Category: Military Discoveries

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…

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…

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…

University of Miami graduate student Devon Fogarty examining John Greer's gravestone on the ocean floor

American Civil War-Era Hospital and Cemetery Discovered In the Florida Keys

Archaeologists exploring the depths of Dry Tortugas National Park have discovered what they believe to be the site of a former hospital and cemetery, near…