24/7 Wall St. Posted: February 15, 2025 | Last updated: July 11, 2025 The U.S. suffered a harrowing surprise attack on December 7, 1941,from Japan that propelled the country to the forefront of World ...
Named for Rear Admiral Issac C. Kidd, who was killed on the bridge of his flagship USS Arizona on December 7, 1941, and became the first U.S. Navy admiral killed in action, the Fletcher-class ...
In 1976, welder Phil McClean won “Apprentice of the Year” at Harland and Wolff’s shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He ...
Which battleships sunk in combat throughout the Second World War? We often think of the ground battles of World War 2, the massive campaigns of the sky, and other valiant battle fronts. However, the ...
The US Navy banned alcohol consumption on naval vessels, bases and shipyards in 1914. As the US faced the impending threat of war, sailors needed an alternative morale boost: ice cream. The Navy built ...
During the lead-up to the United States' entry into World War II, the U.S. Navy ordered six new battleships that were designed to combat Japan's Kongō-class battleships. Ultimately, only four of the ...