Category: Military Discoveries

Depictions of the Santa Maria, left, and Flor de la Mar, right.

Four Famous Shipwrecks That Have Never Been Found

The bottom of the sea is littered with shipwrecks. Some of these have captured the public’s imagination because of the ship’s status before it sank…

Six of the Most Intriguing Things Ever Found on Shipwrecks

Sara Horton

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…

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…

Missile lifting off from Kwajalein Atoll + Two people walking in a dark cave

5 Top Secret Military Bases That Changed History

The world’s military superpowers are known for being secretive when it comes to their operations, so it’s no surprise there are numerous formerly-secret bases located…

Three members of the Long Range Desert Group pointing guns while riding in a Chevrolet truck

Remains Discovered In Poland Could Be Members of Elite WWII-Era Reconnaissance Group

Remains discovered in Poland are believed to date back to the Second World War and could potentially belong to New Zealander members of the famous…

Map view of the Great Lakes, a sonar picture of a shipwreck on top.

A Father and Daughter Just Discovered a 152-Year-Old Shipwreck While Fishing in Green Bay

When Tim Wollak took his daughter Henley on a fishing trip on Lake Michigan, he didn’t expect to find anything more than fish. However, as…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

Trad Casey sitting in an Anderson Shelter

British Man Builds World War II-Era Anderson Shelter in His Back Garden

Geoff Moore

A World War II enthusiast has created a historical man cave by building a sunken Anderson Shelter in his back garden in Dorset, United Kingdom.…

Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) shining lights on the wreck of the RMS Titanic

The Wreck of the RMS Titanic Was Found During a Top-Secret Military Operation

The sinking of the RMS Titanic in April 1912 was one of the most tragic maritime disasters in history. As such, the discovery of the…