Cold War-Era Avro Arrows At the Bottom of Lake Ontario

Avro Canada’s CF-105 Arrow was a sophisticated aircraft that put the Canadian air industry on the map. The Cold War-era jet interceptor was designed to…

Wreck of the USS Yorktown (CV-5) on the seafloor

Expedition Produces New Images of Shipwrecks from the Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway in June 1942 was a turning point of the War in the Pacific. While the United States lost a handful of…

Sonar image of the wreck of the SS Hartdale + Two crewmen standing atop the SM U-27 at sea

British Cargo Ship Torpedoed By German U-boat Found Off the Coast of Northern Ireland

A British cargo ship that was sunk by a German U-boat during the First World War has been located off the coast of Northern Ireland.…

Two divers swimming over the wreck of Gribshunden

Medieval-Era Shipwreck Offers New Insight Into the ‘Military Revolution At Sea’

A recent investigation into the wreck of the famed Danish flagship Gribshunden/Griffin has provided new and interesting insight into the evolution of naval warfare during…

Celt moored in a harbor

USS Sachem (SP-192): ‘The Ghost Ship’ Left Abandoned in a Creek After Serving in Both World Wars

Several abandoned ships can be found across the United States, but few possess a history as rich as the USS Sachem (SP-192). Known by various…

Shipwreck half-submerged in the Danube

World War II-Era Shipwrecks Re-Emerge From the Depths of Danube River

World War II-era vessels once operated by the Kriegsmarine have “risen” from the depths of the Danube, in Serbia. The wrecks, which belonged to Germany’s…

Navarin-class minesweepers at port

Search for World War I-Era French Minesweepers Leads to Discovery of 1879 Shipwreck

A number of ships have fallen victim to the wicked weather of the Great Lakes over the centuries. One, the loss of the SS Edmund…

Remnants of a sunken ship on the ocean floor

Cargo from German Ship Sunk During WWII Washing Up On American Beaches

Several tons of cargo went down with German ships that were sunk by enemy action or intentionally scuttled during the Second World War. Rarely, however,…

An image of the shore on Fire Island with a lighthouse in the background, a photo of the shipwreck with two people standing behind it on top.

Discovery of Shipwreck Off New York Coast May Be Linked to the Legendary SS Savannah

The discovery of a large piece of what appears to be ship wreckage drifted ashore on Fire Island near Long Island, New York following a…

Six of the Most Intriguing Things Ever Found on Shipwrecks

Shipwrecks have fascinated humans for centuries. The wrecks of ill-fated ships often remain submerged underwater and hidden out of sight for years, like mysterious time…