On October 15, 1914, a German sub captained by U-boat ace Otto Weddigen attacked the HMS Hawke, killing 524 crew members, ...

U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire and sank three small boats carrying Houthi militants in the Red Sea on Sunday, after U.S. warships responded to a distress call from a merchant vessel, military ...

Almost 80 years have passed since the end of the Second World War, and there is still fascination about German U-boats that ...

The wrecks of a World War One U-boat and two merchant ships containing 15 cast iron cannon have been given protected status. The submarine, off the coast of Whitby, sank 40 ships before being ...

Toward the end of September, the High Command authorized "seizure or sinking without exception" for merchant ships trying to radio for help when ordered to stop. A week later, U-boats received the ...

In response, merchant ships travelled in convoys, protected by the Royal Navy. Yet the Mediterranean remained one of the most dangerous sea passages in the world. U-boats were sinking allied ships ...

He had to be quick to avoid being spotted. U-boats were very vulnerable, and merchant ships were often armed to protect themselves. A ship was a moving target. To score a hit, he had to fire the ...

A call for help from the disabled 50-foot Serenity was answered by the Coast Guard and the cruise ship Treasure.

German WW1 U-boat found off the coast of Shetland Site of lost WW1 ship confirmed The official reason for the sinking was bad weather and high waves, although theories abounded that it was sunk by ...

100-year-old WW ll vet Elmer Auld wishes more young people knew about those who died for their country. THUNDER BAY — Not a ...

With only 35 active U-boats, Germany began sinking British merchant ships faster than they could be built, and the Germans got very serious about submarines. They launched several accelerated ...