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Welcome to '''WikiProject Ships''' on the English Wikipedia!  We are a group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to [[ships]] of all types and eras. The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships/Project Scope|project scope]] spans both naval and civilian ships, and articles on [[HMS Victory|individual ships]], [[ship class|ship classes]], and other ship related topics are welcome. 

==About us==
[[File:TerrificCombatBetweenMonitor&Merrimac2.png|left|100px]] WikiProject Ships is a [[WikiPedia:WikiProject|group]] with a common interest in ships of all types and an international collection of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships/Participants|participants]]. If you would like to join us, please feel free to [{{SERVER}}{{localurl:Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships/Participants|action=edit&section=1}} sign up] and help with ship articles. And don't worry – we get along more like an [[America's Cup]] match than [[Battle of Hampton Roads|''Monitor'' and ''Merrimack'']]&nbsp;(left).  The project was featured in the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2010-06-28/WikiProject_report|28 June 2010 issue]] of ''The Signpost''.

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==Getting started==
The sidebar on this page contains links to all project documentation, including our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships/Guidelines|guidelines]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships/Tools|tools and templates]], and a '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships/Sources|resource list]]'''.

== Content ==
To improve ship-related content throughout Wikipedia, the project uses [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships/Assessment|Assessment]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships/Review|Review]] processes.  Ship-related content is tagged by including the [[Template:WikiProject Ships|Project Banner]] on each article's discussion page.

[[File:Featured article star.svg|left|30px]]Content that is of outstanding quality can be nominated for consideration under one of the featured content processes: [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|articles]], [[Wikipedia:Featured pictures|pictures]], [[Wikipedia:Featured lists|lists]], [[Wikipedia:Featured sounds|sounds]], [[Wikipedia:Featured topics|topics]], and [[Wikipedia:Featured portals|portals]].

== Featured articles==
These articles within the project scope have attained [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|featured article]] (FA) status, and serve as examples of the quality of writing we aim to produce.

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* {{ship|AHS|Centaur}}
* {{Sclass|Alaska|cruiser|1}}
* {{Sclass|Almirante Latorre|battleship|1}}
* {{Sclass|Andrea Doria|battleship|1}}
* {{Sclass|Amagi|battlecruiser|1}} – Main Page on 9 December 2009.
* [[Anthony Roll]]
* {{ship|ARA|Moreno}}
* {{ship|ARA|Rivadavia}}
* [[BAE Systems]] – Main Page on 29 April 2008.
* [[Baltimore Steam Packet Company]]
* [[Battleship]] – Main Page on 14 October 2007.
* {{Sclass|Bayern|battleship|1}}
* {{ship|Brazilian battleship|Minas Geraes}} – Main Page on 5 January 2010.
* {{ship|Brazilian cruiser|Bahia}} – Main Page on 21 May 2010.
* [[Byzantine navy]] – Main Page on 1 October 2009.
* {{ship|Chilean battleship|Almirante Latorre}}
* {{Sclass|Conte di Cavour|battleship|1}}
* {{Sclass|Courageous|battlecruiser|1}}
* {{Sclass|Derfflinger|battlecruiser|1}}
* [[Design 1047 battlecruiser]]
* [[Dreadnought]]
* [[Dutch 1913 battleship proposal]]
* [[Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision|''Ehime Maru'' and USS ''Greeneville'' collision]] – Main Page on 11 December 2007.
* {{ship|German battleship|Bismarck}}
* {{ship|German battleship|Tirpitz}}
* {{Sclass|Helgoland|battleship|1}} – Main Page on 25 October 2009.
* {{HMAS|Australia|1911}}
* {{HMAS|Melbourne|R21}} – Main Page on 10 February 2010.
* {{HMS|Alceste|1806}}
* {{HMS|Ark Royal|91}} - Main Page on 13 April 2011.
* {{HMS|Cardiff|D108}} – Main Page on 20 June 2008.
* {{HMS|Calliope|1884}}
* {{HMS|Courageous|50}}
* {{HMS|Eagle|1918}}
* {{HMS|Emerald|1795}}
* {{HMS|Endeavour}} – Main Page on 29 April 2014.
* {{HMS|Hood|51}} - Main Page on 17 November 2021
* {{HMS|Indefatigable|1909}} Main Page on 24 February 2011
* {{HMS|Levant|1758}}
* {{HMS|Lion|1910}}
* {{HMS|New Zealand|1911}}
* {{HMS|Princess Royal|1911}}
* {{HMS|Pearl|1762}}
* {{HMS|Roebuck|1774}}
* {{HMS|Royal Oak|08}}
* {{HMS|Speedy|1782}}
* {{HMS|Temeraire|1798}}
* {{Sclass|Indiana|battleship|1}}
* [[Ironclad warship]] – Main Page on 12 April 2009.
* {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Hōshō}}
* {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Kaga}}
* {{ship|Japanese battleship|Haruna}}
* {{ship|Japanese battleship|Musashi}}
* {{ship|Japanese battleship|Tosa}}
* {{ship|Japanese battleship|Yamato}}
* {{Sclass|Kaiser|battleship|1}}
* {{Sclass|König|battleship|1}}
* {{Sclass|Mackensen|battlecruiser|1}}
* ''[[Mary Rose]]'' – Main Page on 19 July 2010.
* {{Sclass|Minas Geraes|battleship|1}}
* {{Sclass|Moltke|battlecruiser|1}}
* {{Sclass|Montana|battleship|1}}
* {{MV|New Carissa}} – Main Page on 31 March 2007.
* {{Sclass|Nassau|battleship|1}}
* {{Sclass|North Carolina|battleship|1}}
* [[Operation Teardrop]]
* [[Pre-dreadnought battleship]] – Main Page on 6 March 2008.
* {{Sclass|Rivadavia|battleship|1}}
* {{ship|Russian battleship|Sevastopol|1895}}
* {{ship|Russian battleship|Slava}}
* {{SMS|U-66|sub=y}}
* {{SMS|Baden}}
* {{SMS|Bayern}}
* {{SMS|Blücher}}
* {{SMS|Derfflinger}}
* {{SMS|Emden}}
* {{SMS|Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand}} - Main Page on 22 December 2010.
* {{SMS|Friedrich der Grosse|1911}}
* {{SMS|Goeben}}
* {{SMS|Grosser Kurfürst}}
* {{SMS|Helgoland}}
* {{SMS|Hindenburg}}
* {{SMS|Kaiser|1911|6}}
* {{SMS|Kaiser Wilhelm II}}
* {{SMS|Kaiserin}}
* {{SMS|König}}
* {{SMS|König Albert}}
* {{SMS|Kronprinz|1914}}
* {{SMS|Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm}}
* {{SMS|Lützow}}
* {{SMS|Markgraf}}
* {{SMS|Moltke|1910}} – Main Page on 7 April 2010.
* {{SMS|Nassau}}
* {{SMS|Oldenburg}}
* {{SMS|Ostfriesland}}
* {{SMS|Posen}}
* {{SMS|Prinzregent Luitpold}}
* {{SMS|Rheinland}}
* {{SMS|Scharnhorst}}
* {{SMS|Seydlitz}}
* {{SMS|Thüringen}}
* {{SMS|Von der Tann}} – Main page on 31 May 2009.
* {{SMS|Westfalen}}
* {{SMS|Wörth}}
* {{Sclass|Sovetsky Soyuz|battleship|1}}
* {{SS|Choctaw}} - Main Page on 16 February 2022
* {{SS|Christopher Columbus}} – Main Page on 23 July 2008.
* {{SS|Dakotan}} - Main Page on 20 November 2010
* {{SS|Kroonland}}
* {{SS|Mauna Loa}}
* {{SS|Minnesotan}}
* {{SS|Montanan}}
* {{SS|Ohioan|1914}} – Main Page on 24 January 2009.
* {{SS|Pennsylvanian}}
* {{SS|Washingtonian|1913}}
* {{USS|Congress|1799}}
* {{USS|Connecticut|BB-18}} – Main Page on 22 February 2009.
* {{USS|Constitution}}
* {{USS|Illinois|BB-65}}
* {{USS|Indiana|BB-1}}
* {{USS|Iowa|BB-61}}
* [[USS Iowa turret explosion|USS ''Iowa'' turret explosion]]
* {{USS|Massachusetts|BB-2}}
* {{USS|Missouri|BB-63}} – Main Page on 2 September 2005.
* {{USS|Nevada|BB-36}} – Main Page on 7 December 2008.
* {{USS|New Jersey|BB-62}} – Main Page on 15 October 2008.
* {{USS|Orizaba|ID-1536}}
* {{USS|President|1800}}
* {{USS|Princess Matoika|ID-2290}}
* {{USS|Siboney|ID-2999}}
* {{USS|Wisconsin|BB-64}} – Main Page on 9 June 2006.
* {{USS|West Bridge|ID-2888}}
* [[Vasa (ship)|''Vasa'' (ship)]] – Main Page on 24 April 2008.
* [[Voyage of the James Caird|Voyage of the ''James Caird'']]
* [[Last voyage of the Karluk|Last voyage of the ''Karluk'']]
* {{Sclass|Yamato|battleship|1}}
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== Featured lists==
These lists within the project scope have attained [[Wikipedia:Featured lists|featured list]] (FL) status, and serve as examples 
of the quality of writing we aim to produce.

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* [[List of armored cruisers of Germany]]
* [[List of battlecruisers]]
* [[List of battlecruisers of Germany]]
* [[List of battlecruisers of Japan]]
* [[List of battlecruisers of Russia]]
* [[List of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy]]
* [[List of battlecruisers of the United States]]
* [[List of battleships of Austria-Hungary]]
* [[List of battleships of Germany]]
* [[List of battleships of Italy]]
* [[List of battleships of the Ottoman Empire]]
* [[List of breastwork monitors of the Royal Navy]]
* [[List of coastal defense ships of Germany]]
* [[List of cruisers of Germany]]
* [[List of destroyers of India]]
* [[List of heavy cruisers of Germany]]
* [[List of ironclad warships of Germany]]
* [[List of light cruisers of Germany]]
* [[List of protected cruisers of Germany]]
* [[List of ships of the Royal Yugoslav Navy]]
* [[List of sunken battlecruisers]]
* [[List of unprotected cruisers of Germany]]
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==Featured pictures==
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships/Gallery|Gallery]]

=="Did you know?" articles==
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*... that the freighter '''''[[SS D. M. Clemson (1903)|D.&nbsp;M. Clemson]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was one of the largest vessels on the [[Great Lakes]] in 1903? <small>(2025-11-01)</small>
*... that the warship '''[[USS Undine (1863)|USS&nbsp;''Undine'']]''' was captured and used by [[Nathan Bedford Forrest]]'s Confederate cavalry? <small>(2025-10-30)</small>
*... that the schooner '''''[[F. J. King (schooner)|F.&nbsp;J. King]]''''', lost for 139 years, was discovered after a two-hour search in 2025? <small>(2025-10-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Rising Star (1991 ship)|one single tugboat]]''' in [[Greenland]] is 50% of the navy of the [[United States Air Force]]? <small>(2025-10-23)</small>
*... that only seven '''[[Tubular-class lifeboat|Tubular lifeboats]]''' were built, but they remained in service for 83 years? <small>(2025-10-18)</small>
*... that the only casualty of '''[[USS Missouri (1841)|USS&nbsp;''Missouri'']]'''{{'s}} destruction ''(pictured)'' was a pet bear? <small>(2025-10-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Northwest Marine Iron Works]]''' produced [[Portland (1947 tugboat)|the last sternwheel steam tugboat]] operated in the United States? <small>(2025-10-01)</small>
*... that the hospital ship '''''[[HS Tübingen|Tübingen]]''''' was sunk as a result of "a curious mixture of bad luck and stupidity"? <small>(2025-09-29)</small>
*... that the US Coast Guard canceled '''[[USCGC Leopold|a class of 96 ships]]''' simply stating that, "times have changed"? <small>(2025-09-27)</small>
*... that [[Margaret Brown|an American ''Titanic'' survivor]] threatened to throw [[Robert Hichens (sailor)|a British seaman]] overboard during a confrontation on board '''[[Titanic Lifeboat No. 6|Lifeboat No.&nbsp;6]]'''? <small>(2025-09-26)</small>
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*... that the wreck of '''[[HMS Cambrian (1939)|HMS&nbsp;''Cambrian'']]''' marks the extent of jurisdiction of the Portsmouth [[competent harbour authority]]? <small>(2025-09-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[USS Savannah (1842)|Savannah]]''''' blockaded [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]? <small>(2025-09-20)</small>
*... that the freighter '''''[[SS James Gayley|James Gayley]]''''' is one of the largest undiscovered shipwrecks on the [[Great Lakes]]? <small>(2025-09-18)</small>
*... that the submarine  '''''[[Russian submarine Dmitry Donskoy (TK-208)|Dmitry Donskoy]]''''' has a gym, a swimming pool, a sauna, and an aviary? <small>(2025-08-27)</small>
*... that the former luxury passenger liner '''[[HMS Worcestershire|HMS&nbsp;''Worcestershire'']]''' carried reinforcements across the English Channel on the day after D-Day? <small>(2025-08-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Ames Shipbuilding and Drydock Company]]''' employees participated in a walkout that precipitated the 1919 [[Seattle General Strike]]? <small>(2025-08-16)</small>
*... that more than 200 British warships assembled for '''[[1914 fleet review|a fleet review]]''' just days before the start of the First World War? <small>(2025-08-15)</small>
*... that '''[[ShipGoo001|goo from a ship]]''' might contain a previously undescribed life form? <small>(2025-08-07)</small>
*... that North Korea thanked the United States for helping its sailors '''[[Dai Hong Dan incident|defeat a group of pirates]]'''? <small>(2025-08-04)</small>
*... that the wreck of '''[[SS Virago|SS&nbsp;''Virago'']]''', which sank off [[Alderney]] in 1882 with the loss of all crew members, was not discovered for 127 years? <small>(2025-08-02)</small>
*... that the '''[[Potomac-class frigate|''Potomac''-class frigates]]''' ''(example pictured)'' were built slowly for the sake of quality, only for the last ships to be outdated by the time they were finished? <small>(2025-07-26)</small>
*... that following the sinking of '''[[HNLMS Kortenaer (1927)|HNLMS ''Kortenaer'']]''', an officer responded to ethnic tensions on the [[Lifeboat (shipboard)|lifeboats]] by beating his subordinates with a paddle? <small>(2025-07-04)</small>
*... that the crew of the '''[[USCGC Dione|US Coast Guard Cutter ''Dione'']]''' repeatedly attacked the shipwrecks of oil tankers, believing them to be German [[U-boat]]s? <small>(2025-06-27)</small>
*... that the Dutch government considered converting the incomplete '''[[Java-class cruiser|''Java''-class cruisers]]'''  into English Channel ferries? <small>(2025-06-26)</small>
*... that 291 people were killed in the sinking of the '''''[[Hirano Maru]]'''''{{-?}} <small>(2025-06-22)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Sheffield (C24)|HMS&nbsp;''Sheffield'']]''' earned twelve [[battle honour]]s during World War&nbsp;II? <small>(2025-06-18)</small>
*... that the shipwreck of '''[[HNLMS De Ruyter (1935)|HNLMS&nbsp;''De Ruyter'']]''' ''(pictured)'' went missing, leaving only an imprint on the ocean floor? <small>(2025-06-17)</small>
*... that the '''[[North Korean destroyer Choe Hyon|North Korean destroyer ''Choe Hyon'']]''' is the largest ship constructed for the Korean People's Navy? <small>(2025-05-31)</small>
*... that the steam [[corvette]] '''''[[HSwMS Gefle|Gefle]]''''' was the first ship of the Swedish Navy to be equipped with a propeller? <small>(2025-05-24)</small>
*... that the crew of '''[[HNLMS Java (1921)|HNLMS&nbsp;''Java'']]''' ''(pictured)'' struggled to access the sinking ship's [[Personal flotation device|life vests]] because these were locked away in a hard-to-reach [[Compartment (ship)|compartment]]? <small>(2025-05-20)</small>
*... that the lifeboat '''''[[RNLB Sir William Hillary (ON 725)|Sir William Hillary]]''''' was sent to [[Dover Lifeboat Station|Dover]] in case of aircraft crashes, but did not save anyone from an aircraft in ten years' service with the [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution]]? <small>(2025-05-02)</small>
*... that the [[Union Navy]], despite being embroiled in the [[American Civil War]], built the '''[[Wampanoag-class frigate|''Wampanoag''-class frigates]]''' for a planned war against Great Britain? <small>(2025-04-20)</small>
*... that '''[[USS Gyatt|USS&nbsp;''Gyatt'']]''' ''(pictured)'', after being fitted with a [[RIM-2 Terrier|Terrier]] anti-air missile launcher, became the world's first [[guided-missile destroyer]]? <small>(2025-04-11)</small>
*... that when '''[[2025 North Sea ship collision|MV&nbsp;''Solong'' struck MV&nbsp;''Stena Immaculate'']]''' in March&nbsp;2025, the former ship was falsely reported to be carrying highly toxic sodium cyanide? <small>(2025-04-08)</small>
*... that the '''[[1972 Sidney Lanier Bridge collapse|1972 collapse]]''' of the '''[[Sidney Lanier Bridge]]''' ''(pictured)'', which was caused by a collision with a cargo ship, caused ten deaths and over a million dollars in damages? <small>(2025-02-06)</small>
*... that '''[[HMT Night Hawk|HMT&nbsp;''Night Hawk'']]''' was sunk on Christmas Day 1914 while trawling for mines off Scarborough, England? <small>(2024-12-25)</small>
*... that a cat, Timoshenko, joined the British submarine '''[[HMS Unruffled|HMS&nbsp;''Unruffled'']]''' on twenty patrols during the Second World War? <small>(2024-12-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Light Vessel 16|the oldest surviving wooden lightship]]''', dating to 1840, is now an Airbnb property? <small>(2024-12-07)</small>
*... that '''''[[Light Vessel 95|Light Vessel&nbsp;95]]''''' ''(pictured)'' is now a recording studio? <small>(2024-11-27)</small>
*... that in October 2024 '''''[[HMNZS Manawanui (2019)|Manawanui]]''''' became the first Royal New Zealand Navy vessel to be lost in peacetime? <small>(2024-11-04)</small>
*... that in the late 1940s the '''[[Steam tug Brent|steam tug ''Brent'']]''' removed war-related debris, including naval mines, from the River Thames? <small>(2024-09-11)</small>
*... that the 1885 wreck of the cargo ship '''''[[Russian ship Dmitry|Dmitry]]''''' was the inspiration for the arrival of Count Dracula in England in [[Bram Stoker]]'s 1897 novel? <small>(2024-08-20)</small>
*... that '''[[Canaanite shipwreck|a shipwreck in the eastern Mediterranean]]''', dating from the Late Bronze Age, is the earliest deep-sea shipwreck to be discovered? <small>(2024-08-19)</small>
*... that the neutral oil tanker '''''[[Hercules (1970 ship)|Hercules]]''''' carried an unexploded bomb into a Brazilian port after being attacked by Argentine aircraft during the Falklands War? <small>(2024-07-27)</small>
*... that during an expedition on '''[[RV Kaharoa|RV&nbsp;''Kaharoa'']]''', a 34-centimetre-long (13&nbsp;in) "supergiant" [[Amphipoda|amphipod]] was discovered? <small>(2024-07-25)</small>
*... that the '''[[Kelvite sounding machine]]''' used a chemical reaction to determine the depth of water in which a ship was sailing? <small>(2024-07-24)</small>
*... that when '''[[MT Petar Hektorović|MT&nbsp;''Petar Hektorović'']]''' was temporarily reassigned, one resident of [[Vis (island)|Vis]] wrote an online memorial to the ship, writing "the waves of Vis grieve for you"? <small>(2024-07-06)</small>
*... that the 1866 barque '''''[[Thoon Kramom (1866 ship)|Thoon Kramom]]''''' ''(pictured)'' has a replica serving as a floating restaurant? <small>(2024-03-12)</small>
*... that '''''[[MV Rubymar|Rubymar]]''''' was the first ship sunk by [[Houthi movement|Houthi]] missiles during the [[Red Sea crisis]]? <small>(2024-03-10)</small>
*... that on its maiden voyage from Liverpool to Australia, the '''''[[George Roper (ship)|George Roper]]''''' ran aground ''(pictured)'' and was wrecked? <small>(2024-02-06)</small>
*... that the Brazilian cruiser '''''[[Brazilian cruiser Almirante Barroso (1882)|Almirante Barroso]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was on a voyage to [[Circumnavigation|circumnavigate Earth]] with [[Prince August Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|Prince August Leopold]] on board when the [[Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil)|republic was proclaimed in Brazil]]? <small>(2024-01-04)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Trent (1796)|HMS&nbsp;''Trent'']]''' helped keep the Dutch in port by sending bogus signals to a non-existent fleet? <small>(2023-12-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Decarbonization of shipping|maritime shipping is making the ocean more acidic]]'''? <small>(2023-11-06)</small>
*... that during the "coffin brig" '''[[HMS Rinaldo (1808)|HMS&nbsp;''Rinaldo'']]'''{{`s}} first three years of service, she captured five ships and sank another? <small>(2023-10-26)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Caleb Grimshaw]]''''' sank after catching on fire, leaving at least 90 of the 457 people on board dead? <small>(2023-10-14)</small>
*... that the FBI set up temporary offices in '''[[Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum|a museum on an aircraft carrier]]''' ''(pictured)'' while investigating the 9/11 terrorist attacks? <small>(2023-10-11)</small>
*... that [[Mihai Eminescu]]'s poem "'''[[Out of All the Masts]]'''", which Eminescu himself never intended to publish, has won posthumous praise as a "perfect combination of words"? <small>(2023-09-22)</small>
*... that '''{{HMS|Redpole|1808|6}}''', one of the aptly-named [[Cherokee-class brig-sloop|coffin brigs]], sank in an action with a [[Piracy|pirate]] vessel in August 1828? <small>(2023-09-18)</small>
*... that '''[[CSS Beaufort|CSS&nbsp;''Beaufort'']]''' fought [[USS Albatross (1858)|USS&nbsp;''Albatross'']] in the first ship-versus-ship action of the [[American Civil War]]? <small>(2023-08-28)</small>
*... that the French destroyer '''''[[French destroyer Fronde|Fronde]]''''' was wrecked after the [[1906 Hong Kong typhoon]] ''(pictured)'', killing five of her crew members? <small>(2023-07-18)</small>
*... that during the '''[[Costa Concordia disaster|sinking of the ''Costa Concordia'']]''', [[Gregorio de Falco]] told [[Francesco Schettino]] ''"Vada a bordo, cazzo!"'' which loosely translates to "Get back on board, for fuck's sake"? <small>(2023-07-13)</small>
*... that [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft defense]] for the Soviet guard ship '''''[[Soviet guard ship Groza|Groza]]''''' was supposed to be four single 37&nbsp;mm {{nowrap|11-K}} guns, but bad relations with the UK left them with two [[PM&nbsp;M1910]] guns instead? <small>(2023-06-09)</small>
*... that [[M.&nbsp;Jeff Thompson]] described the '''[[CSS General M. Jeff Thompson|Confederate ship named after himself]]''' as being "the largest and best, but slowest boat of [[River Defense Fleet|the fleet]]"? <small>(2023-06-05)</small>
*... that the Japanese destroyer '''''[[Japanese destroyer Teruzuki (1941)|Teruzuki]]''''' was sunk by a single torpedo to the stern? <small>(2023-05-16)</small>
*... that the Soviet submarine '''''[[Soviet submarine K-222|{{nowrap|K-222}}]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was the fastest submarine ever built? <small>(2023-05-03)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Martin (1910)|HMS&nbsp;''Martin'']]''' was part of the [[Grand Fleet]] of the [[Royal Navy]] in the First World War, but after the war was sold to be [[Ship breaking|broken up]]? <small>(2023-04-30)</small>
*... that the '''[[Arleigh Burke-class destroyer|''Arleigh Burke''-class destoyer]]s''' are hardened against [[electromagnetic pulse]]s? <small>(2023-03-30)</small>
*... that although the '''[[SS Tembien|SS&nbsp;''Tembien'']]''' was known to be carrying Allied prisoners of war, she was sunk by a British submarine on 27&nbsp;February 1942 with hundreds killed? <small>(2023-02-27)</small>
*... that the Japanese vessel '''''[[Tonan Maru No. 3|Tonan Maru No.&nbsp;3]]''''' ''(pictured)'', sunk in a 17 February 1944 air raid, was raised more than seven years later and returned to service as a whaling factory ship? <small>(2023-02-17)</small>
*... that '''''[[MT Botaş FSRU Ertuğrul Gazi|Ertuğrul Gazi]]''''', a Turkish [[Floating production storage and offloading|floating storage and regasification unit]] for [[liquefied natural gas]], has a daily capacity of 28&nbsp;million cubic metres (990&nbsp;million cu&nbsp;ft), among the world's largest? <small>(2023-02-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Soviet cruiser Vasily Chapayev|Soviet cruiser ''Vasily Chapayev'']]''' was ordered to sail on 24 December 1976, but its crew refused to comply, causing the removal of its senior officers? <small>(2023-01-21)</small>
*... that a dispute led to '''[[HMS Gloucester (1654)|HMS&nbsp;''Gloucester'']]''' taking a path that caused the ship to hit a sandbank, leading to it sinking? <small>(2023-01-13)</small>
*... that when launched in 1896, the freighter '''''[[SS Sir William Siemens|Sir William Siemens]]''''' ''(pictured)'' and her sister ships were the largest vessels on the [[Great Lakes]]? <small>(2023-01-07)</small>
*... that '''''[[USS Romeo|Romeo]]''''' and ''[[USS Juliet|Juliet]]'' both served in the [[Union Navy]]? <small>(2023-01-02)</small>
*... that one of the '''[[Wolfe-class ship of the line|''Wolfe''-class ships of the line]]''' was destroyed by a storm before she had even been launched? <small>(2022-12-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Santa Claus (clipper)|Santa Claus]]''' at one time delivered coal? <small>(2022-12-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Wilhelm Werner]]''' fled to Brazil to avoid prosecution for the 1917 murders of the crew of the '''[[SS Torrington|SS&nbsp;''Torrington'']]''' but returned to Germany and became an [[Schutzstaffel|SS]] officer on [[Heinrich Himmler]]'s staff? <small>(2022-12-15)</small>
*... that the [[Collier (ship)|collier]] '''''[[SS Franz Fischer|Franz Fischer]]''''' was claimed to have become, in 1916, the first merchant vessel to be sunk by aerial attack but is now thought to have been sunk by a submarine? <small>(2022-11-14)</small>
*... that in 2019, the Spanish patrol boat '''''[[Spanish patrol boat Serviola|Serviola]]''''' ''(pictured)'' thwarted two attempts at piracy in as many months? <small>(2022-10-28)</small>
*... that Turkey's newly acquired fourth [[drillship]], '''''[[Abdülhamid Han (drillship)|Abdülhamid Han]]''''', is able to drill up to 12,200&nbsp;m (40,000&nbsp;ft) and in a maximum water depth of 3,665&nbsp;m (12,024&nbsp;ft)? <small>(2022-08-16)</small>
*... that [[Brooklyn]]'s '''[[West Street Foundry]]''', owned by '''[[Wilson Small]]''', built the engine for '''{{ship||Daniel Webster|steamboat|6}}''' ''(pictured)'', which on debut in 1853 was the largest and fastest steamboat in [[Maine]] coastal service? <small>(2022-07-27)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Chichester (1785)|HMS&nbsp;''Chichester'']]''' was designed to carry 44 guns but never carried more than 22? <small>(2022-07-21)</small>
*... that the '''''[[MV Spirit of Norfolk|Spirit of Norfolk]]''''' caught fire while carrying 89 schoolchildren? <small>(2022-07-16)</small>
*... that the captain of '''[[CSS Pontchartrain|CSS&nbsp;''Pontchartrain'']]''' was twice detached from the ship to fight in land battles? <small>(2022-05-21)</small>
*... that eight sailors on '''[[USS Varuna (1861)|USS&nbsp;''Varuna'']]''' received the [[Medal of Honor]] for actions during the [[Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip]]? <small>(2022-04-24)</small>
*... that the [[Vorpostenboot]] '''''[[German trawler V 1302 John Mahn|John Mahn]]''''' was the only German ship sunk during the [[Channel Dash]]? <small>(2022-04-17)</small>
*... that the freighter '''''[[SS Emperor|Emperor]]''''' is the most visited shipwreck in [[Isle Royale National Park]]? <small>(2022-04-16)</small>
*... that the freighter '''''[[SS Chester A. Congdon|Chester A. Congdon]]''''' became the largest financial loss to date on the [[Great Lakes]] when she wrecked in 1918? <small>(2022-04-14)</small>
*... that the tanker '''[[MV Millennial Spirit|MV&nbsp;''Millennial Spirit'']]''' flew under a Moldovan flag, was crewed entirely by Russians, and was mistaken for a Romanian ship? <small>(2022-03-25)</small>
*... that the [[Confederate States Navy]] ordered six '''[[Squib-class torpedo boat|''Squib''-class torpedo boats]]''' from England, but they were never delivered? <small>(2022-03-19)</small>
*... that the captain of the warship '''[[CSS Baltic|CSS&nbsp;''Baltic'']]''' stated that she was "about as fit to go into action as a mud scow"? <small>(2022-02-27)</small>
*... that '''[[Operation Ivory Soap]]''' created and operated a fleet of aircraft repair vessels to support the United States' [[Leapfrogging (strategy)|island-hopping]] strategy in the Pacific during World War&nbsp;II? <small>(2022-02-26)</small>
*... that the tugboat '''''[[USS R. B. Forbes|R.&nbsp;B. Forbes]]''''' was the first iron mercantile vessel built in New England? <small>(2022-02-25)</small>
*... that [[Pitcairn Islands|Pitcairn]] was named after the midshipman on '''[[HMS Swallow (1745)|HMS&nbsp;''Swallow'']]''' who first spotted the island? <small>(2022-02-10)</small>
*... that the paddle steamer '''''[[PS Lotta Bernard|Lotta Bernard]]''''' was described as "altogether unfit for the traffic she was employed in" after she sank? <small>(2022-02-04)</small>
*... that the steamship '''''[[Clyde (1871 ship)|Clyde]]''''' was wrecked in 1879 while carrying more than 500 replacements for the British [[South Wales Borderers|24th Regiment]], which had suffered heavy losses at the [[Battle of Isandlwana]]? <small>(2022-01-21)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Corozal (dredger)|Corozal]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was the most powerful dredger ever built when she was launched in 1911 to work on the [[Panama Canal]]? <small>(2022-01-18)</small>
*... that the Austro-Hungarian yacht '''''[[Dalmat (yacht)|Dalmat]]''''' carried [[Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria|Archduke Franz Ferdinand]] on his journey to Sarajevo in 1914 and returned with his body? <small>(2021-12-29)</small>
*... that New Yorkers could at one time rely on thrice-weekly visits from '''[[Santa Claus (steamboat)|Santa Claus]]'''&mdash;though not over Christmas? <small>(2021-12-25)</small>
*... that the freighter '''''[[SS Manasoo|Manasoo]]''''' is believed to have been sunk by cows? <small>(2021-12-09)</small>
*... that [[Samuel Warren (Royal Navy officer)|Captain Warren]] of '''[[HMS Seringapatam (1819)|HMS&nbsp;''Seringapatam'']]''' ''(pictured)'' saw the island of [[Chios]] in flames, but would give no help, as he had been ordered to observe strict neutrality in the [[Greek War of Independence]]? <small>(2021-12-02)</small>
*... that [[Frontex]]'s role in '''[[Pushbacks in Greece|pushbacks of migrants in Greece]]''' has led to investigations by the European Parliament, EU Ombudsman, and EU anti-fraud agency? <small>(2021-11-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Earth 300|Earth&nbsp;300]]''' has designed a climate research vessel that would include a [[molten salt reactor]] and a [[quantum computing|quantum computer]]? <small>(2021-11-23)</small>
*... that [[Charles Dickens]] described the [[Long Island Sound]] steamboat '''''[[New York (1836 steamboat)|New York]]''''' ''(pictured)'' as "a sullen, cumbrous, ungraceful, unshiplike leviathan"? <small>(2021-11-21)</small>
*... that the paddle steamer '''''[[PS Keystone State|Keystone State]]''''' was rumored to be carrying gold when she sank? <small>(2021-11-15)</small>
*... that a wreck rediscovered in [[Nelson's Dockyard|the former Royal Navy dockyard in Antigua]] in 2021 might be that of the '''[[French ship Beaumont (1762)|French ship ''Beaumont'']]''', captured by the British in 1778? <small>(2021-11-15)</small>
*... that the original name of the [[Paddle steamer#Side-wheeler|sidewheel steamer]] '''[[CSS Maurepas|CSS&nbsp;''Maurepas'']]''', ''Grosse Tete'', means "big head" in French? <small>(2021-11-14)</small>
*... that 125 years ago today, the lifeboat ''[[Henry Ramey Upcher]]'' rescued the fourteen-man crew of the '''[[SS Commodore (collier)|SS&nbsp;''Commodore'']]''' and three fishermen who had been stranded aboard her? <small>(2021-11-07)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Columbus (1824 ship)|Columbus]]''''' was a [[disposable ship]], built from large quantities of North American timber and intended to be sailed to London where she would be dismantled to avoid cargo import duties? <small>(2021-11-06)</small>
*... that '''[[belyana]]s''' ''(pictured)'' were giant [[disposable ship|disposable wooden ships]] used in the [[Volga]] region for timber rafting? <small>(2021-11-03)</small>
*... that a 1917 explosion broke the '''[[SS Fernebo|SS&nbsp;''Fernebo'']]''' in two, with one part drifting ashore carrying six survivors? <small>(2021-10-27)</small>
*... that the '''[[Sefine Shipyard]]''' in Turkey built a hybrid-electric ferry for Norway? <small>(2021-10-17)</small>
*... that in 1863, the [[Union Navy]] built '''[[Black Terror (ship)|a ship]]''' with an outhouse serving as the [[Bridge (nautical)|pilothouse]]? <small>(2021-10-05)</small>
*... that Turkey's '''[[Anadolu Shipyard]]''' signed a contract with India's [[Hindustan Shipyard]] to transfer technology for the building of five fleet support ships for the [[Indian Navy]]? <small>(2021-09-27)</small>
*... that by the time the '''[[Egyptian frigate Mehemet Ali|Egyptian frigate ''Mehemet Ali'']]''' served in the 1877 [[Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)|Russo-Turkish War]] she was described as "as much good as a cardboard box"? <small>(2021-09-24)</small>
*... that '''''[[Kaludah]]''''' was destroyed by fire in 1911, just two years after she was commissioned? <small>(2021-09-21)</small>
*... that the [[sister ship]]s '''''[[SS Ironsides|Ironsides]]''''' and '''''[[SS Lac La Belle|Lac La Belle]]''''' sank under similar circumstances, eleven months apart? <small>(2021-09-20)</small>
*... that British [[Admiralty M-class destroyer|M-class destroyers]] such as '''[[HMS Obdurate (1916)|HMS&nbsp;''Obdurate'']]''' were built to counter German ships that did not exist? <small>(2021-09-19)</small>
*... that '''[[RSS Panglima|RSS&nbsp;''Panglima'']]''' was the first ship of  the [[Republic of Singapore Navy]]? <small>(2021-09-15)</small>
*... that "the most accurate contemporary picture of conditions" on slave ships is an illustration of the '''''[[Marie Séraphique]]''''' ''(pictured)''{{-?}} <small>(2021-09-13)</small>
*... that three high-ranking officers of '''[[CSS Pickens|USRC ''Robert McClelland'']]''' remained with the ship after it surrendered and entered [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] service? <small>(2021-08-28)</small>
*... that the '''[[SS Alpena (1942)|SS ''Alpena'']]''', currently the oldest active steamship on the [[Great Lakes]], was shortened by {{convert|120|ft|m}} in 1991? <small>(2021-08-27)</small>
*... that the 2014-built '''[[ERV Nene Hatun|ERV&nbsp;''Nene Hatun'']]''' is Turkey's first emergency response vessel? <small>(2021-08-26)</small>
*... that the six-year-old steel freighter '''''[[SS Cayuga|Cayuga]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was sunk by a wooden freighter twenty years older than her? <small>(2021-08-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[Kulgoa]]''''' was the largest wooden ferry to serve on [[Port Jackson|Sydney Harbour]]? <small>(2021-08-20)</small>
*... that the freighter '''''[[SS John Mitchell (1906)|John Mitchell]]''''' was the costliest shipwreck on the [[Great Lakes]] in 1911? <small>(2021-08-11)</small>
*... that the '''''[[SS Merchant|Merchant]]''''' was the first iron-hulled merchant ship built on the [[Great Lakes]]? <small>(2021-08-07)</small>
*... that the wooden-hulled '''''[[Mallard II|Mallard&nbsp;II]]''' (pictured)'', built in 1936, is "probably the oldest operating [[dredging|dredge]] in California"? <small>(2021-08-05)</small>
*... that ownership of the [[training ship|sail training ship]] '''''[[Jadran (training ship)|Jadran]]''''' ''(pictured)'' is disputed between Croatia and Montenegro? <small>(2021-07-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[SS Ira H. Owen|Ira H. Owen]]''''' was one of the first steel-hulled [[lake freighter]]s? <small>(2021-06-13)</small>
*... that the World War&nbsp;II tank landing ship '''[[USS Pima County (LST-1081)|USS&nbsp;''{{nowrap|LST-1081}}'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was brought back into service with the US Navy because of the Korean War? <small>(2021-05-28)</small>
*... that the Soviet frigate '''''[[Soviet frigate Zadornyy|Zadornyy]]''''' was named after the Russian word for "provocative"? <small>(2021-05-11)</small>
*... that in 1984, '''[[Sinking of the Spanish trawler Sonia|a Spanish fishing trawler sank]]''' after being fired upon by the Irish patrol vessel ''[[LÉ Aisling (P23)|Aisling]]''{{-?}} <small>(2021-04-19)</small>
*... that the '''[[Shinan ship]]wreck''', the first major discovery of Korean [[maritime archaeology]], has been described as possibly "the richest ancient shipwreck yet discovered"? <small>(2021-04-18)</small>
*... that when '''[[SS Birma|SS ''Birma'']]''' ''(pictured)'' responded to the sinking of the ''Titanic'', {{RMS|Carpathia}} told them to "shut up"? <small>(2021-04-15)</small>
*... that the tourist submarine '''''[[Windermere (submarine)|Windermere]]''''' operated for only two seasons on her namesake lake in Cumbria, England? <small>(2021-04-12)</small>
*... that the whaleback barge '''''[[104 (barge)|104]]''''' was the first ship of its kind to be lost on the [[Great Lakes]]? <small>(2021-03-15)</small>
*... that '''''[[129 (barge)|Barge 129]]''''' was sunk on Lake Superior by the ship that was towing her? <small>(2021-03-14)</small>
*... that the tugboat '''''[[Robert C. Pringle (tug)|Robert C. Pringle]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was discovered "remarkably intact" 86 years after it sank? <small>(2021-02-21)</small>
*... that the whaleback barge '''''[[115 (barge)|115]]''''' was the last [[Great Lakes]] shipwreck of the 1800s? <small>(2021-02-20)</small>
*... that after the '''''[[Morning Star (1862 ship)|Morning Star]]''''' sank on [[Lake Erie]], the death toll was unknown because many of the passengers were not on the ship's manifest? <small>(2021-01-25)</small>
*... that the freighter '''''[[SS John V. Moran|John V. Moran]]''''' and [[SS Eber Ward|her sister ship]] were both sunk by ice on [[Lake Michigan]], ten years apart? <small>(2021-01-23)</small>
*... that the [[lake freighter]] '''''[[SS Edward L. Ryerson|Edward L. Ryerson]]''''' ''(pictured)'' is not only the last steam-powered freighter built on the [[Great Lakes]], but also the last built without a [[Self-discharger|self-unloading]] boom? <small>(2021-01-21)</small>
*... that the wreck of the freighter '''''[[SS Vernon|Vernon]]''''' is one of the deadliest ever to have occurred in [[Wisconsin]]? <small>(2021-01-19)</small>
*... that the wooden freighter '''''[[SS Jarvis Lord|Jarvis Lord]]''''' was one of the first [[lake freighter]]s ever built? <small>(2021-01-15)</small>
*... that a [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] case involving the French ship '''''[[French brig Euryale (1863)|Euryale]]''''' considered whether [[Napoleon III]], as a foreign emperor, could bring cases in American courts? <small>(2021-01-14)</small>
*... that '''''[[SS Choctaw|Choctaw]]''''' was one of only three semi-[[whaleback]] ships ever built? <small>(2021-01-04)</small>
*... that '''''[[German submarine U-710|{{nowrap|U-710}}]]''''' was sunk only ten days after beginning her first patrol? <small>(2021-01-02)</small>
*... that in {{convert|825|ft|m}} of water, the composite-hulled bulk carrier '''''[[SS S.R. Kirby|S.R. Kirby]]''''' ''(pictured)'' is one of the deepest shipwrecks ever discovered in the [[Great Lakes]]? <small>(2020-12-17)</small>
*... that the [[Jacques Cousteau|Cousteau Society]] visited the wreck of the yacht '''''[[Gunilda]]''''' in [[Lake Superior]] in 1980, calling it "the most beautiful shipwreck in the world"? <small>(2020-12-14)</small>
*... that the wreck of the freighter '''[[SS Russia|SS ''Russia'']]''' was discovered in 2019, only {{convert|1200|ft|m}} from where a different shipwreck hunter ended the search for her years earlier? <small>(2020-12-12)</small>
*... that the wreck of the train ferry '''''[[SS Pere Marquette 18|Pere Marquette 18]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was discovered in [[Lake Michigan]] 109 years after she sank? <small>(2020-12-08)</small>
*... that the submarine '''''[[Sadko (submarine)|Sadko]]''''' ''(pictured)'' carries up to 40 tourists and has 22 underwater portholes? <small>(2020-12-03)</small>
*... that during the 2018 '''[[Grande Tema incident|''Grande Tema'' incident]]''', four stowaways threw faeces and urine and made threats to kill the ship's crew? <small>(2020-11-28)</small>
*... that two Royal Navy ships named HMS ''Surly'' were launched within a year of each other: '''[[HMS Surly (1855)|an 1855 mortar vessel]]''' and '''[[HMS Surly (1856)|an 1856 gunboat]]'''? <small>(2020-11-24)</small>
*... that the Royal Navy [[Cutter (boat)|cutter]] '''[[HMS Surly (1806)|HMS ''Surly'']]''' carried almost £96,000 in coin between Dublin and London in 1825? <small>(2020-11-21)</small>
*... that [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]] had muddy boots and trousers when posing for what was called "'''[[Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern|one of the most famous photographs of the nineteenth century and, possibly, of all time]]'''" ''(pictured)''{{-?}} <small>(2020-11-02)</small>
*... that the {{convert|20|ft|m|0|adj=on}} 19th-century [[yawl]] '''''[[City of Ragusa]]''''' ''(pictured)'' crossed the Atlantic twice, and [[Ulysses S. Grant|President Grant]] came to see her? <small>(2020-10-28)</small>
*... that the '''[[Titanic International Society]]''' helped identify some of the unknown victims of the ''[[Titanic]]'' disaster buried in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], Canada ''(wreath-laying pictured)''{{-?}} <small>(2020-10-11)</small>
*... that the {{convert|26|ft|m|adj=on}} [[lifeboat (shipboard)|lifeboat]] '''''[[Red, White and Blue (ship)|Red, White and Blue]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was believed in 1866 to be the smallest ship yet to cross the Atlantic? <small>(2020-10-09)</small>
*... that New York's '''[[Continental Iron Works]]''', founded in 1861 by '''[[Thomas F. Rowland]]''', built the [[Union Navy]] warship that engaged in the [[Battle of Hampton Roads|first battle between ironclads]]? <small>(2020-10-03)</small>
*... that during the [[Falklands War]], a fishing trawler served in the Royal Navy as '''[[HMS Junella|HMS ''Junella'']]'''? <small>(2020-09-25)</small>
*... that the merchant vessel '''[[MS Nordic Ferry|MS ''Nordic Ferry'']]''' was awarded a [[battle honour]] for service in the [[Falklands War]]? <small>(2020-09-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[Light Vessel 72]]''''' ''(pictured)'', which helped mark the route to the [[Normandy landings|Normandy landing beaches]], has lain in a Welsh scrapyard since 1973? <small>(2020-09-15)</small>
*... that the Swedish warship '''{{ship|HSwMS|Oscar II||2}}''' ''(pictured)'', the first Swedish vessel named after the ruling monarch since 1824, was autographed by [[Oscar II|the king]] shortly after being commissioned in 1907? <small>(2020-08-13)</small>
*... that the [[roll-on/roll-off]] car ferry '''''[[MS Europic Ferry|Europic Ferry]]''''' offloaded equipment under aerial attack during the [[Operation Sutton|British landings to retake the Falkland Islands]] in 1982? <small>(2020-08-09)</small>
*... that to reduce [[greenhouse gas]] emissions from shipping, the '''[[e5 Project]]''' is producing solar- and wind-powered [[Tanker (ship)|ships to transport fuel oil]]? <small>(2020-08-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[Thomas Powell (steamboat)|Thomas Powell]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was one of several exceptionally fast [[Hudson River]] steamboats of the 1840s powered by the marine engineering works of '''[[T. F. Secor]]'''? <small>(2020-07-18)</small>
*... that the French cruisers '''''[[French cruiser Pascal|Pascal]]''''' ''(pictured)'', '''''[[French cruiser Descartes|Descartes]]''''', '''''[[French cruiser Bugeaud|Bugeaud]]''''', and '''''[[French cruiser Chasseloup-Laubat|Chasseloup-Laubat]]''''' were deployed to East Asia as part of France's response to the [[Boxer Rebellion|Boxer Uprising]] in [[Qing dynasty|Qing China]]? <small>(2020-06-26)</small>
*... that one hundred years ago, '''[[Frank William North]]''' brought his congregation home from Russia on the '''[[SS Dongola|SS ''Dongola'']]''' ''(pictured)''{{-?}} <small>(2020-06-12)</small>
*... that after lying on the seafloor for nearly 100 years, the schooner '''''[[Alvin Clark (schooner)|Alvin Clark]]''''' was noted as "the finest preserved historic vessel in the United States"? <small>(2020-06-09)</small>
*... that the American merchant ship '''''[[USS Herald (1798)|Herald]]''''' served in the U.S. Navy against France before becoming a French [[privateer]], was sold to Britain as a [[Slave ship|slaver]], and ended her days as a [[West Indiaman]]? <small>(2020-06-08)</small>
*... that the '''''[[City of Seattle (steamship)|City of Seattle]]''''' was built in [[Philadelphia]]? <small>(2020-05-31)</small>
*... that the American-built clipper ship '''''[[Gravina (clipper)|Gravina]]''''' was named after [[Federico Gravina|a Spanish admiral]] who fought with the French at the [[Battle of Trafalgar]]? <small>(2020-05-25)</small>
*... that in 1917, the crew of '''[[HMS Terror (I03)|HMS ''Terror'']]''' had to abandon ship after the captain refused to sail the damaged ship stern first? <small>(2020-05-21)</small>
*... that the ships '''[[MV Coelleira|MV ''Coelleira'']]''' ''(pictured)'', '''[[MFV Elinor Viking|MFV ''Elinor Viking'']]''', '''[[SS Ben Doran|SS ''Ben Doran'']]''', and '''[[SV Illeri|SV ''Illeri'']]''' were all wrecked on the [[Ve Skerries]] in [[Shetland]], Scotland? <small>(2020-05-20)</small>
*... that a "desperate" attempt was made to rescue Captain '''[[William D. Gregory]]''' and the crew of the sinking clipper '''''[[Tejuca]]''''' during an 1856 hurricane? <small>(2020-05-18)</small>
*... that '''''[[Hurricane (clipper)|Hurricane]]''''' ''(pictured)'', built in [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]] by '''[[Isaac C. Smith]]''' in 1851, was reputedly the most [[extreme clipper]] ever constructed? <small>(2020-05-18)</small>
*[[Venezuelan patrol boat Naiguatá]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2020-05-08)</small>
*... that '''''[[Kanuni (drillship)|Kanuni]]''''' is Turkey's third [[drillship]]? <small>(2020-05-08)</small>
*... that the French [[Ironclad warship|ironclad]] '''''[[French ironclad Hoche|Hoche]]''''' ''(pictured)'' had such a large [[superstructure]] that she was nicknamed "{{lang|fr|le Grand Hôtel}}{{-"}}? <small>(2020-04-24)</small>
*... that '''{{SS|Petriana}}''' was wrecked {{convert|200|m|ft}} off the Australian coast, but its crew were not allowed to land in Australia? <small>(2020-04-09)</small>
*... that before becoming a passenger ferry, the '''{{MV|Star of Malta}}''' made a round-the-world cruise, belonged to [[Rafael Trujillo|a Dominican Republic dictator]], and served in the [[United States Navy]]? <small>(2020-02-04)</small>
*... that over 100 [[Moroccans|Moroccan]] [[Hajj]] pilgrims died on the '''{{SS|Sardinia|1888|6}}''' when it caught fire off [[Malta]] in 1908? <small>(2020-02-02)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Independence (steamboat)|Independence]]''''' was the first propeller-driven vessel built on [[Lake Michigan]], and, in 1845, the first [[steamboat]] to run on [[Lake Superior]]? <small>(2020-01-03)</small>
*... that '''{{HMS|Melpomene|1794|6}}''' missed the [[Battle of Trafalgar]], but arrived in time to tow away damaged enemy vessels? <small>(2019-12-30)</small>
*... that in 1817, the '''[[Ontario (steamboat)|''Ontario'']]''' became the first steamboat to see active service on the [[Great Lakes]] at [[Lake Ontario]]? <small>(2019-12-22)</small>
*... that England's 2019 [[Tree of the Year (United Kingdom)|Tree of the Year]], the '''[[Allerton Oak]]''', was reportedly damaged in '''[[Lottie Sleigh|an 1864 gunpowder explosion]]'''? <small>(2019-11-26)</small>
*... that British submarine '''[[HMS Sceptre (P215)|HMS ''Sceptre'']]''' towed an [[X-class submarine|X-class midget submarine]] tasked with attacking German battleships off Norway? <small>(2019-11-26)</small>
*... that '''''[[Walk-in-the-Water (steamboat)|Walk-in-the-Water]]''''' ''(pictured)'', which made her maiden voyage from [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] to [[Detroit]] in 1818, was the first steamboat to run on Lakes [[Lake Erie|Erie]], [[Lake Huron|Huron]], and [[Lake Michigan|Michigan]]? <small>(2019-11-13)</small>
*... that in 1862, the pilot of the steamboat '''''[[Spread Eagle (steamboat)|Spread Eagle]]''''' rammed into the ''Emilie'' in a desperate attempt to reach [[Fort Benton, Montana|Fort Benton]] first? <small>(2019-09-15)</small>
*... that the captain of the '''{{SS|Grampian}}''' intentionally rammed an iceberg head-on so as to avoid the ''[[RMS Titanic|Titanic]]''{{'s}} fate? <small>(2019-08-17)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Lavinia|HMS ''Lavinia'']]''' was saved from being broken up, only to be sunk in a collision with another ship? <small>(2019-07-17)</small>
*... that [[HMS Imperieuse (1805)|'''HMS ''Imperieuse''''']] once sailed under an American flag? <small>(2019-07-06)</small>
*... that the bodies of 499 [[Gold mining|gold miners]] bound for China were lost when the '''[[SS Ventnor|SS ''Ventnor'']]''' sank in 1902? <small>(2019-07-02)</small>
*... that the '''[[Air Lock Diving-Bell Plant]]''' ''(pictured)'', made in [[Wivenhoe]], worked in the [[Port of Gibraltar|Gibraltar harbour]] for more than 60 years? <small>(2019-06-14)</small>
*... that the missionary ship '''''[[Messenger of Peace (missionary ship)|Messenger of Peace]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was built in 15 weeks using scrap metal, ropes made of [[Hibiscus tiliaceus|hibiscus]], and sails made of [[mat]]ting? <small>(2019-05-03)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Splendid (P228)|HMS ''Splendid'']]''' attacked a heavy German merchant ship, but instead sank an Italian destroyer? <small>(2019-04-21)</small>
*... that when [[French ship Courageux (1753)|'''HMS'' Courageux''''']] was wrecked, more than 100 men escaped to the shore by clambering along a fallen mast? <small>(2019-04-14)</small>
*... that the British submarine '''[[HMS Stratagem|HMS ''Stratagem'']]''' sank only one ship in its 13-month-long career—only three days before it was itself sunk? <small>(2019-03-17)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Stonehenge (P232)|HMS ''Stonehenge'']]''' disappeared with all hands in the [[Indian Ocean]] in 1944, and her exact location is still unknown? <small>(2019-03-14)</small>
*... that the [[Royal Navy]] damaged Samuel Travis' house in 1775, then returned 38 years later and attacked '''[[USRC Surveyor|his ship]]'''? <small>(2019-03-13)</small>
*... that all 15 torpedoes fired by '''[[HMS Simoom (P225)|HMS ''Simoom'']]''' ''(pictured)'' during her career missed their targets, but 3 hit and sank a destroyer instead? <small>(2019-03-13)</small>
*... that the British submarine '''[[HMS Syrtis|HMS ''Syrtis'']]''' twice towed [[X-class submarine|X-class]] [[midget submarine]]s, and on both occasions the submarines sank while under tow? <small>(2019-03-09)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Saracen (P247)|HMS ''Saracen'']]''' was sunk during her 13th patrol shortly after midnight of a [[Friday the 13th]]? <small>(2019-03-02)</small>
*... that after sailors from '''[[HMS Sickle|HMS ''Sickle'']]''' ''(pictured)'' boarded a small enemy ship, they brought 1,000 oranges and lemons from the ship's cargo back to their submarine? <small>(2019-02-24)</small>
*... that '''[[MT MOL FSRU Challenger|MT ''MOL FSRU Challenger'']]''' is the world's largest [[floating production storage and offloading|floating storage and regasification]] vessel? <small>(2019-02-22)</small>
*... that the British submarine '''{{HMS|P222}}''' was ordered to escort an [[Operation Pedestal|Allied convoy to Malta]] on the surface, with the intent that it would be spotted by enemy aircraft? <small>(2019-02-20)</small>
*... that the freighter '''[[SS Selah Chamberlain|''Selah Chamberlain'']]''' sank on [[Lake Michigan]] after a collision with another ship? <small>(2019-02-06)</small>
*... that the cable ship '''''[[CS Alert (1890)|Alert]]''''' almost completely isolated Germany from the worldwide telegraph network by cutting its [[Submarine communications cable|submarine telegraph cable]]s just hours after the outbreak of [[World War I|World {{nowrap|War I}}]]? <small>(2019-02-04)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Sportsman|HMS ''Sportsman'']]''' sank twelve Axis ships during World {{nowrap|War II}}? <small>(2019-01-26)</small>
*... that when '''[[HMS Safari|HMS ''Safari'']]''' attacked barges at Ras Ali, Libya, the torpedo passed underneath, damaging a [[mole (architecture)|mole]] and killing five men? <small>(2019-01-19)</small>
*... that the '''[[Soviet destroyer Sposobny (1970)|Soviet destroyer ''Sposobny'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was designed to survive a nuclear explosion? <small>(2019-01-14)</small>
*... that [[HMS London (1899)|HMS ''London'']], a '''[[London-class battleship|''London''-class battleship]]''', was fitted with a makeshift ramp for experiments with [[naval aviation|naval aircraft]]? <small>(2019-01-12)</small>
*... that the '''[[French submarine Argonaute (1905)|French submarine ''Argonaute'']]''' was designed with a diesel engine but was built with steam and electric motors instead? <small>(2019-01-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Guêpe-class submarine|''Guêpe''-class submarines]]''' were solely intended for use in harbor defense? <small>(2019-01-02)</small>
*... that the Romanian destroyers '''[[NMS Mărăști|''Mărăști'']]''' and '''[[NMS Mărășești|''Mărășești'']]''' both changed owners three times and were renamed four times during their careers? <small>(2018-12-31)</small>
*... that '''[[French submarine Z|''Z'']]''' was ordered as France's first diesel-powered submarine, but lost this distinction because [[French submarine Aigrette|''Aigrette'']] was launched before her? <small>(2018-12-26)</small>
*... that the submarine '''[[HMS P48 (1942)|HMS ''P48'']]''' is thought to have been sunk by an Italian [[torpedo boat]] on Christmas Day 1942? <small>(2018-12-25)</small>
*... that the '''[[French submarine Laplace|French submarine ''Laplace'']]''', built during World {{nowrap|War I}}, was named after astronomer [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]]? <small>(2018-12-22)</small>
*... that the '''[[French submarine Narval (1925)|French submarine ''Narval'']]''' was sunk by the same minefield that sank its sister ship '''[[French submarine Morse (1925)|''Morse'']]''' ''(pictured)'' six months earlier? <small>(2018-12-21)</small>
*... that after the French-built Japanese submarine ''No. 14'' was requisitioned by France and commissioned into its navy as '''[[French submarine Armide|''Armide'']]''', the Japanese built their own ''No. 14'' to the same design? <small>(2018-12-20)</small>
*... that the Soviet Union seized the Romanian destroyer '''[[NMS Regina Maria|''Regina Maria'']]''' and commissioned it into their navy despite [[King Michael's Coup|Romania having switched sides]] to join the Allies? <small>(2018-12-19)</small>
*... that [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] founder [[Jeff Bezos]] aims to land rockets on '''[[Blue Origin landing platform ship|a moving ship]]'''? <small>(2018-12-18)</small>
*... that the frigate '''[[HMS Latona (1781)|HMS ''Latona'']]''' rescued the ship-of-the-line [[HMS Bellerophon (1786)|HMS ''Bellerophon'']] on the [[Glorious First of June]]? <small>(2018-12-18)</small>
*... that the '''[[French submarine Regnault|French submarine ''Regnault'']]''', built to fight in the First World War, was named after [[Henri Victor Regnault|a 19th-century chemist]]? <small>(2018-12-13)</small>
*... that the '''[[French submarine X|French submarine ''X'']]''' was the first to use [[Drive shaft|twin shafts]]? <small>(2018-12-10)</small>
*... that '''[[French submarine Aigrette|''Aigrette'']]''', the first diesel-engine submarine to be launched, had a hydrogen leak and explosion in its battery? <small>(2018-12-10)</small>
*... that the '''[[French submarine Fulton|French submarine ''Fulton'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was named after [[Robert Fulton]], the American inventor of the first commercially successful steamboat? <small>(2018-12-09)</small>
*... that '''''[[Fatih (drillship)|Fatih]]''''', originally named ''Deepsea Metro II'', is Turkey's first [[drillship]]? <small>(2018-12-08)</small>
*... that the '''[[French submarine Perle (1935)|French submarine ''Perle'']]''' was sunk by Allied aircraft after being mistaken for a Nazi [[U-boat]]? <small>(2018-12-06)</small>
*... that instead of meeting the [[blockade runner]] MV ''Alsterufer'' at a fixed rendezvous point in the Atlantic Ocean, the '''[[German torpedo boat T23|German torpedo boat ''T23'']]''' encountered two British [[cruiser]]s? <small>(2018-12-04)</small>
*... that after Soviet air attacks damaged the fuel system of the Romanian [[destroyer]] '''''[[NMS Regele Ferdinand|Regele Ferdinand]]''''' in May 1944, an unsuccessful attempt was made to refuel the ship using a [[bucket brigade]]? <small>(2018-12-02)</small>
*... that the '''[[German torpedo boat T22|German torpedo boat ''T22'']]''', along with two other torpedo boats, was blown up by naval mines while laying a minefield? <small>(2018-12-01)</small>
*... that after being damaged twice by Allied ships, escorting a blockade runner, and hitting two mines, the '''[[German torpedo boat T24|German torpedo boat ''T24'']]''' was sunk by air-launched rockets? <small>(2018-11-28)</small>
*... that the '''[[French submarine Amazone (1916)|French submarine ''Amazone'']]''' was named after [[Amazons|a mythological tribe of women warriors]]? <small>(2018-11-24)</small>
*... that when the '''[[O'Byrne-class submarine|''O'Byrne''-class submarine]]s'''  were seized by France before their sale to Romania, the Romanian Navy had to wait 15 more years to get its first submarine? <small>(2018-11-11)</small>
*... that despite clear orders to fire only if fired upon, the '''[[German torpedo boat Albatros|German torpedo boat ''Albatros'']]''' crippled the Norwegian ship [[HNoMS Pol III|''Pol III'']] after being rammed, thus firing the first shot of the [[Norwegian Campaign]]? <small>(2018-11-11)</small>
*... that the Austro-Hungarian cruiser '''{{SMS|Kaiser Franz Joseph I||2}}''' sank during a gale in October 1919? <small>(2018-10-29)</small>
*... that the '''[[Kaiser Franz Joseph I-class cruiser|''Kaiser Franz Joseph I''-class cruiser]]''' {{SMS|Kaiserin Elisabeth||2}} ''(pictured)'' accompanied [[Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria|Archduke Franz Ferdinand]] on his circumnavigation of the world between 1892 and 1893? <small>(2018-10-25)</small>
*... that the designs for the 170-gun '''[[HMS Duke of Kent|HMS ''Duke of Kent'']]''' may have been fabricated in an attempt to claim credit for several ship-building innovations? <small>(2018-10-02)</small>
*... that '''''[[General Frisbie (steamship)|General Frisbie]]''''' ''(pictured)'' accidentally sank two ships and disabled a third, was renamed ''Commander'', and then turned into a [[salmon cannery]]? <small>(2018-09-22)</small>
*... that on arriving in Cuba in 1920, the '''{{Ship|SS|Yarmouth}}''' ''(crew pictured)'', flagship of [[Marcus Garvey]]'s [[Black Star Line]], was hailed as the "Ark of the Covenant of the colored people"? <small>(2018-09-15)</small>
*... that [[HMS Romulus (1785)|'''HMS ''Romulus''''']] used [[false flag|false colours]] to capture a Spanish corvette without a shot being fired? <small>(2018-09-02)</small>
*... that after the [[assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand]], the Austro-Hungarian cruiser '''{{SMS|Admiral Spaun}}''' ''(pictured)'' escorted the ship carrying his body back to [[Trieste]]? <small>(2018-08-28)</small>
*... that the '''[[Novara-class cruiser|''Novara''-class cruisers]]''' ''(SMS Novara pictured)'' were the largest warships of the [[Austro-Hungarian Navy]] to be used by the victors of [[World War&nbsp;I]]? <small>(2018-07-27)</small>
*... that naval historian and artist '''[[Oscar Parkes]]''' became interested in ships after seeing a picture of [[USS Baltimore (C-3)|USS ''Baltimore'']] ''(pictured)'' on a [[biscuit tin]]? <small>(2018-07-10)</small>
*... that at the [[Battle of Negapatam (1782)|Battle of Negapatam]], when most of the fleet turned away from the action, '''{{HMS|Sultan|1775|6}}''' was one of four British ships that turned into it? <small>(2018-07-05)</small>
*... that the barque '''[[City of New York (1885 ship)|''City of New York'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was [[Richard E. Byrd]]'s flagship on his [[Richard E. Byrd#First Antarctic expedition (1928–1930)|first Antarctic expedition]]? <small>(2018-06-27)</small>
*... that the wreck of a merchant ship thought to be '''''[[West Ridge (ship)|West Ridge]]''''' was found while searching for [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]]? <small>(2018-05-17)</small>
*... that while the freighter '''[[SS Lakeland|''Lakeland'']]''' was sinking on [[Lake Michigan]], her captain allegedly refused a tow? <small>(2018-05-16)</small>
*... that not having been observed by a potential rescue ship, three survivors from the '''''[[Margaret Olwill]]''''' coordinated their shouts to attract the attention of a second ship? <small>(2018-05-09)</small>
*... that prior to their naval service, '''[[SS Otsego|USS ''Otsego'']]''' ''(pictured in later army service)'' escaped destruction in an earthquake, and '''[[SS Bulgaria (1898)|USS ''Philippines'']]''' survived three weeks of storms at sea without a rudder? <small>(2018-05-07)</small>
*... that the wreck of the '''[[SS Ohio (1875)|''Ohio'']]''' was discovered 122 years after her sinking? <small>(2018-04-25)</small>
*... that an overloaded [[Kiribati]] ferry, said to be carrying 88 passengers and 35 tonnes of coconuts, '''[[MV Butiraoi|broke in half and sank]]''' last January? <small>(2018-04-24)</small>
*... that Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]] tried to buy [[Norman Bel Geddes]]' 1932 design for a '''[[Streamlined Ocean Liner]]''' ''(pictured)''? <small>(2018-04-10)</small>
*... that when it entered service in 1936, the ferry '''[[SS Princess Anne|SS ''Princess Anne'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was considered "svelte" and "ultra-modern"? <small>(2018-03-30)</small>
*... that the American-made schooner '''''[[Meteor III (yacht)|Meteor III]]''''' was the largest yacht in the world when built for [[German Emperor Wilhelm II]]? <small>(2018-03-28)</small>
*... that upon her completion in 1885, the '''[[French cruiser Milan|French cruiser ''Milan'']]''' was considered the fastest warship afloat? <small>(2018-03-20)</small>
*... that '''{{USS|Black Arrow}}''', '''{{USS|Eten||}}''', '''{{USS|Paysandu||}}''', '''{{USS|Radnor||}}''', and '''{{USS|Santa Olivia||}}''' ''(pictured)'' were among 56 ships converted to troopships for the repatriation of American soldiers after World War I? <small>(2018-03-07)</small>
*... that [[Wilhelm II, German Emperor|Kaiser Wilhelm II]] was so charmed with the American yacht '''''[[Yampa (yacht)|Yampa]]''''' ''(pictured)'' that he purchased her himself and had another larger yacht built in America based on her design? <small>(2018-03-01)</small>
*... that both small pleasure boats and ships ''(example pictured)'' can be '''[[Listing of historic ships in Sweden|listed as historic vessels]]''' in Sweden? <small>(2018-02-13)</small>
*... that in 1918, infected crew members aboard '''[[HMS Mantua|HMS ''Mantua'']]''' ''(pictured)'' inadvertently spread the [[1918 flu pandemic|Spanish Flu]] to Africa? <small>(2018-01-31)</small>
*... that '''{{HMS|Roebuck|1743|6}}''' rescued {{HMS|Rippon|1758|6}} after the latter grounded during an attack on [[Basse-Terre]] in 1759? <small>(2018-01-24)</small>
*... that [[Herbert King-Hall|Vice-Admiral Herbert King-Hall]] called the example of the tugboat '''{{HMS|Blackcock| |6}}''' during the sinking of the Imperial cruiser {{SMS|Königsberg|1905|2}} "most praiseworthy"? <small>(2018-01-24)</small>
*... that after sighting an improvised [[distress signal]] made from a lady's shawl, the '''[[French frigate Cléopâtre (1838)|French frigate ''Cléopâtre'']]''' rescued 34 people stranded at sea? <small>(2018-01-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Muroc Maru|a "Japanese cruiser"]]''' was built in [[Southern California]] in 1943? <small>(2018-01-11)</small>
*... that after the neutral American ship '''''[[William P. Frye (1901)|William P. Frye]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was sunk by a {{nowrap|World War I}} Imperial German [[Merchant raider|raider]], the German government was billed $228,059.54? <small>(2018-01-07)</small>
*... that '''{{SMS|Marie}}''' ''(pictured)'' was the first warship built in Hamburg? <small>(2017-12-13)</small>
*... that '''{{PS|Duchess of Fife}}''' received a [[Battle honour#Naval battle honours|battle honour]] for saving 1,633 [[Allies of World War II|Alllied]] troops from the [[Dunkirk evacuation|beaches of Dunkirk]]? <small>(2017-11-27)</small>
*... that the '''[[SS Andaste|SS ''Andaste'']]''' ''(pictured)'' – a hybrid [[whaleback]] Great Lakes cargo vessel – disappeared with all hands on Lake Michigan in 1929 and is still listed as unfound? <small>(2017-11-22)</small>
*... that the [[whaleback]] '''[[SS Clifton|SS ''Clifton'']]''' disappeared for over 90 years? <small>(2017-10-31)</small>
*... that after the '''''[[Stadt Zürich (ship, 1855)|Stadt Zürich]]''''' collided with another ship in [[Lindau]] Harbour, a Bavarian correspondent sarcastically commented that it had sunk more German ships than the entire [[Royal Danish Navy]]? <small>(2017-09-24)</small>
*... that '''{{USS|Omaha|CL-4}}''' was the last [[United States Navy]] ship to be awarded [[Prize (law)|prize]] money? <small>(2017-09-22)</small>
*... that the '''[[Brazilian coastal defense ship Deodoro|Brazilian coastal defense ship ''Deodoro'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was once mistaken for a war-bound [[privateer]]? <small>(2017-09-06)</small>
*... that cargo had to be loaded and unloaded by hand onto the '''[[SS John Sherman|SS ''John Sherman'']]''', the first freight ship used on [[Lake Michigan]]? <small>(2017-08-05)</small>
*... that '''{{HMS|Roebuck|1774|2}}''' was the flagship of Admiral [[Mariot Arbuthnot]] at the [[Siege of Charleston]] in 1780? <small>(2017-07-21)</small>
*... that the '''[[SS Pere Marquette|SS ''Pere Marquette'']]''' was the first steel [[train ferry]] built in the world? <small>(2017-07-18)</small>
*... that in 1759, when she was ten years old, [[Spanish ship Fenix (1749)|'''''Fenix''''']] carried the new king, [[Carlos III of Spain|Carlos III]], from Naples to Barcelona? <small>(2017-05-08)</small>
*... that soldiers lined up on the sinking British [[troopship]] '''[[SS Tyndareus|SS ''Tyndareus'']]''' began to sing "[[It's a Long Way to Tipperary]]" while waiting for orders? <small>(2017-04-26)</small>
*... that the '''[[MT GDF Suez Neptune|MT ''GDF Suez Neptune'']]''', a [[floating production storage and offloading]] vessel, serves as Turkey's first [[Egegaz Aliağa LNG Storage Facility|floating liquified natural gas storage facility]]? <small>(2017-04-21)</small>
*... that an [[autonomous underwater vehicle]] deployed by the '''[[MV Havila Harmony|MV ''Havila Harmony'']]''' during the [[search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]] discovered a shipwreck? <small>(2017-03-25)</small>
*... that this August, an all-woman crew plans to circumnavigate the globe on the [[Indian Navy]]'s second ocean-going sailboat, '''[[INSV Tarini|INSV ''Tarini'']]''' ''(pictured)''? <small>(2017-03-24)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Pearl (1762)|HMS ''Pearl'']]''' escorted troops to [[Landing at Kip's Bay|Kip's Bay]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]] in September 1776? <small>(2017-03-03)</small>
*... that when the  '''[[USS Albany (1846)|USS ''Albany'']]''' disappeared off the coast of Venezuela in 1853, its crew included the offspring of several prominent politicians? <small>(2017-02-12)</small>
*... that, in 1904, '''[[HMS Spiteful (1899)|HMS ''Spiteful'']]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first [[warship]] to be powered solely by [[fuel oil]]? <small>(2017-02-08)</small>
*... that following a collision, '''[[HMS Negro (1916)|HMS ''Negro'']]''' sank after two depth charges from [[HMS Hoste (1916)|HMS ''Hoste'']] tore open its hull? <small>(2017-01-16)</small>
*... that in June 1940 the '''{{SS|Broompark|1939|6}}''' brought French scientists, [[heavy water]], and diamonds to Britain? <small>(2017-01-14)</small>
*... that the 10-gun [[sloop-of-war]] '''[[HMS Stork (1756)|HMS ''Stork'']]''' was originally designed to resemble King George II's yacht [[HMY Royal Caroline (1750)|''Royal Caroline'']]? <small>(2017-01-04)</small>
*... that '''[[INS Vikrant (R11)|INS ''Vikrant'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was India's first aircraft carrier? <small>(2017-01-02)</small>
*... that [[HMS Tartar's Prize|'''HMS ''Tartar{{'}}s Prize''''']] had oversized cannons, a leaky hull, and a smoky [[galley (kitchen)|galley]], and sank in the Mediterranean when her timbers gave way? <small>(2016-12-23)</small>
*... that the '''[[USS Helianthus (SP-585)|USS ''Helianthus'']]''', built as a private motorboat, went on to serve as a patrol boat for the U.S. Navy, and then for the [[U.S. National Geodetic Survey|U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey]]? <small>(2016-11-24)</small>
*... that '''[[SMS Novara (1913)|SMS ''Novara'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was ceded to France as a [[Prize (law)|war prize]] under the terms of the [[Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919)|Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye]]? <small>(2016-11-16)</small>
*... that '''[[SMS Custoza|SMS ''Custoza'']]''' was the first [[Austro-Hungarian Navy|Austro-Hungarian]] [[Capital ship|major warship]] to have an iron hull? <small>(2016-11-10)</small>
*... that the Japanese steamship '''''[[Nunobiki Maru]]''''' undertook an [[List of shipwrecks in 1899|ill-fated]] delivery of military supplies from [[Nagasaki]] to the [[Philippines]] in 1899? <small>(2016-11-06)</small>
*... that [[SMS Erzherzog Albrecht|'''SMS ''Erzherzog Albrecht''''']] was one of the first two iron-hulled ships built for the Austro-Hungarian navy? <small>(2016-10-12)</small>
*... that members of a press gang from '''[[HMS Aigle (1801)|HMS ''Aigle'']]''' stood trial for murder when four people were killed during a raid on the [[Isle of Portland]] in 1803? <small>(2016-10-07)</small>
*... that '''[[List of frigates of the Indian Navy|fourteen guided missile frigates]]''' ''(INS Shivalik pictured)'' are operated by the Indian Navy? <small>(2016-08-06)</small>
*... that '''[[List of destroyers of the Indian Navy|ten guided missile destroyers]]''' ''(example pictured)'' are operated by the Indian Navy? <small>(2016-08-03)</small>
*... that [[HMS Doterel (1808)|'''HMS ''Doterel''''']] created a diversion while a fireship attack was carried out during the [[Battle of the Basque Roads]]? <small>(2016-07-29)</small>
*... that in 1915, the '''[[HMS Revenge (1892)|HMS ''Revenge'']]''', the ninth ship of the [[Royal Navy]] with that name, became the first ship to be fitted operationally with [[anti-torpedo bulge]]s? <small>(2016-07-17)</small>
*... that in May 1762, the crew of '''[[HMS Active (1758)|HMS ''Active'']]''' earned more than 33 years of wages from the capture of a single Spanish vessel? <small>(2016-07-11)</small>
*... that the '''[[SS Jacona (1918)|SS ''Jacona'']]''' was the world's first seagoing electric generator [[powership]]? <small>(2016-07-08)</small>
*... that in 1761, the crew of the 26-gun frigate '''[[HMS Aquilon (1758)|HMS ''Aquilon'']]''' rowed for 26 hours straight to escape an enemy [[ship of the line]]? <small>(2016-06-14)</small>
*... that the '''[[Purton Hulks]]''' make up the largest [[ship graveyard]] ''(abandoned ship pictured)'' in mainland Britain? <small>(2016-06-06)</small>
*... that in 1744, the British [[fire ship]] '''[[HMS Anne Galley|HMS ''Anne Galley'']]''' ''(pictured)'' exploded and sank after onboard cannon fire ignited loose gunpowder in the ship's hold, killing all aboard? <small>(2016-05-22)</small>
*... that when [[Cefas]]' '''[[RV Cefas Endeavour|RV ''Cefas Endeavour'']]''' ''(pictured)'' performed a marine biology survey of the east coast of England, it also found ''[[HMS Exmoor (L61)|Exmoor]]''? <small>(2016-05-20)</small>
*... that the '''''[[GSI Mariner]]''''', a Canadian [[Research vessel|research]]/[[survey ship]], was built in [[Edmonton]] and trucked to the [[Hay River, Northwest Territories|Hay River]] in sections to be reassembled for launch on [[Great Slave Lake]]? <small>(2016-05-17)</small>
*... that while travelling back to Scotland from the [[Persian Gulf]] in 2012, the [[minehunter]] '''[[HMS Pembroke (M107)|HMS ''Pembroke'']]''' ''(pictured)'' protected a cargo ship adrift in the [[Gulf of Aden]] from pirates? <small>(2016-05-10)</small>
*... that the flagship of the [[Fujian Fleet]], the '''[[Chinese corvette Yangwu|Chinese corvette ''Yangwu'']]''', was destroyed 27 seconds into the [[battle of Fuzhou|opening engagement]] of the [[Sino-French War]]? <small>(2016-04-06)</small>
*... that the 12-gun [[gun-brig|brig]] '''[[HMS Constant (1801)|HMS ''Constant'']]''' captured at least seven French and Dutch vessels while at sea between 1806 and 1813? <small>(2016-04-05)</small>
*... that during construction, the hull of '''[[HMCS Integrity (1804)|HCMS ''Integrity'']]''' was filled with water to see if any leaked through the sides? <small>(2016-03-29)</small>
*... that the losses sustained by the crew of patrol boat '''''[[Phaethon (patrol boat)|Phaethon]]''''', during the [[battle of Tillyria]] in 1964, were the first battle casualties of the [[Hellenic Navy]] after World War II? <small>(2016-02-24)</small>
*... that the '''[[Staten Island boat graveyard]]''' contains so many abandoned boats and ships that it has been called an "accidental marine museum"? <small>(2016-02-19)</small>
*... that when the [[oil tanker]] '''[[MV Imperial Transport|MV ''Imperial Transport'']]''' broke in half after being [[torpedo]]ed in 1940, a new front section was built and mated to the surviving [[stern]]? <small>(2016-02-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[Methane Pioneer]]''''' was the world's first oceangoing [[LNG tanker]]? <small>(2016-01-25)</small>
*... that the Soviet icebreaker '''''[[Moskva (1959 icebreaker)|Moskva]]''''' once helped to free a herd of [[beluga whale]]s trapped by pack ice? <small>(2016-01-15)</small>
*... that the [[Seal hunting|sealing ship]] '''{{MV|Norsel|1945|2}}''' was nicknamed "the Polar Bus" due to her many voyages to the Antarctic and Arctic? <small>(2015-12-13)</small>
*... that when the '''''[[Estrella de Chile (ship)|Estrella de Chile]]''''' ''(pictured)'' ran aground in 1888, the crew climbed into the [[rigging]] to escape the rising water? <small>(2015-12-07)</small>
*... that '''''[[French brig Renard (1810)|Renard]]''''' battled against the [[HMS Swallow (1805)|HMS ''Swallow'']]? <small>(2015-12-06)</small>
*... that the [[powership]] '''[[MV KPS7 - Karadeniz Powership Ayşegül Sultan|MV ''KPS Ayşegül Sultan'']]''' went to Ghana and the '''[[MV Karadeniz Powership Zeynep Sultan|MV ''KPS Zeynep Sultan'']]''' to Indonesia the same day, following a farewell ceremony at the Sedef Shipyard in [[Tuzla, Istanbul]]? <small>(2015-12-02)</small>
*... that the [[French destroyer Jaguar|'''French destroyer ''Jaguar''''']] was unique among the {{Sclass|Chacal|destroyer}}s in being fitted to serve as a flagship and she was fitted to accommodate the admiral and his staff? <small>(2015-11-09)</small>
*... that the [[P&O (company)|P&O]] ocean liner '''''[[RMS Strathmore|Strathmore]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was one of five "Beautiful White Sisters"? <small>(2015-11-07)</small>
*... that the bomb vessel '''[[HMS Endeavour (1694 bomb vessel)|HMS ''Endeavour'']]''' was so inaccurate that the [[Royal Navy]] sold it after less than two years of active service? <small>(2015-10-11)</small>
*... that the [[fireboat]] '''''[[Leschi (fireboat)|Leschi]]''''' can be used as a pumping station to allow firefighters to draw seawater in the event of a disaster that destroys Seattle's water mains? <small>(2015-10-05)</small>
*... that '''''[[Russian monitor Novgorod|Novgorod]]'''''{{'}}s unusual design ''(top deck layout pictured)'' gave the warship a reputation as one of the worst ever constructed? <small>(2015-10-03)</small>
*... that a 24-year-old sloop, [[HMS Trial (1744)|'''HMS ''Trial''''']], was the [[Royal Navy]]'s original choice for [[First voyage of James Cook|Captain Cook’s first voyage]] around the world? <small>(2015-09-29)</small>
*... that '''''[[Belle of Temagami]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was the largest vessel ever to cruise [[Lake Temagami]]? <small>(2015-09-18)</small>
*... that when the cargo ship '''{{MS|Sinfra||2}}''' was bombed by Allied aircraft in 1943, the German guards machine-gunned the thousands of [[Italian military internees|Italian prisoners]] on board when they tried to escape the sinking vessel? <small>(2015-09-16)</small>
*... that [[HMS Perseverance (1781)|'''HMS ''Perseverance''''']] took part in the [[Battle of Tellicherry]], and in doing so, nearly caused a diplomatic incident? <small>(2015-08-26)</small>
*... that a [[sea monster]] [[figurehead (object)|figurehead]] has been recovered from the [[shipwreck|wreckage]] of '''''[[Gribshunden]]''''', a 15th-century Danish [[warship]]? <small>(2015-08-21)</small>
*... that Sir '''[[Leonard Redshaw]]''' was part of a "Suicide Squad" of scientists and engineers who would be first responders in disasters involving [[nuclear reactor]]s? <small>(2015-08-12)</small>
*... that the '''[[2015 Swedish submarine wreck discovery|submarine wreck]]''' found off the Swedish east coast in July 2015 was most likely the [[Imperial Russian Navy|Russian]] ''[[Som-class submarine|Som]]'' that sank in 1916? <small>(2015-08-10)</small>
*... that '''[[French corvette Alecton|French corvette ''Alecton'']]''' attacked a [[giant squid]] in 1861, inspiring the fictionalized squid attack in ''[[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea]]''? <small>(2015-08-02)</small>
*... that the '''[[USS New Mexico (BB-40)|USS ''New Mexico'' (BB-40)]]''' accidentally rammed and sank the U.S. freighter ''Oregon'' off the [[Nantucket Lightship]]? <small>(2015-08-01)</small>
*... that '''[[USS Colorado (BB-45)|USS ''Colorado'' (BB-45)]]''' ''(pictured)'' survived two ''[[kamikaze]]'' hits during the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]? <small>(2015-07-23)</small>
*... that the '''[[French submarine Mariotte|French submarine ''Mariotte'']]''' was nicknamed the "toothbrush" on account of her unusual hull configuration? <small>(2015-07-20)</small>
*... that the merchant ship '''{{SS|Portmar|1919|2}}''' was a victim of both the [[Bombing of Darwin|first Japanese air attack]] and [[Convoy GP55|last Japanese submarine attack]] in Australian territory? <small>(2015-07-14)</small>
*... that the wreck of the '''''[[São José Paquete Africa]]''''' is the first shipwreck ever discovered of a working slave ship, lost while in transit with its human cargo? <small>(2015-07-02)</small>
*... that on 16 March 1942 (the day before St Patrick's Day), St Patrick was toasted in the conning tower of U-boat {{GS|U-753||2}} as they awaited orders from Germany on whether or not to sink the '''''[[SS Irish Willow (1918)|Irish Willow]]'''''? <small>(2015-06-03)</small>
*... that one of the passengers of the wrecked steamship '''[[SS Nile (1850)|SS ''Nile'']]''' escaped its sinking because he spent too long ashore drinking with a friend? <small>(2015-04-29)</small>
*... that [[USS Marcellus (1879)|'''USS ''Marcellus''''']] ''(pictured)'' was struck from the Navy list on the same day that her first captain, [[Herbert Winslow]], was retired from active duty? <small>(2015-04-18)</small>
*... that [[Geoffrey Spicer-Simson]] was in charge of '''[[HMS Niger (1892)|HMS ''Niger'']]''' when it was sunk by German submarine [[SM U-12 (Germany)|''U-12'']] in 1914, and later became famous for his part in the African [[Battle for Lake Tanganyika]]? <small>(2015-04-11)</small>
*... that during the [[Japanese occupation of Hong Kong#End of Japanese occupation|Japanese surrender of Hong Kong]], one of '''{{HMAS|Mildura}}'''{{`s}} duties was overseeing the transfer of the local brewery from Japanese to Allied hands? <small>(2015-04-07)</small>
*... that after the sinking of '''[[HMS Bayano (1913)|HMS ''Bayano'']]''' in 1915, thousands of [[Isle of Man]] residents turned out for the funeral procession even though none of the victims were from the island? <small>(2015-03-24)</small>
*... that during World War II, '''{{ship|German weather ship WBS 3|Fritz Homann||2}}''' served as a [[fishing trawler]], [[weather ship]], ''[[Vorpostenboot]]'' and [[buoy tender]]? <small>(2015-03-14)</small>
*... that the '''[[Italian cruiser Carlo Alberto|Italian cruiser ''Carlo Alberto'']]''' was used for radio experiments by [[Guglielmo Marconi]] while serving as a [[royal yacht]] for King [[Victor Emmanuel III of Italy|Victor Emmanuel III]]? <small>(2015-03-12)</small>
*... that [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] was shipped back to the UK on the '''[[HMHS Asturias|HMHS ''Asturias'']]''' after he got [[trench fever]] during the [[Battle of the Somme]]? <small>(2015-03-11)</small>
*... that after the '''[[Italian cruiser San Giorgio|Italian cruiser ''San Giorgio'']]''' was [[scuttled]] in shallow water in 1941, the British [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] its wreck as an immobile [[repair ship]]? <small>(2015-03-10)</small>
*... that the '''[[Italian cruiser Pisa|Italian cruiser ''Pisa'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was one of the ships that "completely destroyed" [[Derna, Libya]] during the [[Italo-Turkish War]] of 1911–12? <small>(2015-03-09)</small>
*... that during [[World War I|WWI]], the [[Ministry of Labour (United_Kingdom)|UK Ministry of Labour]] allowed women to work at the '''[[Hughes Bolckow|Hughes Bolckow Ship wrecking company]]''' provided they didn't have to lift a sledgehammer weighing more than 5 pounds (2.3 kg)? <small>(2015-03-06)</small>
*... that in [[1788]] a '''''[[Wa (watercraft)|wa]]''''' ''(pictured)'' arrived in [[Guam#Spanish_colonization_and_the_Manila_galleons|Spanish Guam]], stating they had always traded there but stopped after witnessing European cruelty? <small>(2015-03-01)</small>
*... that on her first mission, the [[Phoenix (1973)|'''''Phoenix''''']] ''(pictured)'' helped to save over 3000 [[immigrant|migrants]] and [[refugee|refugees]] in less than three months? <small>(2015-02-25)</small>
*... that the [[Italian cruiser Vettor Pisani|'''Italian cruiser ''Vettor Pisani''''']] almost bombarded [[Preveza|Prevesa]] during the [[Italo-Turkish War]] of 1911–12 until protests by the [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]] forced the Italians to cancel the operation? <small>(2015-02-21)</small>
*... that the '''[[RIMS Warren Hastings|RIMS ''Warren Hastings'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was said to be "practically unsinkable" because of its 33 watertight compartments? <small>(2015-01-27)</small>
*... that [[HMS Emerald (1795)|'''HMS ''Emerald''''']] was separated from [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson|Nelson]]'s squadron in a storm and thus missed the [[Battle of the Nile]]? <small>(2015-01-21)</small>
*... that the cargo ship '''{{MV|Cemfjord||2}}''' capsized off the coast of Scotland on 2 or 3 January 2015 with the presumed loss of her entire crew? <small>(2015-01-12)</small>
*... that a group of Swedish businessmen spent more than $2.5 million to renovate the '''''[[Lady Hutton]]'''''? <small>(2014-12-26)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Alceste (1806)|HMS ''Alceste'']]''' was wrecked, then later burned, by Malayan pirates? <small>(2014-12-23)</small>
*... that in 1809 the '''[[French frigate Junon (1806)|French frigate ''Junon'']]''' was captured by the British, then recaptured by the French and set on fire? <small>(2014-12-13)</small>
*... that rockets can now land on an '''[[autonomous spaceport drone ship]]'''? <small>(2014-12-10)</small>
*... that an '''[[SS Republic (1871)|SS ''Republic'']]''' passenger described the ship as a "floating palace"? <small>(2014-12-07)</small>
*... that two future [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admirals]] of the Royal Navy began their careers aboard '''[[HMS Aldborough (1727)|HMS ''Aldborough'']]''', a [[sixth-rate]] coastal survey vessel? <small>(2014-12-02)</small>
*... that the museum [[Nordland fylkesmuseum]] bought the Nordlandsjekt '''''[[Anna Karoline]]''''' ''(pictured)'' after their first choice, ''Brødrene'', was shipwrecked? <small>(2014-11-12)</small>
*... that [[dragon]]s, [[octopus|octopi]], [[swimfin|diver flippers]] and flowers have been washing up on the beaches of [[Cornwall]] after they fell off the '''''[[Tokio Express]]''''' in 1997? <small>(2014-11-08)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Dispatch (sternwheeler)|Dispatch]]''''' sternwheeler carried as many as 400 passengers over two hours downriver from [[Coquille, Oregon|Coquille]] to [[Bandon, Oregon]], to attend baseball games there? <small>(2014-11-07)</small>
*... that one of the designers of the Swedish Navy [[stealth ship]] '''[[HSwMS Visby (K31)|HSwMS ''Visby'']]''' ''(pictured)'' said it looked like a "lunchbox"? <small>(2014-10-25)</small>
*... that the sister ships '''''[[French cruiser Edgar Quinet|Edgar Quinet]]''''' and '''''[[French cruiser Waldeck-Rousseau|Waldeck-Rousseau]]''''', French cruisers of the '''[[Edgar Quinet-class cruiser|''Edgar Quinet'' class]]''', were both involved in the seizure of [[Corfu]] in January 1916? <small>(2014-10-22)</small>
*... that [[Nelson Mandela]] chaired peace talks between Zaire's President [[Mobutu Sese Seko]] and rebel leader [[Laurent-Désiré Kabila|Laurent Kabila]] on board the '''[[SAS Outeniqua|SAS ''Outeniqua'']]''' in May 1997? <small>(2014-10-12)</small>
*... that the luxury steam yacht '''''[[Rover (yacht)|Rover]]''''' was bought unseen by American business tycoon [[Howard Hughes]] in 1933? <small>(2014-10-02)</small>
*... that the [[Fort ship]] '''{{SS|Fort Stikine||2}}''' was destroyed in [[Bombay Explosion (1944)|a 1944 explosion at Bombay]] which killed over 700 people and injured some 3000? <small>(2014-09-27)</small>
*... that after the 1989 [[Exxon Valdez oil spill|''Exxon Valdez'' oil spill]], all new oil tankers built for use between U.S. ports were required to have full '''[[Double-hulled tanker|double hull]]s'''? <small>(2014-09-27)</small>
*... that the Italian [[cargo liner]] '''[[SS Bosnia (1898)|SS ''Bosnia'']]''' pulled off the French [[armored cruiser]] '''[[French cruiser Amiral Charner|''Amiral Charner'']]''' on 3{{nbsp}}March 1915 after the warship had [[Ship grounding|run aground]] under enemy fire off [[Dedeagatch]], Bulgaria? <small>(2014-09-19)</small>
*... that the role of the two '''[[Admiral Spiridov-class monitor|''Admiral Spiridov''-class]]''' [[monitor (warship)|monitor]]s in Russian war plans during the 1890s was to defend the [[Gulf of Riga]] against an anticipated German [[amphibious landing]]? <small>(2014-09-13)</small>
*... that the '''[[Russian monitor Lava|Russian monitor ''Lava'']]''' served as a [[barracks ship]] and a mine-storage [[hulk (ship)|hulk]] before she was converted into a [[hospital ship]] after being struck from the [[Navy List]] in 1900? <small>(2014-08-31)</small>
*... that '''[[Fabien Cousteau]]''' commissioned a '''[[Troy (submarine)|"Trojan shark" submarine]]''' for filming '''[[Shark: Mind of a Demon|a documentary on great white sharks]]''', and recently spent '''[[Mission 31|31 days living underwater]]'''? <small>(2014-08-29)</small>
*... that the sinking of the British scout cruiser [[HMS Pathfinder (1904)|HMS ''Pathfinder'']] ''(pictured)'' by the German U-boat {{nobreak|'''[[SM U-21 (Germany)|SM ''U-21'']]'''}} in 1914 was the first time a warship was sunk by a modern submarine? <small>(2014-08-29)</small>
*... that in 1909 the owner of the '''[[Wolverine (motor vessel)|''Wolverine'']]''' claimed the ''Coquille'' intentionally rammed his boat, but the [[Steamboat Inspection Service]] subsequently suspended the captains of both vessels? <small>(2014-08-28)</small>
*... that the sternwheeler '''[[Telegraph (sternwheeler 1914)|''Telegraph'']]''' twice collided with the rival ''Charm'' in 1915? <small>(2014-08-27)</small>
*... that the '''[[Končar-class missile boat|''Končar''-class missile boat]]''' has two [[Chaff (countermeasure)|chaff]] launchers? <small>(2014-08-13)</small>
*... that the [[cargo liner]] '''{{ship|QSMV|Dominion Monarch||2}}''' carried all her passengers in first-class accommodation? <small>(2014-08-12)</small>
*... that the '''[[Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard]]''' received the [[Army-Navy "E" Award]] for building ninety [[destroyer escorts]] in 1943 when the [[United States Navy]] had only asked for sixty? <small>(2014-08-03)</small>
*... that the [[heavy cruiser]] '''''[[HMS Dorsetshire (40)|Dorsetshire]]''''' took part in the [[Last battle of the battleship Bismarck|''Bismarck''{{'s}} last battle]] in May 1941? <small>(2014-07-06)</small>
*... that after the [[Russian monitor Rusalka|'''Russian monitor ''Rusalka''''']] sank, all that was found in the immediate aftermath were a few lifebuoys, and a sailor's corpse in a dinghy? <small>(2014-06-19)</small>
*... that the choice of name for the British warship '''[[HMS Zubian|HMS ''Zubian'']]''', a combination of the warships [[HMS Zulu (1909)|HMS ''Zulu'']] and [[HMS Nubian (1909)|HMS ''Nubian'']], caused confusion among the [[German Imperial Admiralty Staff]]? <small>(2014-06-19)</small>
*... that the '''[[NOAAS Pisces (R 226)|NOAAS ''Pisces'' (R 226)]]''' oceanographic research vessel ''(pictured)'' was named by five [[seventh grade]]rs from [[Southaven, Mississippi]]? <small>(2014-06-18)</small>
*... that despite having supporting air groups [[Yokosuka D4Y]] [[dive bomber]]s and [[Aichi E16A]] [[reconnaissance aircraft]], neither of the '''[[Ise-class battleship|''Ise''-class battleship]]s''' used them in combat? <small>(2014-06-06)</small>
*... that the French [[heavy-lift ship]] '''[[SS Kanguroo|SS ''Kanguroo'']]''' had to have her bow dismantled to load the [[submarine]]s that she was designed to transport? <small>(2014-05-13)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Berkshire No. 7]]''''', '''''[[Elmer S. Dailey]]''''', and '''''[[Priscilla Dailey]]''''', which sank together in 1974, are the only [[National Register of Historic Places]]-listed shipwrecks in Connecticut? <small>(2014-05-07)</small>
*... that in 1888, in [[San Francisco Bay]], {{RMS|Oceanic|1870|6}} rammed '''{{SS|City of Chester||6}}''' and cut through her "as though she was a cheese" ''(accident pictured)''? <small>(2014-04-30)</small>
*... that as of 2009, the Indian submarine '''''[[INS Sindhukirti (S61)|Sindhukirti]]''''' had spent 10 out of her 30 years of service in [[refit]]s? <small>(2014-04-26)</small>
*... that the partly submerged [[Mersey flat]], '''''[[Daresbury (Mersey flat)|Daresbury]]''''', is a [[scheduled monument]]? <small>(2014-04-18)</small>
*... that the Japanese [[ironclad]] '''[[Japanese ironclad Fusō|''Fusō'']]''' sank after colliding with two ships during a storm when her [[anchor]] chain broke on 29 October 1897? <small>(2014-04-17)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Algerine (J213)|HMS ''Algerine'']]''' was sunk 20 months to the day after she was [[keel laying|laid down]]? <small>(2014-04-10)</small>
*... that the British [[aircraft carrier]] '''[[HMS Formidable (67)|HMS ''Formidable'']]''' ''(pictured)'' became known as "The Ship That Launched Herself" due to a surprising mishap before her [[Ship naming and launching|launching]] ceremony? <small>(2014-04-06)</small>
*... that the '''[[Moravian Church Mission Ships]]''' were a series of twelve ships that made an annual voyage from London to the church's mission stations in Labrador every summer between 1770 and 1926? <small>(2014-03-31)</small>
*... that on March 5, the [[Israeli Navy]] boarded the '''''[[Klos C]]''''' cargo ship and found a hidden stash of weapons, which the Israelis accused [[Iran]] of shipping to militants in the [[Gaza Strip]]? <small>(2014-03-22)</small>
*... that the completion of the [[armoured cruiser]] '''[[HMS Euryalus (1901)|HMS ''Euryalus'']]''' was severely delayed by multiple accidents including a fire, slipping off her blocks in [[drydock]], and colliding with another vessel? <small>(2014-03-17)</small>
*... that four of the [[midshipmen]] aboard the '''[[HMS Good Hope (1901)|HMS ''Good Hope'']]''' became the first casualties of the [[Royal Canadian Navy]] when she sank in the [[Battle of Coronel]]? <small>(2014-03-15)</small>
*... that a '''[[chain boat]]''' ''(example pictured)'' was a European [[river craft]] in the late 19th century that used a chain on the [[Stream bed|riverbed]] to haul itself and a string of [[barge]]s? <small>(2014-03-15)</small>
*... that the second fastest [[Blackwall Frigate]] that carried wool back from Australia was the '''''[[Parramatta (1866)|Parramatta]]'''''? <small>(2014-03-13)</small>
*... that the '''[[Una-class submarine|''Una''-class submarines]]''' were midgets? <small>(2014-03-12)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Vindictive (1918)|HMS ''Vindictive'']]''' served as four different types of ship? <small>(2014-03-07)</small>
*... that when '''[[HMS Cressy (1899)|HMS ''Cressey'']]''' was sunk, 560 men were killed? <small>(2014-03-05)</small>
*... that the Norwegian minesweeper '''{{HNoMS|Thorodd||6}}''' was best known for her mascot, a [[St. Bernard (dog)|St. Bernard]] called [[Bamse (St. Bernard)|Bamse]]? <small>(2014-03-04)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Implacable (R86)|HMS ''Implacable'']]''' ''(pictured from above)'' was the base of [[Supermarine Seafire|Seafires]], [[de Havilland Sea Hornet|Hornets]], and [[Fairey Firefly|Fireflies]]? <small>(2014-03-03)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Crescent (1784)|HMS ''Crescent'']]''' was present at Saldanha Bay in 1796 when the Dutch surrendered without a fight? <small>(2014-02-28)</small>
*... that '''''[[Wyvern (vessel)|Wyvern]]''''' shipwrecked during the 2013 [[Tall Ships' Races]]? <small>(2014-02-21)</small>
*... that the '''''[[San Esteban (1554 shipwreck)|San Esteban]]''''' carried [[cockroach]]es across the Atlantic in the 1550s? <small>(2014-02-15)</small>
*... that the British [[seaplane tender]] '''[[HMS Engadine (1911)|''Engadine'']]''' carried a [[pigeon loft]] that housed [[carrier pigeon]]s to be used by her aircraft if their [[wireless]] was broken? <small>(2014-02-08)</small>
*... that when '''[[French frigate La Reunion (1786)|HMS ''Reunion'']]''' was wrecked in the [[Thames Estuary]], not a single life was lost? <small>(2014-02-03)</small>
*... that [[Ship-of-the-line captain#Canada|Captain]] Larry Dzioba of [[HMCS Protecteur (AOR 509)|HMCS '''''Protecteur''''']] ''(pictured)'' while off the coast of Portugal in 1980 hoisted an [[Esso]] flag on the ship's mast joking that they were the "biggest floating [[gas station]] in the neighborhood"? <small>(2014-01-31)</small>
*... that the '''[[Tugboat Trabajador (1931)|tugboat ''Trabajador'']]''' helped rescue fifty-two people from the British freighter ''Silver Hazel'' that was wrecked in [[San Bernardino Strait]]? <small>(2014-01-30)</small>
*... that the Indian submarine museum '''[[INS Kursura (S20)|''Kursura'']]''' ''(pictured)'' is the first of its kind in South Asia and is visited by about 250,000 people each year? <small>(2014-01-20)</small>
*... that the corvette '''[[INS Kulish (P63)|''Kulish'']]''' is named after the weapon of the Indian mythological god [[Indra]]? <small>(2014-01-19)</small>
*... that [[Abhilash Tomy]], the first Indian to complete a solo, non-stop [[circumnavigation]] under [[Sailing|sail]], used the '''[[INSV Mhadei|INSV ''Mhadei'']]''' for his voyage? <small>(2014-01-11)</small>
*... that instead of repairing their damaged ships at the '''[[Venetian arsenal, Gouvia|Venetian arsenal]]''' in [[Corfu]], many captains chose to sink them? <small>(2014-01-09)</small>
*... that after '''[[SS Umona|SS ''Umona'']]''' was torpedoed and sank off the coast of [[Sierra Leone]] in 1941, survivors used the reflective surface of a [[Cigarette case|tobacco tin]] to attract the attention of potential rescuers? <small>(2014-01-04)</small>
*... that [[Luftwaffe]] aircraft bombed '''[[SS Abukir|SS ''Abukir'']]''' for an hour and a half but failed to hit her? <small>(2014-01-03)</small>
*... that '''''[[Aquilo (steam yacht)|Aquilo]]''''' caught fire and sank in 1966, and all aboard were rescued by the intervention of [[USCGC Point Ledge (WPB-82334)|USCGC ''Point Ledge'']]? <small>(2014-01-02)</small>
*... that all 26 crew were rescued when '''[[SS Gasfire|SS ''Gasfire'']]''' struck a [[Naval mine|mine]] in 1941? <small>(2013-12-23)</small>
*... that '''{{SS|Oropesa}}''' sank after being hit with a torpedo by {{GS|U-96|1940|6}}? <small>(2013-12-19)</small>
*... that '''[[SS Anselm|SS ''Anselm'']]''' was overloaded with about 1,200 [[Royal Marines]] and [[Royal Air Force]] personnel when torpedoed by a German submarine, killing 250? <small>(2013-12-16)</small>
*... that the British [[destroyer]] '''[[HMS Beagle (H30)|HMS ''Beagle'']]''' rescued 600 survivors of the [[ocean liner]] {{RMS|Lancastria||2}}, sunk by German aircraft during the evacuation of [[St. Nazaire]] on 17 June 1940? <small>(2013-12-16)</small>
*... that the '''[[USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-MLP-3/T-AFSB-1)|USNS ''Lewis B. Puller'' (T-MLP-3/T-AFSB-1)]]''' ''(pictured)'' will be the first purpose-built afloat forward staging base (AFSB) support vessel for the United States Navy? <small>(2013-12-15)</small>
*... that the contracts for the two '''[[Charodeika-class monitor|''Charodeika''-class monitors]]''' were transferred to their designer, [[Charles Mitchell (shipbuilder)|Charles Mitchell]], upon the death of their builder, S. G. Kudriavtsev, in August 1865? <small>(2013-12-09)</small>
*... that despite the Norwegian torpedo boat '''{{HNoMS|Brand|1898|2}}''' having "exceptionally good" chances at scoring a hit against a group of [[Operation Weserübung|invading German warships]], her commander refrained from opening fire? <small>(2013-12-08)</small>
*... that the [[hulk (ship)|hulk]] of the '''[[Russian monitor Edinorog|Russian monitor ''Edinorog'']]''' was transferred to the [[Kronstadt]] [[Yacht Club]] in 1957? <small>(2013-12-06)</small>
*... that during the [[Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895)|Japanese invasion of Taiwan]] in 1895, the '''[[Japanese ironclad Hiei|ironclad ''Hiei'']]''' ''(pictured)'' participated in the bombardment of the Chinese [[Cihou Fort|coastal forts at Takow]] ([[Kaohsiung]])? <small>(2013-11-20)</small>
*... that in 1788, the convict ship '''''[[Prince of Wales (1786 ship)|Prince of Wales]]''''' drifted helplessly off Rio de Janeiro for a day, because her crew were too ill to bring her into port? <small>(2013-10-23)</small>
*... that after World War II, '''[[HMCS Woodstock (K238)|HMCS ''Woodstock'']]''' was sold for conversion to a [[whaler|whale-catcher]]? <small>(2013-10-16)</small>
*... that '''[[HMCS Norsyd (K520)|HMCS ''Norsyd'']]''' was assigned to the [[Western Local Escort Force|Western Local]] and [[Mid-Ocean Escort Force]]s during WWII, and later, as INS ''Haganah'', to [[Israeli naval campaign in Operation Yoav|Operation Yoav]] in the [[1948 Arab-Israeli War]]? <small>(2013-10-16)</small>
*... that in January 1943, '''[[HMCS Ville de Quebec (K242)|HMCS ''Ville de Quebec'']]''' sank the German submarine [[German submarine U-224|''U-224'']] by a combination of ramming and depth charges? <small>(2013-10-14)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Flamborough (1707)|HMS ''Flamborough'']]''' was the first [[Royal Navy]] vessel to be stationed off the British colony of [[South Carolina]]? <small>(2013-10-11)</small>
*... that '''[[HMY Alberta|HMY ''Alberta'']]''' carried [[Queen Victoria]] back to the British mainland after her death on the [[Isle of Wight]] in 1901? <small>(2013-10-06)</small>
*... that during 1942, the fairly new '''[[HMCS La Malbaie (K273)|HMCS ''La Malbaie'']]''' was transferred from both the [[Western Local Escort Force|Western]] and [[Mid-Ocean Escort Force]] due to mechanical issues? <small>(2013-10-05)</small>
*... that in May 1942, '''[[HMCS Halifax (K237)|HMCS ''Halifax'']]''' rescued three surviving crewmen of the American trawler ''Foam'' that was sunk by Nazi submarine [[German submarine U-432|''U-432'']] south of [[Halifax (former city)|Halifax]] itself? <small>(2013-10-04)</small>
*... that during World War II, '''[[HMCS Midland (K220)|HMCS ''Midland'']]''' and '''[[HMCS New Westminster (K228)|HMCS ''New Westminster'']]''' ''(pictured)'' escorted supply convoys on the "Triangle Run", the route between [[New York, New York|New York]], [[Boston]] and [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]]? <small>(2013-10-03)</small>
*... that the two British '''[[Duke of Edinburgh-class cruiser|''Duke of Edinburgh''-class cruisers]]''' captured three German [[wikt:merchantmen|merchantmen]] while on [[convoy]] escort duties in the [[Red Sea]] shortly after the start of World War I in 1914? <small>(2013-10-01)</small>
*... that the [[World War I]]-era '''[[Warrior-class cruiser|''Warrior''-class cruiser]]''' had "the reputation of being the best cruisers we ever built" by the [[Royal Navy]], according to naval historian Oscar Parkes? <small>(2013-09-27)</small>
*... that after '''[[HMS Grasshopper (T85)|HMS ''Grasshopper'']]''' was sunk following the [[Battle of Singapore]], two of the crew managed to sail {{convert|2,680|mi|km}} to India using a map torn out of a child's [[atlas]]? <small>(2013-09-26)</small>
*... that the two '''[[Kongō-class ironclad|''Kongō''-class ironclads]]''' built in Britain had to be sailed to Japan in 1878 by hired crews, as the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] lacked the necessary experience? <small>(2013-09-24)</small>
*... that the only significant action performed by either of the Japanese '''[[Kawachi-class battleship|''Kawachi''-class battleships]]''' during [[World War I]] was when they [[Siege of Tsingtao|bombarded German fortifications]] in China in 1914? <small>(2013-09-23)</small>
*... that in August 1942, the '''[[HMCS Dundas (K229)|HMCS ''Dundas'']]''' ''(pictured)'' and '''[[HMCS Vancouver (K240)|HMCS ''Vancouver'']]''' were assigned to the American-led [[Aleutian Islands Campaign]]? <small>(2013-09-23)</small>
*... that the '''[[Japanese ironclad Kongō|Japanese ironclad ''Kongō'']]''' was one of the two ships that returned the survivors of the wrecked {{ship|Ottoman frigate|Ertuğrul}} to Turkey in 1891? <small>(2013-09-22)</small>
*... that the '''[[Japanese battleship Kawachi|Japanese battleship ''Kawachi'']]''' [[capsized]] and sank only four minutes after an internal [[magazine (artillery)|magazine]] explosion on 12 July 1918 while at anchor? <small>(2013-09-21)</small>
*... that the '''[[Japanese battleship Settsu|Japanese battleship ''Settsu'']]''' ''(pictured)'' simulated the radio traffic of all six aircraft carriers of the [[1st Air Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)|1st Air Fleet]] at the beginning of the [[Pacific War]] in an effort to deceive the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] as to their location? <small>(2013-09-19)</small>
*... that during WWII, the '''[[HMCS Port Arthur (K233)|HMCS ''Port Arthur'']]''' ''(pictured)'' participated in both the Allied [[Operation Torch|invasion of North Africa]] and [[Operation Neptune|invasion of Normandy]]? <small>(2013-09-10)</small>
*... that in August 1942 '''[[HMCS Trail (K174)|HMCS ''Trail'']]''' rescued survivors from the American passenger ship ''Chatham'' that had been torpedoed and sunk by Nazi submarine [[German submarine U-517|''U-517'']]? <small>(2013-09-08)</small>
*... that the British '''[[Defence-class ironclad|''Defence''-class ironclad]]''' ''(pictured)'' was considered by the [[naval architect]] Sir [[Nathaniel Barnaby]] to have only one quarter the combat value of the preceding [[Warrior-class ironclad|''Warrior'' class]]? <small>(2013-09-07)</small>
*... that the Chinese [[Junk (ship)|junk ship]] '''''[[Aqua Luna]]''''' was launched in 2006 after 18 months of construction in traditional style, but is powered by a motor rather than its three sails? <small>(2013-09-06)</small>
*... that the '''[[List of aircraft maintenance carriers of the Royal Navy|British aircraft maintenance carrier]]''' [[HMS Unicorn (I72)|HMS ''Unicorn'']] ''(pictured)'' was the only [[aircraft carrier]] ever to conduct a [[shore bombardment]] during wartime when she shelled North Korean positions during the [[Korean War]]? <small>(2013-09-02)</small>
*... that '''[[HMCS Morden (K170)|HMCS ''Morden'']]''' ''(pictured)'' of the [[Royal Canadian Navy]] sank the Nazi submarine [[German submarine U-756|''U-756'']]? <small>(2013-08-28)</small>
*... that in June 1942, '''[[HMCS Edmundston (K106)|HMCS ''Edmundston'']]''' rescued 31 crew of SS ''Fort Camosun'', which had been torpedoed off [[Cape Flattery (Washington)|Cape Flattery, Washington]] by [[Japanese submarine I-25|a Japanese sub]]? <small>(2013-08-22)</small>
*... that while on its way to India from the Soviet Union, the nuclear submarine '''[[Soviet submarine K-43|INS ''Chakra'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was tracked by Australian and American [[P-3 Orion]] aircraft? <small>(2013-08-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Bristol Packet Boat Trips]]''' have been offering tours of [[Bristol Harbour]] since 1973? <small>(2013-08-19)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Tower Belle]]''''' ''(pictured)'', built by [[Armstrong Whitworth]] on the [[River Tyne|Tyne]] in 1920 as the ''Wincomblee'', worked on the [[River Thames|Thames]] in [[London]] after [[World War II]] before moving to [[Bristol]] in 1976? <small>(2013-08-18)</small>
*... that in April 2000, Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] spent a night in the nuclear submarine '''[[Russian submarine K-18 Karelia|K-18 ''Karelia'']]''' ''(pictured)'', at a depth of over 50 metres? <small>(2013-08-14)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Superb (1710)|HMS ''Superb'']]''' played a pivotal role in the [[Battle of Cape Passero]] ''(pictured)'', tracking the enemy through the night, then forcing the surrender of the Spanish flagship the following day? <small>(2013-08-13)</small>
*... that the [[tall ship]] '''''[[Astrid (brig)|Astrid]]''''' served as a lugger, an alleged drug smuggling boat, and luxury sailing ship during its 95-year history? <small>(2013-08-09)</small>
*... that '''''[[Dodi Princess]]''''' was first called ''Grains Maid''? <small>(2013-07-18)</small>
*... that '''[[SS Gallic (1918) |SS ''Gallic'']]''' was the last surviving [[cargo vessel]] of the [[White Star Line]] when scrapped in 1956? <small>(2013-07-17)</small>
*... that the captain of the [[brig]] '''[[Nancy (1775)|''Nancy'']]''' ''(pictured)'' is said to have raised the first [[American flag]] in a foreign port, during the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]? <small>(2013-07-13)</small>
*... that the Soviet submarine '''[[Russian submarine K-51 Verkhoturye|K-51 ''Verkhoturye'']]''' was used for testing the [[R-29RM]] [[SLBM|submarine launched ballistic missile]]? <small>(2013-07-07)</small>
*... that the '''''[[INS Kamorta|Kamorta]]''''' is the first stealth corvette being built for the [[Indian Navy]]? <small>(2013-07-05)</small>
*... that it took seven years after the '''[[French destroyer Espingole|French destroyer ''Espingole'']]''' [[Ship grounding|ran aground]] for her [[captain (nautical)|captain]] to be [[court-martial]]led and acquitted? <small>(2013-06-30)</small>
*... that the second '''[[Ice Boat No. 3|USS ''Arctic'']]''' ''(pictured)'' received her [[Ship commissioning|commission]] in spite of being described as slow, unwieldy and vulnerable to shellfire? <small>(2013-06-27)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Aldenham (L22)|HMS ''Aldenham'']]''' ''(pictured)'', which struck a mine near the island of [[Pag (island)|Pag]], was the final destroyer lost by the [[History_of_the_Royal_Navy#Second_World_War|Royal Navy in World War II]]? <small>(2013-06-21)</small>
*... that the [[Indian Navy]]'s '''''[[INS Chennai|Chennai]]''''' is a [[Kolkata-class destroyer|Kolkata class]] [[Destroyer|destroyer]] being built in [[Mumbai]]? <small>(2013-06-19)</small>
*... that '''[[INS Aridhaman|Aridhaman]]''' is the second [[Nuclear submarine|nuclear-powered]] [[Ballistic missile submarine|Ballistic Missile submarine]] being built by India? <small>(2013-06-12)</small>
*... that the '''[[Nagato-class battleship|''Nagato''-class battleship]]s''' were the first [[dreadnought]]s to be [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] with guns larger than {{convert|15|in|0}} even though they were not the first to be [[Keel|laid down]]? <small>(2013-06-11)</small>
*... that the '''[[USS Ferret (1822)|USS ''Ferret'']]''' was part of a naval fleet that sailed to the [[Caribbean]] to subdue the occurrence of [[Piracy in the Caribbean|pirate raids]] on [[merchant ships]] that had increased to almost 3,000 by the early 1820s? <small>(2013-06-03)</small>
*... that the destroyer '''[[HMS Versatile (D32)|HMS ''Versatile'']]''' once rammed and almost sliced a submarine in half during a military exercise off the coast of Gibraltar? <small>(2013-05-27)</small>
*... that the Indian Navy's '''{{ship|INS|Satpura|F48|2}}''' ''(pictured)'' participated in the [[Malabar 2012]] exercise with the [[United States Navy]]? <small>(2013-05-14)</small>
*... that [[William Kidd|Captain Kidd]]'s pirate ship '''''[[Adventure Galley]]''''' was rediscovered off the coast of [[Madagascar]] by a [[Discovery Channel]] expedition? <small>(2013-05-13)</small>
*... that when she was nine years old, [[HMS Magnanime (1744)|'''''Magnanime''''']] returned to the place of her origin to launch an attack upon it? <small>(2013-05-11)</small>
*... that completion of the '''[[Hector-class ironclad|''Hector''-class ironclad]]''' {{HMS|Valiant|1863|6}} was delayed for nearly five years by a shortage of [[Muzzle-loading rifle|rifled muzzle-loading guns]]? <small>(2013-05-06)</small>
*... that the barque '''''[[Skomvær (barque)|Skomvær]]''''' was the first sailing ship constructed with steel in Norway? <small>(2013-05-04)</small>
*... that after surviving service as a [[aircraft carrier|aircraft]]/[[seaplane carrier]] in [[World War I]], the '''[[HMS Nairana (1917)|''Nairana'']]''' was twice almost capsized by [[rogue wave]]s during her career as a [[Bass Strait]] ferry? <small>(2013-05-04)</small>
*... that the Norwegian steamer '''{{SS|Kommandøren||2}}''' was torpedoed and sunk by a drunken crewman on a German [[E-boat]]? <small>(2013-04-27)</small>
*... that '''[[INS Kadmatt|INS ''Kadmatt'']]''' is the second of four [[anti-submarine warfare]] [[corvette]]s being built for the [[Indian Navy]] by the [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers|Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]], [[Kolkata]] under [[Kamorta-class corvette|Project 28]]? <small>(2013-04-10)</small>
*... that while boarding the frigate [[French frigate Créole (1799)|'''''Créole''''']], [[Toussaint Louverture]] issued his famous statement that "the tree of liberty will spring up again from the roots, for they are many and they are deep"? <small>(2013-04-10)</small>
*... that the [[ironclad]] [[HMS Resistance (1861)|'''HMS ''Resistance''''']] was the first [[capital ship]] in the [[Royal Navy]] to be fitted with a [[naval ram|ram]] and was given the [[nickname]] of ''Old Rammo''? <small>(2013-04-08)</small>
*... that the '''[[Minotaur-class cruiser (1906)|''Minotaur''-class cruisers]]''' of 1906 have been described by naval historian R. A. Burt as "cruiser editions of the {{Sclass|Lord Nelson|battleship}}"? <small>(2013-04-07)</small>
*... that the appearance of the British {{Sclass|Invincible|battlecruiser}}s in 1908 rendered the Japanese [[Ibuki-class armored cruiser|'''''Ibuki''-class armored cruisers''']] obsolete before they were [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]]? <small>(2013-04-06)</small>
*... that the [[Indian Navy]]'s [[anti-submarine warfare]] [[corvette]], '''[[INS Kiltan]]''' is named after [[Kiltan]], a [[coral island]] of [[Union territories of India|India's Union Territory]] of [[Lakshadweep]]? <small>(2013-04-04)</small>
*... that the cruise ship '''''[[Norwegian Getaway]]''''' will feature an entertainment venue devoted to magic, called the "Illusionarium"? <small>(2013-04-03)</small>
*... that the Japanese '''[[I-351-class submarine|''I-351''-class submarine]]''' was designed to support up to three [[flying boat]]s with fuel, ammunition, water, and even replacement aircrew? <small>(2013-03-26)</small>
*... that the '''[[Russian submarine AG-22|Russian submarine ''AG-22'']]''' joined [[Wrangel's fleet]] during the [[Russian Civil War]] as the [[White movement|Whites]] evacuated the [[Crimea]] in late 1920 and was [[interned]] in [[Bizerte]], [[Tunisia]] in 1921? <small>(2013-03-19)</small>
*... that the '''[[Italian battleship Dante Alighieri|Italian battleship ''Dante Alighieri'']]''', named after the medieval [[Dante Alighieri|Italian poet]], was the only [[battleship]] ever named for a poet? <small>(2013-03-19)</small>
*... that the engine of the '''[[Russian ship of the line Retvizan (1855)|Russian ship of the line ''Retvizan'']]''' was removed in 1863 even though it was considered the best ship of its type in the [[Imperial Russian Navy]]? <small>(2013-03-16)</small>
*... that the '''[[Russian ship of the line Konstantin|Russian ship of the line ''Konstantin'']]''' was deployed to Denmark during the [[First Schleswig War]] of 1848–50 to help preserve Denmark's territorial integrity against [[Prussia]]? <small>(2013-03-15)</small>
*... that the wreck of the '''[[Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci|Italian battleship ''Leonardo da Vinci'']]''' was [[Marine salvage|salvaged]] upside down and repaired in [[drydock]] that way? <small>(2013-03-13)</small>
*... that when the British authorities attempted to deport [[Jewish refugees]] in [[Mandatory Palestine|Palestine]] to Mauritius aboard the '''[[SS Patria (1913)|SS ''Patria'']]''' in 1940, the paramilitary organization [[Haganah]] sank the ship with a bomb? <small>(2013-03-11)</small>
*... that [[Vice Admiral]] [[Shōji Nishimura]] refused to abandon ship when his [[flagship]], the '''[[Japanese battleship Yamashiro|battleship ''Yamashiro'']]''', was [[capsizing]] during the [[Battle of Surigao Strait]] in 1944? <small>(2013-03-03)</small>
*... that '''[[New York Central Tugboat 16|a tugboat]]''' used to sit at the bottom of the approach to the [[Bourne Bridge]] until it was demolished to make way for a parking lot of a [[CVS Pharmacy|pharmacy]]? <small>(2013-02-26)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Inishtrahull (1885)|Inishtrahull]]''''' was missing for seven days before it was confirmed sunk off the coast of [[Kilkee]], [[Co. Clare]]? <small>(2013-02-21)</small>
*... that the [[semi-submersible]] ship '''[[Dockwise Vanguard]]''' can transport large [[FPSO|floating oil rigs]], [[Oil_platform|drilling rigs]] or the world's largest [[Spar_(platform)|spar platform]], the Aasta Hansteen spar? <small>(2013-02-20)</small>
*... that in 1873, the [[ironclad]] [[river monitor]] '''[[USS Ozark (1863)|''Ozark'']]''' transported Federal troops and [[New Orleans]] police attempting to apprehend the perpetrators of the [[Colfax Massacre]]? <small>(2013-02-19)</small>
*... that the '''[[Russian ship of the line Oryol (1854)|Russian ship of the line ''Oryol'']]''' was [[Keel|laid down]] in 1851 as a sailing [[ship of the line]], but was lengthened and fitted with a [[Marine steam engine|steam engine]] while still on the [[stocks (shipyard)|stocks]]? <small>(2013-02-19)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Fulmar (1868)|Fulmar]]''''' sank off the coast of [[Kilkee]], [[Co. Clare]], exactly 50 years to the day after the ''Intrinsic'' did? <small>(2013-02-16)</small>
*... that when the cargo ship '''{{SS|Sirius|1885|2}}''' was sunk by a German bomber during the 1940 [[Norwegian Campaign]], the 55-year-old steamer broke in two lengthwise and "opened up like a book"? <small>(2013-02-15)</small>
*... that when [[Bangkok]]'s power plants were [[Bombing of Bangkok in World War II|bombed during World War II]], two '''[[Matchanu-class submarine|''Matchanu''-class submarine]]s''' were used as electric generators to keep city trams running? <small>(2013-02-13)</small>
*... that in the wreck of the '''[[Halsewell (East Indiaman)|''Halsewell'']]''' there were only 74 survivors out of over 240 passengers and crew? <small>(2013-02-08)</small>
*... that the Thai Army, Police and Air Force sank the Navy's flagship '''[[HTMS Sri Ayudhya|HTMS ''Sri Ayudhya'']]''', despite Prime Minister [[Plaek Pibulsonggram]] being [[Manhattan Rebellion|held hostage on board]]? <small>(2013-02-08)</small>
*... that even before the '''[[Argentine–Chilean naval arms race]]''', the Chilean Navy was stronger than the United States Navy? <small>(2013-02-07)</small>
*... that the [[Austro-Hungarian]] [[coastal defense ship]] '''[[SMS Monarch|SMS ''Monarch'']]''' was converted into an [[accommodation ship]] for [[submarine]] crews after the [[Cattaro Mutiny]] in early February 1918? <small>(2013-02-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Charles Spalding]]''', who improved the [[diving bell]] by adding a system of balance-weights, also owned a [[confectionery store|sweet shop]]? <small>(2013-02-01)</small>
*... that the [[Royal Navy]] destroyer '''[[HMS Wanderer (D74)|HMS ''Wanderer'']]''' sank five [[U-boat]]s during World War II, more than any other ship [[V and W class destroyer|of her class]]? <small>(2013-01-31)</small>
*... that the '''[[Botik of Peter the Great|''Botik'' of Peter the Great]]''' ''(pictured)'' was considered to be the reason [[Peter the Great]] built the Russian Navy? <small>(2013-01-28)</small>
*... that the '''[[Russian ship of the line Gangut (1825)|Russian ship of the line ''Gangut'']]''' was credited with sinking two [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[frigate]]s, a [[fire ship]], and destroying a shore [[Artillery battery|battery]] during the Battle of Navarino in 1827? <small>(2013-01-22)</small>
*... that [[Napoleon III]], [[Emperor of France]], bought the American [[ironclad]] '''[[USS Dunderberg|''Dunderberg'']]''' in 1867 over the objections of his own navy, which preferred a home-built ship? <small>(2013-01-21)</small>
*... that the Dutch warship '''{{HNLMS|Koningin Regentes||2}}''', her sister ship '''{{HNLMS|De Ruyter|1901|2}}''' and the protected cruiser ''Zeeland'' bombarded the city of [[Denpasar]], [[Dutch East Indies]], on 16 and 17 September 1906? <small>(2013-01-18)</small>
*... that the contract for the four [[ironclad]] '''[[Milwaukee-class monitor|''Milwaukee''-class monitors]]''' was awarded to [[James Buchanan Eads|James Eads]], partly due to the influence of Missouri Congressman [[Frank P. Blair, Jr.]]? <small>(2013-01-16)</small>
*... that the four '''[[Kalamazoo-class monitor|''Kalamazoo''-class monitors]]''', begun during the [[American Civil War]], were eventually [[ship breaking|scrapped]] because the [[Wood drying|unseasoned wood]] of their hulls rotted while they were still on the building [[Stocks (shipyard)|stocks]]? <small>(2013-01-10)</small>
*... that the '''[[USS Clifton (IX-184)|USS ''Clifton'']]''' was originally named the SS ''Dilworth''? <small>(2012-12-29)</small>
*... that the '''{{USCGC|Smilax|WLIC-315}}''', a 100-foot [[USCG inland construction tender|inland construction tender]], is the current "Queen of the Fleet" of the [[United States Coast Guard]]? <small>(2012-12-20)</small>
*... that the Russian [[ship of the line]] '''[[Russian ship of the line Tsesarevich (1857)|''Tsesarevich'']]''' was transferred to the [[Baltic Fleet]] before her [[Marine steam engine|steam engine]] was installed because the [[Black Sea]] was demilitarized after the end of the [[Crimean War]]? <small>(2012-12-12)</small>
*... that the British [[armoured cruiser]] '''[[HMS Minotaur (1906)|''Minotaur'']]''' ''(pictured)'' never fired her main or secondary armament during the [[Battle of Jutland]] in 1916? <small>(2012-12-10)</small>
*... that it was said of [[Richmond, Maine]], shipbuilder '''[[T. J. Southard]]''' that there was scarcely an "institution in town he hasn't a corner in"? <small>(2012-12-02)</small>
*... that '''[[fin]]s''' are used on artefacts and by [[aquatic animal]]s such as [[killer whale]]s ''(pictured)'' to generate thrust, to control motion, or to regulate temperature? <small>(2012-11-29)</small>
*... that the design of the Russian [[first-rate]] [[ship of the line]] [[Russian ship of the line Imperator Nikolai I (1860)|'''''Imperator Nikolai I''''']] was based on that of the British steam-powered ship of the line {{HMS|Duke of Wellington|1852|6}}? <small>(2012-11-17)</small>
*... that '''[[Philip and Son]]''' was [[Dartmouth, Devon|Dartmouth]]'s last industrial [[shipyard]]? <small>(2012-11-15)</small>
*... that the Norwegian-British crew of '''''[[MTB 345]]''''' were tortured and executed as a result of [[Adolf Hitler]]'s [[Commando Order]]? <small>(2012-11-15)</small>
*... that the loss of the [[full-rigged ship]] '''''[[Ellen Southard]]''''' ''(ship's wreckage pictured)'' off [[Liverpool]] in 1875 led to a change in U.S. law permitting the awarding of [[Lifesaving Medal]]s to non-Americans? <small>(2012-11-09)</small>
*... that sightings of the '''[[Ghost Ship of Northumberland Strait]]''' are most common between September and November? <small>(2012-11-04)</small>
*... that a whole new shipbuilding facility had to be created to build the {{convert|90|m|adj=on}} luxury yacht '''''[[Nero (yacht)|Nero]]'''''? <small>(2012-11-02)</small>
*... that the crew of the [[armoured cruiser]] '''[[HMS Shannon (1906)|HMS ''Shannon'']]''' attempted to rescue survivors from {{HMS|Natal|1905|6}} after ''Natal''{{'}}s [[magazine (artillery)|magazines]] exploded on 30 December 1915? <small>(2012-10-31)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Ambrose (1903)|HMS ''Ambrose'']]''' was a British [[cargo liner]] that was converted into an [[armed merchant cruiser]] and then into a [[submarine depot ship]] during [[World War I]]? <small>(2012-10-30)</small>
*... that the Russian [[monitor (warship)|monitor]] '''[[Russian monitor Bronenosets|''Bronenosets'']]''' was converted into a coal [[barge]] in 1903 by the removal of her [[gun turret]], side armor, and the division of her [[hull (watercraft)|hull]] into three [[Hold (ship)|holds]]? <small>(2012-10-21)</small>
*... that although the '''[[Ramped Cargo Lighter]]''' was used extensively in [[World War II]], afterwards many were surplus to requirements and sunk by their own side? <small>(2012-10-21)</small>
*... that the 1898 torpedo boat '''[[HNoMS Storm (1898)|''Storm'']]''' was the only Norwegian warship to fire a [[torpedo]] at the invading Germans during the 1940 [[Norwegian Campaign]]? <small>(2012-10-20)</small>
*... that the Russian [[corvette]] '''[[Russian corvette Navarin|''Navarin'']]''' was so badly damaged by a series of storms enroute to the [[Far East]] in 1853 that she was deemed too expensive to repair and was sold for [[ship breaking|scrap]]? <small>(2012-10-19)</small>
*... that the Russian [[ironclad]] '''[[Russian ironclad Petropavlovsk|''Petropavlovsk'']]''' was the [[flagship]] of the [[Baltic Fleet]] during the 1860s and 1870s? <small>(2012-10-16)</small>
*... that the [[figurehead]] of the German wooden [[frigate]] '''[[SMS Niobe (1849)|SMS ''Niobe'']]''' ''(pictured)'' survives in the [[Naval Academy at Mürwik]]? <small>(2012-10-15)</small>
*... that in 1943, the American cargo ocean liner '''[[SS Santa Paula (1916)|SS ''Santa Paula'']]''' was [[torpedo]]ed and sunk by a Japanese [[submarine]] in the Arabian Sea? <small>(2012-10-08)</small>
*... that the '''[[Russian ironclad Sevastopol|Russian ironclad ''Sevastopol'']]''' was converted into an [[ironclad]] while still under construction in the 1860s? <small>(2012-10-06)</small>
*... that [[George III of the United Kingdom|King George III]] called '''[[James Luttrell]]''' ''(pictured)'', captain of '''{{HMS|Mediator|1782|6}}''' at the [[action of 12 December 1782]], "the best of [a] strange family"? <small>(2012-10-05)</small>
*... that [[Stephen Elop]], the CEO of [[Nokia]], was once told that the '''''[[Finnish transport vessel Wilhelm Carpelan|Wilhelm Carpelan]]''''', the small green vessel moored in front of the [[Nokia head office|company's head office]] in Finland, was a "[[Motorola]] spy ship"? <small>(2012-10-01)</small>
*... that the [[Hurtigruten]] steamer '''[[SS Nordnorge (1923)|''Nordnorge'']]''' was sunk by [[Royal Navy]] warships, while employed by the Germans in a [[false flag]] operation? <small>(2012-09-25)</small>
*... that the survivors of the bombing of '''{{HMS|Pandora|N42|6}}''' were onboard {{HMS|Olympus|N35|6}} when she was sunk? <small>(2012-09-19)</small>
*... that the Finnish '''''[[Finnish icebreaker Voima (1952)|Voima]]''''', launched in 1952, was the first icebreaker in the world with two bow propellers ''(pictured)''? <small>(2012-09-17)</small>
*... that each of the three Russian '''[[Petropavlovsk class battleship|''Petropavlovsk''-class battleships]]''' ''(Poltava pictured)'' had a different type of steel armor? <small>(2012-09-07)</small>
*... that in 1943 '''[[HMS Calpe (L71)|HMS ''Calpe'']]''' helped sink a [[U-boat]] which had sank two of her [[Hunt class destroyer|sister destroyers]] that same month? <small>(2012-09-04)</small>
*... that the '''[[CS Chamarel|CS ''Chamarel'']]''', then known as CS ''Vercors'', laid the first Israeli-made [[submarine communications cable]] [[Eastern Mediterranean Optical System 1|EMOS-1]] in 1991? <small>(2012-08-30)</small>
*... that ultra-deepwater [[semi-submersible]] [[drilling rig]] '''''[[Scarabeo 8]]''''' was built in shipyards in three different countries? <small>(2012-08-29)</small>
*... that Edmond Point in [[Kilkee]] is named after the '''''[[Edmond (1833)|Edmond]]''''' that sank there in 1850 with the loss of 98 lives? <small>(2012-08-29)</small>
*... that the pilot of the '''[[MT explosive motorboat]]''' was intended to deliberately jump overboard as part of his job? <small>(2012-08-27)</small>
*... that two of the Russian '''[[Peresvet class battleship|''Peresvet''-class battleship]]s''' were [[marine salvage|salvaged]] by the Japanese after the end of the [[Russo-Japanese War]] and incorporated into the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]]? <small>(2012-08-26)</small>
*... that '''[[SS Principessa Jolanda (1907)|SS ''Principessa Jolanda'']]''' ''(pictured)'', the largest Italian [[ocean liner]] built up to that time, [[capsize]]d in 1907 while being launched and was declared a total loss? <small>(2012-08-18)</small>
*... that during the [[American Revolutionary War]], '''[[HMS Kingfisher (1770)|HMS ''Kingfisher'' (1770)]]''' served in the [[Burning of Norfolk]] and the [[Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet]], and was ultimately burnt by her own crew to avoid capture? <small>(2012-08-18)</small>
*... that the '''[[Portland (steam tug 1947)|''Portland'']]''', a restored 1947 [[sternwheeler]] based in [[Portland, Oregon]], was the last steam-powered [[tugboat]] built in the United States? <small>(2012-08-17)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Amaryllis (ship)|Amaryllis]]''''' was sunk and used as an [[artificial reef]] after being wrecked by [[Hurricane Betsy]] in 1965? <small>(2012-08-11)</small>
*... that the '''[[Russian battleship Peresvet|Russian battleship ''Peresvet'']]''' was [[scuttled]] during the [[Siege of Port Arthur]] in the [[Russo-Japanese War]] of 1904–05, and was [[marine salvage|salvaged]] afterward and placed into service by the Japanese? <small>(2012-08-03)</small>
*... that the '''[[Rum ration|rum ration]]''' was abolished because the [[Royal Navy]]'s leadership was concerned that it made sailors less capable? <small>(2012-07-30)</small>
*... that the [[French battleship Diderot|'''French battleship ''Diderot''''']] briefly participated in the [[occupation of Constantinople]] after the end of [[World War I]]? <small>(2012-07-26)</small>
*... that all three [[pre-dreadnought battleship]]s of the French [[Charlemagne class battleship|'''''Charlemagne'' class''']] ''(pictured)'' participated in the [[Gallipoli Campaign]] in 1915? <small>(2012-07-15)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Scarabeo 9]]''''' [[semi-submersible]] [[drilling rig]] ''(pictured)'' was built to comply with the [[United States embargo against Cuba]]? <small>(2012-07-12)</small>
*... that the French [[battleship]] '''[[French battleship Charlemagne|''Charlemagne'']]''' twice participated in the occupation of [[Mytilene]], then owned by the [[Ottoman Empire]], first with a French expedition and later in an international [[squadron (naval)|squadron]]? <small>(2012-07-10)</small>
*... that the '''[[French corvette Sphinx (1829)|French corvette ''Sphinx'']]''' paddle steamer ''(model pictured)'' participated in the transfer of the [[Luxor Obelisk]] from [[Egypt]] to [[Paris]]? <small>(2012-06-26)</small>
*... that the Royal Navy's '''[[Kil class sloop|Kil class]]''' gunboats ''(pictured)'' were designed to confuse observers in [[U-boat]]s with their [[dazzle camouflage]] and double-ended hulls? <small>(2012-06-24)</small>
*... that in 1926 '''''[[Finnish icebreaker Jääkarhu (1925)|''Jääkarhu'']]''''' became the first Finnish state-owned [[icebreaker]] to adopt [[Finnish language|Finnish]] as the command language? <small>(2012-05-25)</small>
*... that the '''[[United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic|United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'']]''' declared the disaster an "[[act of God]]" because nobody could be held liable for it under maritime law? <small>(2012-05-24)</small>
*... that the '''[[British Wreck Commissioner's inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic|British inquiry into the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'']]''' was criticised as a "whitewash" after [[John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey|Lord Mersey]] ''(pictured)'' found that the disaster had not been caused by negligence? <small>(2012-05-24)</small>
*... that '''''[[Big Painting No. 6]]''''' set a record for highest auction price for a [[painting]] by a living artist and '''''[[Torpedo...Los!]]''''' set a record for price for a [[Roy Lichtenstein]] work? <small>(2012-05-23)</small>
*... that former tennis player [[Chris Evert]] is the "godmother" of [[cruise ship]] [[MS Volendam|'''MS ''Volendam''''']]? <small>(2012-05-18)</small>
*... that the flags hoisted by the Finnish icebreaker [[Finnish icebreaker Tarmo (1907)|'''''Tarmo''''']] ''(pictured)'' on 3 March 1918 included a large white [[tablecloth]]? <small>(2012-04-30)</small>
*... that the '''[[Fleet class USV]]s''' are the first [[unmanned surface vehicle|unmanned vessels]] to receive U.S. Navy [[hull number]]s? <small>(2012-04-28)</small>
*... that all four '''{{sclass|Lyon|battleship|2}}s''' were cancelled on account of [[World War I]]? <small>(2012-04-22)</small>
*... that the Japanese squid fishing vessel '''''[[Ryou-Un Maru]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was sunk by gunfire from a [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|United States Coast Guard cutter]]? <small>(2012-04-18)</small>
*... that the [[Royal Navy]]'s '''[[Frolic class gunvessel|''Frolic''-class gunvessels]]''' were used to suppress the [[slave trade]] between [[East Africa]] and the [[Persian Gulf]] in the 1870s and 1880s? <small>(2012-04-16)</small>
*... that commemorations of the '''[[RMS Titanic in popular culture|RMS ''Titanic'' in popular culture]]''' have included songs, poems, plays, musicals, films, books and even black teddy bears? <small>(2012-04-15)</small>
*... that the '''[[Titanic Memorial, Belfast|''Titanic'' Memorial]]''' in [[Belfast]] ''(pictured)'' depicts a personification of Death holding a wreath above the head of a drowned sailor who is borne above the waves by mermaids? <small>(2012-04-15)</small>
*... that the French research vessel '''''[[RV Le Suroît|Le Suroît]]''''' was involved in the search for the [[wreck of the RMS Titanic|wreck of the RMS ''Titanic'']] but missed it by less than one kilometre? <small>(2012-04-15)</small>
*... that despite signing it in 1986, [[President of the United States|President]] [[Ronald Reagan]] objected to parts of the '''[[RMS Titanic Maritime Memorial Act|RMS ''Titanic'' Maritime Memorial Act]]'''? <small>(2012-04-15)</small>
*... that 100 English [[foxhound]]s narrowly avoided being among the '''[[animals aboard the RMS Titanic|animals aboard the RMS ''Titanic'']]''' during her [[Sinking of the RMS Titanic|disastrous maiden voyage]]? <small>(2012-04-15)</small>
*... that seven men died when '''[[United States lightship LV-117]]''' ''(pictured)'', the [[Lightship Nantucket|Nantucket lightship]], was [[ramming|rammed]] and sunk on {{nowrap|14 May}} 1934 by [[RMS Olympic|RMS ''Olympic'']], sister ship of the lost [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']]? <small>(2012-04-14)</small>
*... that naval architect '''[[William K. MacCurdy]]''' developed the Hydra-Cushion rail coupling at [[SRI International]], significantly changing freight transportation? <small>(2012-04-11)</small>
*... that the [[composite hull]] of the '''[[Beacon class gunvessel|''Beacon''-class gunvessels]]''' was described by [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] [[George Alexander Ballard|G. A. Ballard]] as built "along the lines of an extremely elongated packing crate"? <small>(2012-04-11)</small>
*... that the steamer '''''[[R. J. Hackett (steamer)|R. J. Hackett]]''''' is recognized as the first [[Lake freighter]]? <small>(2012-04-10)</small>
*... that the '''''[[MSC Fabiola]]''''' is the largest [[container ship]] to dock in North America? <small>(2012-04-02)</small>
*... that the lower [[mast (sailing)|mast]]s of the '''[[Briton class corvette|''Briton''-class]]''' [[corvette]]s of the [[Royal Navy]] were iron, but the rest of the masts were made of wood? <small>(2012-04-02)</small>
*... that the ''City of Rio de Janeiro'' is located in '''[[Ships lost in San Francisco|San Francisco Bay]]'''? <small>(2012-04-01)</small>
*... that the occupants of the '''[[lifeboats of the RMS Titanic|lifeboats of the RMS ''Titanic'']]''' included a musical toy pig, two mysterious "orphans" and a Pekingese dog called Sun Yat Sen? <small>(2012-03-25)</small>
*... that the wooden [[screw corvette]] '''[[HMS Druid (1869)|HMS ''Druid'']]''', [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] in 1869, was the last ship to be built at [[Deptford Dockyard]]? <small>(2012-03-24)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Amethyst (1873)|HMS ''Amethyst'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was the only British wooden sailing ship to fight an armoured opponent after she engaged Peruvian [[Huáscar (ironclad)|''Huáscar'']]? <small>(2012-03-23)</small>
*... that proposals to raise the '''[[wreck of the RMS Titanic|wreck of the RMS ''Titanic'']]''' ''(pictured)'' have included filling it with ping-pong balls, injecting it with 180,000 tons of Vaseline or turning it into an iceberg? <small>(2012-03-15)</small>
*... that in 1874 the British [[corvette]] '''[[HMS Volage (1869)|HMS ''Volage'']]''' transported a party of astronomers to the [[Kerguelen Islands]] in the southern [[Indian Ocean]] to observe the [[transit of Venus]]? <small>(2012-03-13)</small>
*... that the '''{{sclass|Cybele|mine destructor vessel|2}}s''' were designed to sweep [[naval mine|mines]] by being towed through minefields? <small>(2012-03-13)</small>
*... that in 1815 [[Napoleon]] surrendered to [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] [[Frederick Lewis Maitland (Royal Navy rear-admiral)|Frederick Lewis Maitland]] of '''{{HMS|Bellerophon|1786|6}}''', the ship that had "dogged his steps for more than twenty years", ending the [[Napoleonic Wars]]? <small>(2012-03-06)</small>
*... that, until the [[Los Angeles class submarine|''Los Angeles'' class]], the [[List of Sturgeon class submarines|'''''Sturgeon'' class''']] was the most-produced class of [[Nuclear marine propulsion|nuclear-powered warships]]? <small>(2012-03-01)</small>
*... that the [[Philippe Starck]]-designed '''''[[A (yacht)|A]]''''' has been described as both "the most extraordinary yacht launched in recent memory" and "one of the ghastliest megayachts ever created"? <small>(2012-03-01)</small>
*... that U.S. Navy destroyer [[USS John Finn (DDG-113)|'''''John Finn'' (DDG-113)''']] is named in honor of [[John William Finn]], the first [[Medal of Honor]] recipient of [[World War II]]? <small>(2012-02-29)</small>
*... that '''[[Galați steel works|a steel works]]''' and '''[[Galați shipyard|a shipyard]]''' form major components in the economy of [[Galați]], [[Romania]]? <small>(2012-02-27)</small>
*... that the second ship of the Japanese '''[[Ibuki class cruiser|''Ibuki''-class]]''' [[heavy cruiser]]s ''(pictured)'' was [[ship breaking|scrapped]] less than a month after she was laid down in order to clear her [[slipway]] for an [[aircraft carrier]]? <small>(2012-02-23)</small>
*... that the [[shipwreck|wreck]] of the '''{{SS|Port Nicholson|1918|6}}''', a [[Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)|British merchant ship]] sunk in 1942 by {{GS|U-87|1941|2}}, ''(pictured)'' is reported to contain £2 billion worth of precious metals? <small>(2012-02-19)</small>
*... that Russian [[Research stations in Antarctica|Antarctic research stations]] [[Vostok Station|Vostok]] and [[Mirny Station|Mirny]] are named after the [[sloop-of-war|sloops-of-war]] '''''[[Vostok (sloop-of-war)|Vostok]]''''' and '''''[[Mirny (sloop-of-war)|Mirny]]''''' ''(pictured)'' sailed by [[Faddey Bellingshausen|Bellingshausen]] and [[Mikhail Lazarev|Lazarev]], the discoverers of [[Antarctica]]? <small>(2012-02-18)</small>
*... that '''[[Deptford Dockyard]]''' ''(pictured)'' built and refitted ships for [[James Cook|Cook]], [[George Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[William Bligh|Bligh]] and [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson|Nelson]], [[Francis Drake|Drake]] was knighted there and [[Peter the Great]] was a visitor? <small>(2012-02-18)</small>
*... that the '''[[USNS Montford Point|USNS ''Montford Point'']]''', a [[Mobile Landing Platform]], will be a pier at sea for the United States Navy once it enters service in 2015? <small>(2012-02-12)</small>
*... that [[Russian submarine B-585 Saint Petersburg|'''Russian submarine B-585 ''Saint Petersburg''']] was launched on the 300th anniversary of the Russian city of [[Saint Petersburg]]? <small>(2012-02-11)</small>
*... that the cargo ship '''{{MV|Delta Mariner}}''' ''(pictured)'', which struck [[Eggner Ferry Bridge|a bridge]] over the [[Tennessee River]] in January 2012, transports rocket parts from the manufacturer in Alabama to [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]]? <small>(2012-02-10)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Malahat (schooner)|''Malahat'']]''''', a {{convert|246|ft|adj=on}} sailing ship, delivered more illegal liquor during [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]] than any other [[rum running|rum-runner]]? <small>(2012-02-10)</small>
*... that the '''[[Zuihō class aircraft carrier]]s''' were originally built as [[submarine tender]]s which could be converted into light aircraft carriers or [[fleet oiler]]s? <small>(2012-02-08)</small>
*... that in June 1956, the British submarine '''{{HMS|Telemachus|P321|6}}''' ''(pictured)'' briefly went missing during a [[hydrographic survey]] off the coast of the [[Australian Antarctic Territory]]? <small>(2012-02-08)</small>
*... that the cargo ship '''{{MV|Spiegelgracht}}''' ferries [[luxury yacht]]s from Europe to the Caribbean and back every year, allowing their owners to [[cruising (maritime)|cruise]] in both summer and winter? <small>(2012-01-25)</small>
*... that the experimental '''''[[HMS Holland 5|Holland 5]]''''' was one of the first two submarines to be accepted into [[Royal Navy Submarine Service|Royal Navy service]], but was already considered obsolete? <small>(2012-01-25)</small>
*... that after the shipwreck of the Italian '''[[SS Sirio|SS ''Sirio'']]''', in which more than 100 passengers died, the captain was the first to abandon ship, and died "of a broken heart" within a year? <small>(2012-01-23)</small>
*... that the [[light aircraft carrier]] '''[[Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō|''Shōhō'']]''', sunk on {{nowrap|7 May}} 1942 during the [[Battle of the Coral Sea]], was the first Japanese aircraft carrier to be sunk during [[World War II]]? <small>(2012-01-16)</small>
*... that in 1898, the [[United States Navy]] attempted to purchase a '''[[Chilean battleship Capitán Prat|battleship from Chile]]''' for use [[Spanish–American War|against Spain]]? <small>(2012-01-16)</small>
*... that [[James Walker (Royal Navy officer)|Captain Walker]] of '''{{HMS|Monmouth|1796|6}}''' told his crew to wash "the stain off your characters in the blood of your foes"? <small>(2012-01-14)</small>
*... that the Russian [[ballistic missile submarine]] [[Russian submarine K-84 Ekaterinburg|'''K-84 ''Ekaterinburg''''']] was the first submarine to attempt to launch all her [[Submarine-launched ballistic missile|missiles]] while submerged? <small>(2012-01-10)</small>
*... that the [[Estonian Maritime Museum]] paid 300 tons of scrap iron for the steam-powered icebreaker [[Estonian icebreaker Suur Tõll|'''''Suur Tõll''''']]? <small>(2012-01-05)</small>
*... that the Russian [[Nuclear submarine|nuclear-powered submarine]] '''[[Russian submarine K-114 Tula|K-114 ''Tula'']]''' ''(pictured)'' launched the [[R-29RMU Sineva|R-29RMU ''Sineva'']] missile for a record 11,547 km (7,175 mi) in 2008? <small>(2012-01-03)</small>
*... that the sinking of the Japanese [[ocean liner]] '''''[[Terukuni Maru (1929)|Terukuni Maru]]''''' by [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] [[naval mine|mines]] off the English coast in 1939 may have been Japan's first [[World War II]] casualty outside East Asia? <small>(2012-01-02)</small>
*... that the British [[destroyer]] [[HMS Imogen (D44)|'''HMS ''Imogen''''']] was accidentally sunk by the [[light cruiser]] {{HMS|Glasgow|C21|2}} during the night of 16 July 1940? <small>(2011-12-26)</small>
*... that during the [[Dunkirk evacuation]] on June 1, 1940, the British destroyer [[HMS Ivanhoe (D16)|'''HMS ''Ivanhoe''''']] was hit by a German bomb that killed 26 men and knocked out two of her three [[boiler room (ship)|boiler room]]s? <small>(2011-12-24)</small>
*... that the British [[destroyer]] '''[[HMS Highlander (H44)|HMS ''Highlander'']]''' ''(pictured)'' escorted [[Convoy SC 122]] through the largest convoy battle of [[World War II]] in {{Nowrap|March 1943}} and was unsuccessfully attacked by {{GS|U-441||2}} and {{GS|U-608||2}}? <small>(2011-12-21)</small>
*... that the British [[destroyer]] [[HMS Havelock (H88)|'''HMS ''Havelock''''']] and her [[sister ship|sister]] {{HMS|Hesperus|H57|2}} attacked the wreck of [[German submarine U-246|''U-246'']] on {{nowrap|30 April}} 1945 thinking that it was another German submarine which had been spotted earlier that day? <small>(2011-12-21)</small>
*... that the British [[destroyer]] [[HMS Hurricane (H06)|'''HMS ''Hurricane''''']] rescued 451 survivors from the passenger-cargo liner {{SS|City of Nagpur}} and landed them at [[Greenock]], [[Scotland]], on {{nowrap|1 May}} 1941? <small>(2011-12-17)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Experiment (horse powered boat)|Experiment]]''''' was a boat powered by horses running on a [[treadmill]] and propelled by a then-novel type of [[screw propeller]]? <small>(2011-12-16)</small>
*... that in November 1921, the [[schooner]] '''{{ship||Cymric|schooner|2}}''' collided with a [[tram]] in [[Dublin]]? <small>(2011-12-13)</small>
*... that the British [[destroyer]] [[HMS Basilisk (H11)|'''HMS ''Basilisk''''']] evacuated a total of 695 men on {{nowrap|31 May}} 1940 from [[Dunkirk evacuation|Dunkirk]] before she was sunk by German aircraft the next day? <small>(2011-12-10)</small>
*... that '''''[[Sevmorput]]''''' is the only nuclear-powered cargo ship currently in service? <small>(2011-12-09)</small>
*... that after '''[[HMS Porcupine (G93)|HMS ''Porcupine'']]''' was nearly split in two by a torpedo, the halves were nicknamed HMS ''Pork'' and HMS ''Pine''? <small>(2011-12-04)</small>
*... that during the [[Battle of Moon Sound]] on {{nowrap|17 October}} 1917, the Russian [[armored cruiser]] [[Russian cruiser Bayan (1907)|'''''Bayan''''']] was hit by a shell from the [[dreadnought]] {{SMS|König}}, starting a fire that was not extinguished until the next day? <small>(2011-12-02)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Blanche (H47)|HMS ''Blanche'']]''' was the first British [[destroyer]] sunk by the Germans during the [[World War II|Second World War]]? <small>(2011-12-01)</small>
*... that the [[Austro-Hungarian]] [[scout cruiser]] [[SMS Helgoland (1912)|'''''Helgoland''''']] was ceded to Italy on 19 September 1920 as part of the peace settlements that ended [[World War I]]? <small>(2011-11-30)</small>
*... that on the first day of [[World War I]], the German [[light cruiser]] '''[[SMS Breslau|SMS ''Breslau'']]''' ''(pictured)'' bombarded the port of [[Annaba|Bône]] in [[French Algeria|French North Africa]]? <small>(2011-11-24)</small>
*... that the [[armored cruiser]] '''[[Russian cruiser Admiral Makarov (1906)|''Admiral Makarov'']]''' was one of the ships that represented the [[Russian Empire]] at the [[coronation]] of [[Nicholas I of Montenegro]] in {{Nowrap|August 1910}}? <small>(2011-11-23)</small>
*... that during the [[Spanish–American War]], German admiral [[Otto von Diederichs]] was ordered to attempt the acquisition of colonial concessions in the [[Philippines]], using '''{{SMS|Kaiserin Augusta}}''' ''(pictured)'' as his [[flagship]]? <small>(2011-11-21)</small>
*... that '''{{RPS|Rajah Soliman|D-66|6}}''' ''(pictured)'' was sunk by a [[typhoon]] with [[1964 Pacific typhoon season#Typhoon Winnie (Dading)|two names]]? <small>(2011-11-20)</small>
*... that on [[Christmas Day]] 1914, aircraft from the British [[seaplane carrier]] '''[[HMS Empress (1914)|HMS ''Empress'']]''' participated in the [[Cuxhaven Raid]] on [[hangar]]s housing [[Zeppelin]] airships? <small>(2011-11-11)</small>
*... that the British [[destroyer]] '''[[HMS Harvester (H19)|HMS ''Harvester'']]''' sank one German [[submarine]] by [[ramming]] on {{nowrap|3 March}} 1943 whilst escorting [[Convoy HX 228]], but was sunk by another submarine the following day? <small>(2011-11-08)</small>
*... that the British [[seaplane carrier]] [[HMS Ark Royal (1914)|'''HMS ''Ark Royal''''']] is the only [[aircraft carrier]] to ever have been fitted with a [[sail]]? <small>(2011-11-08)</small>
*... that the '''[[Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi|Japanese aircraft carrier ''Amagi'']]''' ''(wreck pictured)'' [[capsized]] on 29 July 1945 as a result of cumulative damage inflicted by American [[airstrike]]s on 24 and 28 July? <small>(2011-11-06)</small>
*... that the British [[seaplane carrier]] '''[[HMS Anne (1915)|HMS ''Anne'']]''' was converted from the captured German freighter [[Steamboat|SS]] ''Aenne Rickmers'' during [[World War I]]? <small>(2011-11-05)</small>
*... that an aircraft from '''[[HMS Raven II|HMS ''Raven II'']]''' was forced to make an [[emergency landing]] on {{nowrap|21 April}} 1917 in the [[Maldives]]; the crew's adventures inspired [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s story "A Flight of Fact"? <small>(2011-11-04)</small>
*... that despite being located in the [[Orkney Islands]], the sand lining of the '''[[Scar boat burial]]''' ''(plaque from site pictured)'' matches no known [[Scotland|Scottish]] sand? <small>(2011-11-03)</small>
*... that the British [[aircraft carrier]] '''[[HMS Perseus (R51)|HMS ''Perseus'']]''' was fitted with temporary stands in June 1953 for [[Very Important Person|VIP]]s and the press during [[Elizabeth II]]'s [[Coronation Fleet Review]] in [[Spithead]]? <small>(2011-11-02)</small>
*... that during the British [[aircraft carrier]] [[HMS Argus (I49)|'''''Argus''''']]{{'}}s 1920 Spring Cruise with the [[Atlantic Fleet (United Kingdom)|Atlantic Fleet]], three of her aircraft were blown over the side of the carrier? <small>(2011-11-02)</small>
*... that the [[Russian battleship Poltava (1894)|Russian battleship '''''Poltava''''']] was the only one of her [[Petropavlovsk class battleship|class]] to survive the [[Russo-Japanese War]]? <small>(2011-11-01)</small>
*... that the cargo ship [[MS Ravnaas (1931)|'''MS ''Ravnaas''''']], owned by '''[[Arnt J. Mørland]]'''{{`s}} company, was sunk by Japanese aircraft east of the [[Samar Island]] about the same time as the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]]? <small>(2011-11-01)</small>
*... that the lead ship of the '''[[Reina Victoria Eugenia class battleship|''Reina Victoria Eugenia'' class]]''' was to be named after [[King Alfonso&nbsp;XIII]]'s [[Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg|English wife]]? <small>(2011-10-29)</small>
*... that '''{{SS|Mantola|1916|6}}''' sailed for less than a year before being sunk in 1917 while carrying around 600,000 ounces of silver? <small>(2011-10-23)</small>
*... that [[J. M. W. Turner]]'s [[The Fighting Temeraire|painting]] of '''{{HMS|Temeraire|1798|6}}''' ''(pictured)'' has been voted Britain's favourite painting? <small>(2011-10-21)</small>
*... that the '''[[SS Robert E. Peary|SS ''Robert E. Peary'']]''' was built and launched in only 4 days, 15 hours and 29 minutes, faster than any other [[Liberty ship]]? <small>(2011-10-11)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Augusta Victoria (ship)|Augusta Victoria]]''''' broke a speed record on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic? <small>(2011-10-10)</small>
*... that the [[MT Tempera|'''''Tempera''''']], built in 2002, was the first oil tanker designed to [[double acting ship|break ice by going astern]]? <small>(2011-10-05)</small>
*... that the 400,000-ton '''''[[Valemax]]''''' ships are the largest [[bulk carrier]]s ever built? <small>(2011-09-17)</small>
*... that ''[[The Straits Times]]'' criticized the [[Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore|Singapore Port Authority]] for refusing its reporter access to the tanker '''''[[SS British Drummer|Norse Commander]]''''' when it caught fire? <small>(2011-09-17)</small>
*... that destroyers of the British '''[[C and D class destroyer|C and D classes]]''' ''(example of a D class pictured)'' sank three Italian submarines in {{Nowrap|June 1940}}? <small>(2011-09-11)</small>
*... that in 1992 the future '''''[[Peace in Africa (ship)|Peace in Africa]]''''' destroyed the [[Santa_Fe_Railroad_Tugboats#Paul_P._Hastings_Tugboat|''Terminator'']]? <small>(2011-09-05)</small>
*... that [[HMS Richard Bacon|'''''Richard Bacon''''']] had a lengthy career in fishing, as well as serving in both world wars? <small>(2011-09-03)</small>
*... that the houseboat '''[[Vallejo (ferry)|''Vallejo'']]''', made an icon of [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]] culture by artist [[Jean Varda]] and philosopher [[Alan Watts]] in the 1960s, originally served as a passenger ferry in [[Portland, Oregon]] in the 1870s? <small>(2011-08-31)</small>
*... that the Swiss cargo ship '''{{MV|Nyon||2}}''' was {{convert|5.40|m|ftin}} longer when she sank than when she was launched? <small>(2011-08-28)</small>
*... that '''''[[Perseverance IV]]''''' is the last floating [[River Wey]] barge in existence? <small>(2011-08-20)</small>
*... that although she was unsuccessful as a cross-Channel ferry, '''{{PS|Castalia||2}}''' served for twenty years as a hospital ship? <small>(2011-08-17)</small>
*... that '''''[[Finnish icebreaker Murtaja (1890)|Murtaja]]''''', launched in 1889, was Finland's first state-owned [[icebreaker]]? <small>(2011-08-13)</small>
*... that '''{{HMS|Phoenix|N96}}''' ''(pictured)'' was the 18th Royal Navy warship to carry the name Phoenix? <small>(2011-08-13)</small>
*... that the schooner '''[[Shearwater (schooner)|Shearwater]]''' was hit by falling debris from the [[World Trade Center]] on {{nowrap|September 11}}, 2001? <small>(2011-08-12)</small>
*... that after a boiler explosion aboard the sternwheeler '''''[[Sarah Dixon (sternwheeler)|Sarah Dixon]]''''', survivors had to row four miles (6.4 km) to find medical assistance? <small>(2011-08-04)</small>
*... that [[Operation Archery]] was delayed by a full day because '''[[HMS Prince Charles (1930)|HMS ''Prince Charles'']]''' was filled with {{convert|14|ft}} of seawater? <small>(2011-08-04)</small>
*... that on {{nowrap|26 April}} 1881 '''[[HMS Doterel (1880)|HMS ''Doterel'']]''' ''(pictured)'' exploded, killing 143 of the 155 crew members? <small>(2011-08-01)</small>
*... that the steam-powered [[cargo liner]] '''''[[SS Eastern|Empire Dynasty]]''''' carried a [[Supermarine Spitfire]] from [[Liverpool]] to [[Mumbai|Bombay]] in 1945? <small>(2011-07-31)</small>
*... that a plan to use '''{{HMS|Endymion|1865|6}}''' as a [[flagship]] at [[Harwich]] was abandoned due to the loss of {{HMS|Vanguard|1870|6}}? <small>(2011-07-30)</small>
*... that '''{{SS|Norlom||2}}''' was one of the eighteen ships sunk in the [[air raid on Bari]] on {{nowrap|2 December 1943}}? <small>(2011-07-28)</small>
*... that the '''''[[SS Clan Mackinnon (1945)|Empire Dunnet]]''''' was built in 1945 then sold and renamed three times before wrecking in [[Borneo]] in 1967? <small>(2011-07-28)</small>
*... that '''{{SS|Empire Duke||2}}''' was lent to the team from [[Cambridge University Engineering Department]] to assist in the search for the cause of structural failures in a number of [[Liberty ship]]s? <small>(2011-07-27)</small>
*... that '''[[ORP Huragan and ORP Orkan|the first two destroyers]]''' due to be constructed by domestic shipyards for the Polish Navy were never completed due to the [[German invasion of Poland]]? <small>(2011-07-26)</small>
*... that '''{{MV|Empire Drum||2}}''' and '''{{SS|Empire Dryden||2}}''' were both built in 1941 by [[William Doxford & Sons]] of Sunderland, UK, and that both ships were torpedoed and sunk by [[U-boat]]s in {{Nowrap|April 1942}}? <small>(2011-07-25)</small>
*... that [[Imperial Russian Navy|Russian]] [[Ironclad warship#Broadside ironclads|broadside ironclad]] '''[[Russian ironclad Ne Tron Menia|''Ne Tron Menia'']]''' was named after the biblical verse [[John 20:17]]? <small>(2011-07-20)</small>
*... that the '''[[Russian ironclad Pervenets|Russian ironclad ''Pervenets'']]''' was launched in the 1860s by the [[Imperial Russian Navy]] but was not scrapped by the [[Soviet Union]] until a century later during the 1960s? <small>(2011-07-19)</small>
*... that the '''[[HMCS Eyebright (K150)|HMCS ''Eyebright'']]''' was a [[Flower class corvette|Flower-class corvette]] named after the genus ''[[Euphrasia]]'' of medicinal flowering plants? <small>(2011-07-17)</small>
*... that '''[[HMCS Galt (K163)|HMCS ''Galt'']]''', a [[Flower class corvette|Flower-class corvette]] of the Royal Canadian Navy, escorted trade convoys during the [[Battle of the Atlantic (1939–1945)|Battle of the Atlantic]]? <small>(2011-07-15)</small>
*... that the only loss of life recorded in the 70-year history of the [[Union Steamship Company of British Columbia]] was as a result of the sinking of the steamship '''''[[Cheslakee (steamship)|Cheslakee]]'''''? <small>(2011-07-11)</small>
*... that during the First World War, the sail-steamer '''[[SS Lanthorn|SS ''Lanthorn'']]''' was attacked by a German [[U-boat]], and although her crew was rescued, she sank while under tow? <small>(2011-07-08)</small>
*... that the British steamship '''[[SS Kowloon No.1|''Nancy Moller'']]''' was intercepted in 1951 by {{HMS|Cossack|R57|6}} whilst carrying a cargo of rubber to China in contravention of an United Nations embargo imposed due to the [[Korean War]]? <small>(2011-07-06)</small>
*... that the freighter '''{{SS|Noemijulia||2}}''' was bombed twice during the [[Spanish Civil War]] but went on to survive World War II? <small>(2011-07-05)</small>
*... that when the '''[[SS Ava (1855)|SS ''Ava'']]''' was wrecked off the coast of [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]] in February 1858, her passengers included Lady '''[[Julia Selina Inglis|Julia Inglis]]''' and her sons, '''[[John Frederic Inglis|John]]''' and '''[[Alfred Inglis|Alfred]]''', who were evacuees from the [[Siege of Lucknow]], and the ship's doctor, '''[[James Little (physician)|James Little]]''', who was later to become Honorary Physician to [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]]? <small>(2011-07-05)</small>
*... that the '''[[SS Silesia|SS ''Silesia'']]''' was a German ship, a British ship, and then an Italian ship before being wrecked in Uruguay? <small>(2011-06-30)</small>
*... that the British tanker '''[[SS El Grillo|SS ''El Grillo'']]''', sunk in {{Nowrap|February 1944}} after a German air raid in [[Seyðisfjörður]], Iceland, gave its name to a local beer? <small>(2011-06-26)</small>
*... that the '''''[[State of Pennsylvania (steamboat)|State of Pennsylvania]]''''' and its twin sister, the ''State of Delaware'', were both the first [[steamboat]]s to make a [[live radio]] broadcast and to show [[film|movies]]? <small>(2011-06-24)</small>
*... that '''{{RMS|Magdalena|1948|6}}''' was the third ship lost on her maiden voyage that had been built by [[Harland and Wolff|Harland & Wolff]], [[Belfast]]? <small>(2011-06-24)</small>
*... that the cargo ship '''{{SS|Empire Defender||2}}''' was seized by Britain twice – during World War I under a German flag and in World War II under an Italian flag? <small>(2011-06-21)</small>
*... that the [[SS Empire Deed|'''SS ''Empire Deed''''']], a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Second World War]] cargo ship, ended up being sold in turn to shipping companies in [[Panama]], [[Greece]], [[Liberia]] and [[Taiwan]]? <small>(2011-06-18)</small>
*... that an apprentice who served on board [[SS Thuringia (1922)|'''''Empire Deben''''']] later became the captain of {{SS|Canberra||2}} during the [[Falklands War]]? <small>(2011-06-17)</small>
*... that the '''[[FPSO Kwame Nkrumah]]''' floating vessel which processes [[crude oil]] off the coast of [[Ghana]] is {{convert|330|m}} long? <small>(2011-06-15)</small>
*... that the [[Norway|Norwegian]] steamer '''[[SS Vigrid|''Vigrid'']]''' was sunk by a [[German Empire|German]] [[U-boat]] while carrying [[Wales|Welsh]] coal to [[France]] in 1917? <small>(2011-06-13)</small>
*... that the Brazilian government's order for [[dreadnought]] [[battleship]]s ''(one pictured)'' led to a [[South American dreadnought race|'''South American naval arms race''']]? <small>(2011-06-12)</small>
*... that although the continued attack by the German auxiliary cruiser [[German auxiliary cruiser Michel|''Michel'']] on '''{{MV|Empire Dawn||2}}''' after she had surrendered was considered to be a [[war crime]], [[Helmuth von Ruckteschell|''Michel{{'}}s'' captain]] was acquitted of the charge? <small>(2011-06-10)</small>
*... that a [[Hawker Sea Hurricane]] ''(example pictured)'' from '''{{MV|Empire Darwin||2}}''' was involved in the last action flown from a [[CAM ship]], shooting down a [[Focke-Wulf Fw 200]] on {{nowrap|28 July}} 1943? <small>(2011-06-06)</small>
*... that '''[[marine technology]]''' involves other [[technology|technologies]] that may either safeguard or exploit the [[marine environment]]? <small>(2011-06-05)</small>
*... that when the steam ferry '''[[Issaquah (steam ferry)|''Issaquah'']]''' was first launched in [[Lake Washington]] in 1914, it got stuck in mud? <small>(2011-05-30)</small>
*... that the [[Confederate States Navy]] [[casemate ironclad]] '''[[CSS Missouri|CSS ''Missouri'']]''' was the last Confederate ironclad to surrender during the [[American Civil War]]? <small>(2011-05-30)</small>
*... that there was only one survivor of the explosion which obliterated '''{{HMS|Princess Irene}}''' ''(pictured)'' and killed 352 people? <small>(2011-05-27)</small>
*... that 19th-century [[shipwright]] '''[[Thomas Morton (shipwright)|Thomas Morton]]''' invented the widely used [[patent slip]] because he couldn't afford a [[drydock|dry dock]]? <small>(2011-05-25)</small>
*... that the German [[destroyer]] '''''[[German destroyer Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt|Friedrich Eckoldt]]''''' was sunk during the 1942 [[Battle of the Barents Sea]] when she mistook the British [[light cruiser]] {{HMS|Sheffield|C24|2}} for the German [[heavy cruiser]] {{ship|German cruiser|Admiral Hipper||2}}? <small>(2011-05-20)</small>
*... that '''[[M-134 (Michigan highway)|M-134]]''' is one of three [[Michigan State Trunkline Highway System|state highways]] in [[Michigan]] on an island, and one of two to use a ferry ''(pictured)''? <small>(2011-05-19)</small>
*... that over {{convert|70000|cuyd|m3}} of sand was excavated to extricate the [[Liberia]]n steamship '''{{SS|Santa Kyriaki||2}}''' from a beach in the [[Netherlands]]? <small>(2011-05-18)</small>
*... that '''[[German destroyer Z13 Erich Koellner|German destroyer Z13 ''Erich Koellner'']]''' visibly tilted when hit by the {{convert|15|in|adj=on}} [[Armor-piercing shot and shell|semi-armor piercing shells]] fired by the battleship {{HMS|Warspite|03|6}} during the [[Battles of Narvik|Second Battle of Narvik]] on 13 April 1940? <small>(2011-05-16)</small>
*... that the German [[destroyer]] [[German destroyer Z12 Erich Giese|'''''Erich Giese''''']] managed to torpedo the British destroyer {{HMS|Jersey|F72|6}} during the night of 6/7 December 1939 without ever being spotted? <small>(2011-05-13)</small>
*... that during the invasion of [[Narvik]] on {{nowrap|9 April}} 1940, the Norwegian [[Coastal defence ship|coast defense ship]] {{HNoMS|Norge||2}} fired 13 shells at the [[German destroyer Z11 Bernd von Arnim|'''German destroyer Z11 ''Bernd von Arnim''''']] at {{convert|600|-|800|m|yd|sp=us}} range and missed? <small>(2011-05-11)</small>
*... that the ship's mascot of '''{{HMS|Sainfoin|F183|6}}''', a [[baboon]] named Mortimer, took a fancy to the rescued [[ship's cat]] of the [[hospital ship]] '''''{{SS|Takliwa||2}}'''''? <small>(2011-05-10)</small>
*... that the former British [[royal yacht]] '''[[HMY Alexandra|''Alexandra'']]''' ''(pictured)'', sold to [[Norway]] in 1925, was sunk by ''[[Luftwaffe]]'' bombers when she tried to escape to the United Kingdom [[Norwegian Campaign|in 1940]]? <small>(2011-05-10)</small>
*... that during the [[American Civil War]], the [[Union Navy|U.S. Navy]]{{'}}s '''[[Unadilla class gunboat|''Unadilla''-class gunboats]]''' ''(example pictured)'' played a leading role in the [[Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip|capture]] of [[New Orleans]]? <small>(2011-05-09)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Rabboni (steam tug)|Rabboni]]''''' was the first regular tugboat to work the [[Columbia Bar|bar at the mouth of the Columbia River]]? <small>(2011-05-08)</small>
*... that the [[maiden voyage]] of [[SS Baxtergate|'''''Empire Cowdray''''']] was delayed because most of her crew were [[drunk]]? <small>(2011-05-03)</small>
*... that faced with what they thought to be a suicide mission, the crews of several [[battleship]]s of the German '''[[High Seas Fleet]]''' ''(squadron pictured)'' [[Wilhelmshaven mutiny|mutinied in 1918]]? <small>(2011-05-01)</small>
*... that [[Winston Churchill|Sir Winston Churchill]]'s [[Leonard Jerome|American grandfather]] paid [[United States dollar|$]]125,000 for a new luxury [[steam yacht]], '''''[[Clara Clarita]]''''' ''(pictured)'', that could only manage a speed of {{nowrap|½ [[miles per hour|mph]]}} ({{nowrap|0.8 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]]}})? <small>(2011-04-30)</small>
*... that '''{{HMS|Prince William|1780|6}}''' was named for the future [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|King]] [[William IV of the United Kingdom|William]], who was present at the [[Action of 8 January 1780|engagement she was captured in]]? <small>(2011-04-29)</small>
*... that [[Francisco Franco|General Franco]] ''(pictured)'' denied the fact that the [[United Kingdom|British]] merchant ship '''{{SS|British Corporal||2}}''' had been attacked by his forces during the [[Spanish Civil War]]? <small>(2011-04-28)</small>
*... that during convoy escort duty in the [[Battle of the North Atlantic]] in 1943, '''[[HMS Polyanthus (K47)|HMS ''Polyanthus'']]''' was sunk by ''U-952'' using new weapons technology? <small>(2011-04-27)</small>
*... that the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[destroyer]]s '''{{HMS|Diamond|H22|6}}''' ''(pictured)'' and {{HMS|Wryneck|D21|6}} were sunk by [[Nazi Germany|German]] aircraft on {{nowrap|27 April}} 1941, about four hours after they rescued over 500 troops from a sinking [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[troopship]]? <small>(2011-04-27)</small>
*... that the ocean liner '''[[SS Ranpura|SS ''Ranpura'']]''' ran aground near [[Gibraltar]] on {{Nowrap|15 April}} 1936 while carrying {{Nowrap|$50 million}} (1936 [[United States dollar|dollars]]) of rare [[Chinese art]]? <small>(2011-04-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[Landysh]]''''', a Russian vessel built with funding from [[Japan]] to [[nuclear decommissioning|decommission]] [[nuclear submarine]]s, was requested by Japan to assist in the aftermath of the [[Fukushima I nuclear accidents]]? <small>(2011-04-20)</small>
*... that the British [[minelayer]] '''[[HMS Plover (M26)|HMS ''Plover'']]''' laid over 15,000 [[naval mine|mines]] during [[World War II]], including two that sank the {{ship|German destroyer|Z8 Bruno Heinemann}} off the Belgian coast in {{Nowrap|January 1942}}? <small>(2011-04-20)</small>
*... that the German [[destroyer]] '''[[German destroyer Z9 Wolfgang Zenker|Z9 ''Wolfgang Zenker'']]''' had exhausted her ammunition after the [[Battles of Narvik#Second Naval Battle of Narvik|Second Naval Battle of Narvik]] and she had to be [[scuttling|scuttled]] by placing [[Explosive material|demolition charges]] after she had been [[beaching (nautical)|beached]]? <small>(2011-04-17)</small>
*... that the German [[destroyer]] '''[[German destroyer Z8 Bruno Heinemann|''Bruno Heinemann'']]''' was forced to transfer [[fuel oil]] to the destroyer [[German destroyer Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt|''Friedrich Eckoldt'']] during the [[Norwegian Campaign]] to allow the latter to return to [[Germany]]? <small>(2011-04-14)</small>
*... that [[San Francisco]] fireboat '''''[[Phoenix (fireboat)|Phoenix]]''''' ''(pictured)'' pumped some 5.5 million gallons (20.8 ML) of seawater to help fight fires after the [[1989 Loma Prieta earthquake]]? <small>(2011-04-13)</small>
*... that the [[Ottoman Navy|Ottoman]] [[torpedo boat]] '''[[Ottoman torpedo boat Sultanhisar|''Sultanhisar'']]''' attacked and seriously damaged the [[Royal Australian Navy|Australian]] submarine [[HMAS AE2|HMAS ''AE2'']] in 1915 but rescued all the crew before the submarine went down in the [[Sea of Marmara]]? <small>(2011-04-12)</small>
*... that the [[French Navy|French]] [[ship of the line]] '''[[French ship Censeur (1782)|''Censeur'']]''' was captured during the [[Naval Battle of Genoa (1795)|Battle of Genoa]] in 1795 after coming to the assistance of a [[French ship Ça Ira (1781)|damaged ship]]? <small>(2011-04-12)</small>
*... that in 1986, a possible image of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Abraham Lincoln]] was discovered in an 1860s photo ''(pictured)'' of the deck of [[United States Revenue Cutter Service|revenue cutter]] '''{{USRC|Wayanda||6}}'''? <small>(2011-04-11)</small>
*... that the '''{{sclass|Pawtuxet|cutter|0}}''' [[revenue cutter]]s '''{{USRC|Ashuelot||2}}''', '''{{USRC|Kankakee||2}}''', '''{{USRC|Kewanee||2}}''', and '''{{USRC|Pawtuxet||2}}''' were all sold in 1867 after barely three years service, but their sister ship '''{{USRC|Levi Woodbury||2}}''' ''(pictured)'' retired in 1915 as the [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]]'s oldest cutter? <small>(2011-04-11)</small>
*... that the crew of the '''[[Santorini (ship)|''Santorini'']]''' tried and failed to smuggle weapons, hidden inside barrels, into the [[Gaza Strip]] three times, before being caught on their fourth attempt? <small>(2011-04-11)</small>
*... that the yacht '''''[[Amazon (yacht)|Amazon]]'''''{{`s}} former owners include [[Arthur Lowe]] of the [[British situation comedy|British sitcom]] ''[[Dad's Army]]''? <small>(2011-04-08)</small>
*... that [[Jane Austen]]'s brother, [[Francis Austen|Francis]], captured two French [[Merchant vessel|merchant ship]]s and fought off their escorts while captaining the [[sloop-of-war]] '''[[HMS Peterel (1794)|HMS ''Peterel'']]'''? <small>(2011-04-04)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Danmark (ship)|Danmark]]''''' served as a [[training ship]] for the [[United States Coast Guard]] after it was trapped in the United States by the outbreak of [[World War II]], leading to the acquisition of the [[USCGC Eagle (WIX-327)|USCGC ''Eagle'']]? <small>(2011-04-03)</small>
*... that in 2010, three survivors of the '''[[MY Titanic|''Titanic'']]''' were rescued by the '''{{USCGC|Chincoteague|WPB-1320|6}}'''? <small>(2011-04-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Rudyard Kipling (ship)|Rudyard Kipling]]'''{{`s}} final resting place is at the bottom of the sea off the coast of [[Ireland]]? <small>(2011-04-01)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Europa (1765)|Europe]]''' was ruled by a '''[[Smith Child (Royal Navy officer)|child]]''' during the [[American Revolutionary War]]? <small>(2011-04-01)</small>
*... that the Soviet [[pre-dreadnought battleship]] '''''[[Russian battleship Andrei Pervozvanny|Andrei Pervozvanny]]''''' bombarded [[Krasnaya Gorka fort|Fort Krasnaya Gorka]] from 13 to 15 June 1919 after its garrison had [[mutiny|mutinied]] against the [[Bolshevik]]s? <small>(2011-03-31)</small>
*... that while inspecting the cargo of the freighter '''[[Victoria Affair|''Victoria'']]''', [[Shayetet 13|Israeli naval commandos]] found 50 tons of weapons concealed beneath bags of cotton and lentils from [[Syria]]? <small>(2011-03-28)</small>
*... that the German [[ironclad warship|ironclad]] '''{{SMS|König Wilhelm}}''' was the largest and most powerful warship in the [[Kaiserliche Marine|Imperial Navy]] in the late 19th century? <small>(2011-03-26)</small>
*... that the disgruntled sailors of the [[Russian battleship Imperator Pavel I|Russian battleship '''''Imperator Pavel I''''']] instigated the 1917 [[mutiny]] of the [[Baltic Fleet]] in [[Helsinki]]? <small>(2011-03-26)</small>
*... that when the German [[ocean liner]] {{SS|Columbus|1924|6}} was intercepted by the British [[destroyer]] '''[[HMS Hyperion (H97)|HMS ''Hyperion'']]''' off [[Cape Hatteras]] on {{Nowrap|19 December}} 1940, she [[scuttling|scuttled]] herself before she could be captured? <small>(2011-03-26)</small>
*... that the German [[ironclad warship|ironclad]] '''{{SMS|Hansa|1872|6}}'''{{'}}s service career was cut short due to severe corrosion in her hull? <small>(2011-03-25)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Mendip (L60)|HMS ''Mendip'' (L60)]]''' served in the navies of three other countries after her use by the [[Royal Navy]] in [[World War II]]? <small>(2011-03-22)</small>
*... that the actions of the [[Kaiserliche Marine|German]] [[Frigate#Armoured frigate|armored frigate]] '''{{SMS|Friedrich Carl|1867|6}}''' during a rebellion in Spain nearly precipitated a war between the rebels and Germany? <small>(2011-03-21)</small>
*... that the British [[destroyer]] '''[[HMS Hasty (H24)|HMS ''Hasty'']]''' ''(pictured)'' captured the German [[blockade runner]] SS ''Morea'' in the [[Atlantic Ocean|North Atlantic]] on 12 February 1940 en-route from the South Atlantic to the UK to refit? <small>(2011-03-21)</small>
*... that the Russian battleship '''''[[Russian battleship Poltava (1712)|Poltava]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was designed, built and sometimes commanded by [[Peter the Great]]? <small>(2011-03-13)</small>
*... that on her way back to [[Singapore]], '''{{HMS|Petard|G56|6}}''' ran into a [[tornado]], resulting in thousands of disoriented birds using the ship as a temporary perch? <small>(2011-03-13)</small>
*... that the [[White Star Line]] ocean liner '''{{SS|Zealandic}}''' was disguised as a decoy version of the British carrier {{HMS|Hermes|95|6}} during WW II and was sunk by German submarine [[German submarine U-106 (1940)|U-106]]? <small>(2011-03-12)</small>
*... that, on {{Nowrap|April 29}}, 1849, the ship's master and two officers fled the '''''[[Hannah (1849 shipwreck)|Hannah]]''''' in the only lifeboat after the [[brig]] was holed by ice, abandoning the passengers and remaining crew? <small>(2011-03-11)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Galilee (ship)|Galilee]]''''' ''(pictured)'', a [[brigantine]] built by '''[[Matthew Turner (shipbuilder)|Matthew Turner]]''' in 1891, spent three years on charter to the [[Carnegie Institution for Science|Carnegie Institute of Washington]] as a magnetic observatory? <small>(2011-03-07)</small>
*... that at one point in the [[Battle of Narvik]], British [[destroyer]] '''[[HMS Hotspur (H01)|HMS ''Hotspur'']]''' found herself engaged in battle with five enemy destroyers? <small>(2011-03-04)</small>
*... that the second '''[[USRC Virginia (1797)|USRC ''Virginia'']]''', assisted by {{USS|Richmond|1798|2}} and {{USS|Eagle|1798|2}}, captured the armed French schooner ''Louis'' and her cargo on {{Nowrap|26 April}} 1799? <small>(2011-03-03)</small>
*... that [[Maersk Line]]'s '''[[Maersk Triple E class|Triple E Class]]''' are expected to be the largest ships in the world when they enter service? <small>(2011-02-28)</small>
*... that the British [[destroyer]] '''[[HMS Hostile (H55)|HMS ''Hostile'']]''' had to be [[Scuttling|scuttled]] on {{Nowrap|23 August}} 1940 by her [[sister ship]], {{HMS|Hero|H99|6}}, after striking a [[naval mine|mine]] off [[Cap Bon]] which broke her back? <small>(2011-02-26)</small>
*... that the British [[destroyer]] '''[[HMS Gallant (H59)|HMS ''Gallant'']]''' ''(pictured)'' struck a [[naval mine|mine]] on {{Nowrap|10 January}} 1941 that blew the [[bow (ship)|bow]] off the ship, and had to be towed stern-first to [[Malta]] by the destroyer {{HMS|Mohawk|F31|6}}? <small>(2011-02-25)</small>
*... that the '''[[Belitung shipwreck]]''' was an Arabian [[dhow]] which was sewn together, held the "[[Tang Dynasty|Tang]] treasure" and the largest gold Tang cup ever found? <small>(2011-02-23)</small>
*... that the [[German Empire|German]] [[armored cruiser]] '''{{SMS|Prinz Heinrich}}''' ''(pictured)'' set the design standard for all subsequent armored cruisers built for the ''[[Kaiserliche Marine]]''? <small>(2011-02-21)</small>
*... that '''''[[Sunny South (clipper)|Sunny South]]''''', a [[Clipper|clipper ship]] captured in 1860 with a cargo of over 800 slaves, was built by a [[George Steers|racing yacht designer]], and outran the steam-powered ''[[HMS Brisk (1851)|HMS Brisk]]'' for four hours? <small>(2011-02-16)</small>
*... that with the use of the captured [[merchant vessel]]s '''''[[MV Izumi]]''''' and '''''[[MV York]]''''' as [[mothership]]s, [[Somali pirate]]s introduced a new [[strategy]] that has been said to be "game-changing"? <small>(2011-02-10)</small>
*... that automated '''[[weather buoy]]s''' ''(example pictured)'' have been deployed to record [[weather]] information from the Earth's oceans since 1951? <small>(2011-02-07)</small>
*... that the British [[Armored cruiser|armoured cruiser]] '''[[HMS Achilles (1905)|HMS ''Achilles'']]''' and the armed boarding steamer ''Dundee'' [[Action of 16 March 1917|sank]] the German [[Armed merchantman#Auxiliary cruisers|auxiliary cruiser]] ''Leopard'' in 1917 as it attempted to break through a British [[blockade]]? <small>(2011-02-07)</small>
*... that the {{Nowrap|145 m<sup>2</sup>}} ({{Nowrap|1,560 sq ft}}) [[naval ensign]] from the Spanish [[Seventy-four (ship)|74-gun ship]] '''[[Spanish ship San Ildefonso|''San Ildefonso'']]''' was hung in [[St Paul's Cathedral]] during the funeral of [[Lord Nelson]]? <small>(2011-02-06)</small>
*... that the sinking of the [[German Empire|German]] [[armored cruiser]] '''{{SMS|Prinz Adalbert}}''' ''(pictured)'' resulted in the greatest single loss of life for the [[Kaiserliche Marine|German Imperial Navy]] in the [[Baltic Sea]] during [[World War I]]? <small>(2011-02-05)</small>
*... that the South Korean naval vessel '''''[[ROKS Choi Young (DDH-981)|Choi Young]]''''' ''(pictured)'' launched a [[Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden|rescue operation]] that freed the tanker '''''[[MV Samho Jewelry|Samho Jewelry]]''''' from [[Piracy in Somalia|Somali pirates]] with only one hostage injured? <small>(2011-02-01)</small>
*... that in 1827, '''[[HMS Nimble (1826)|HMS ''Nimble'']]''', an anti-slave patrol, ran aground near the [[Florida Keys]] while engaged in a gun battle with the Spanish [[slave ship]] '''''[[Guerrero]]''''', which also ran aground and sank? <small>(2011-02-01)</small>
*... that in 1827, '''[[HMS Nimble (1826)|HMS ''Nimble'']]''', an anti-slave patrol, ran aground near the [[Florida Keys]] while engaged in a gun battle with the Spanish [[slave ship]] '''''[[Guerrero (ship)|Guerrero]]''''', which also ran aground and sank? <small>(2011-02-01)</small>
*... that the bell from the wreck of [[SS Edmund Fitzgerald|SS ''Edmund Fitzgerald'']] is on display at the '''[[Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum]]'''? <small>(2011-01-31)</small>
*... that the sinking in {{Nowrap|October 1942}} of the [[Nazi Germany|German]] prisoner transport '''[[MS Palatia (1928)|''Palatia'']]''' off [[Lindesnes]] is the second deadliest ship disaster in [[History of Norway|Norwegian history]]? <small>(2011-01-29)</small>
*... that the recall of a '''[[weather ship]]''' for budgetary reasons was blamed for the minimal warning given in advance of the [[Great Storm of 1987]] for [[Great Britain]]? <small>(2011-01-25)</small>
*... that the [[Marine steam engine|steam engines]] and [[boiler (steam generator)|boiler]]s of the Russian [[ironclad warship|ironclad]] '''[[Russian ironclad Petr Veliky|''Petr Veliky'']]''' ''(pictured)'' were so defective that they had to be replaced five years after she entered service in 1876? <small>(2011-01-25)</small>
*... that the Italian [[monitor (warship)|monitor]] '''''[[Italian monitor Alfredo Cappellini|Alfredo Cappellini]]''''' was built during [[World War I]] by converting a [[floating crane]]? <small>(2011-01-23)</small>
*... that a wreck off the coast of [[Argentina]] was identified in {{Nowrap|January 2008}} as the passenger ship '''''[[SS Ussukuma|Ussukuma]]''''', which was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] in 1939? <small>(2011-01-22)</small>
*... that the [[German Empire|German]] [[dreadnought]] battleship '''[[SMS Thüringen|SMS ''Thüringen'']]''' destroyed the [[British Empire|British]] [[armored cruiser]] {{HMS|Black Prince|1904|6}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]]? <small>(2011-01-19)</small>
*... that the [[Romania]]n company [[Grup Servicii Petroliere]] owns five [[Jackup rig|jackup]] independent leg cantilever [[offshore drilling|drilling rigs]]: '''[[GSP Atlas|Atlas]]''', '''[[GSP Jupiter|Jupiter]]''', '''[[GSP Orizont|Orizont]]''', '''[[GSP Prometeu|Prometeu]]''' and '''[[GSP Saturn|Saturn]]'''? <small>(2011-01-19)</small>
*... that the construction of the [[German Empire|German]] [[dreadnought]] battleship '''''[[SMS Oldenburg (1910)|Oldenburg]]''''' sparked a major escalation in the [[World War I naval arms race|international naval arms race]] before [[World War I]]? <small>(2011-01-18)</small>
*... that when the Germans [[Operation Weserübung|invaded Norway]] in 1940, the crew of the incomplete [[Sleipner class destroyer|''Sleipner'' class]] destroyer '''''[[HNoMS Tor (1939)|Tor]]''''' [[Scuttling|scuttled]] their vessel at the shipyard and joined the land forces fighting the invasion? <small>(2011-01-14)</small>
*... that the explosion to move '''''[[Antoinette (barque)|Antoinette]]''''', wrecked on [[Doom Bar]], blew in all the windows in the port town of [[Padstow]]? <small>(2011-01-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Carrier Strike Group Fourteen]]''' is currently the only [[United States Navy|U.S.]] [[Carrier Strike Group|carrier strike group]] that does not have an assigned [[Nimitz class aircraft carrier|aircraft carrier]] or [[Carrier air wing|carrier air wing]]? <small>(2011-01-10)</small>
*... that the [[German Empire|German]] [[battleship]] '''[[SMS Ostfriesland|SMS ''Ostfriesland'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was sunk by American [[bomber]]s during air power tests conducted by [[Billy Mitchell]] in 1921? <small>(2011-01-09)</small>
*... that the U.S. Navy's '''[[Carrier Strike Group Nine]]''' is the first to deploy an entire [[Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System|LAMPS]] [[HSM-77 Saberhawks|helicopter squadron]] onboard its aircraft carrier ''(pictured)''? <small>(2011-01-05)</small>
*... that the [[German Empire|German]] [[battleship]] '''{{SMS|Prinzregent Luitpold}}''' was the only ship of her class designed to mount a diesel engine, though it was never fitted? <small>(2011-01-04)</small>
*... that between 1799 and 1804, warships of the [[Royal Navy]] captured one French frigate and five different French [[privateer]]s all with the name '''''[[Egyptienne (ship)|Egyptienne]]'''''? <small>(2011-01-02)</small>
*... that the '''[[Waveney class lifeboat|Waveney]]''' was the first class of [[Lifeboat (rescue)|lifeboats]] built for the [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution]] capable of speeds in excess of {{Convert|10|kn|km/h}}? <small>(2011-01-01)</small>
*... that the [[German Empire|German]] [[dreadnought battleship]] '''{{SMS|König Albert}}''' was the only German dreadnought active at the time to miss the [[Battle of Jutland]], due to engine problems? <small>(2011-01-01)</small>
*... that buoy tender '''[[USCGC Woodrush (WLB-407)|USCGC ''Woodrush'']]''' ''(pictured)'' helped rescue 520 passengers and the crew from the cruise ship [[MS Prinsendam (1973)|''Prinsendam'']] that sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] in 1980? <small>(2010-12-27)</small>
*... that the crew of the ill-fated [[slave ship]] '''''[[Luxborough Galley]]''''' became cannibals? <small>(2010-12-24)</small>
*... that the [[German Empire|German]] [[dreadnought battleship]] '''[[SMS Kaiserin|SMS ''Kaiserin'']]''' was the first battleship to pass through the [[Kaiser Wilhelm Canal]] in July 1914, days before the outbreak of [[World War I]]? <small>(2010-12-23)</small>
*... that the Soviet {{convert|50.6|t|ton|abbr=on}} ship '''[[MO class small guard ship|MO-103]]''' sank the [[German Type VII submarine|German submarine]] ''U-250'', capturing the commander and five crewmen in {{Nowrap|July 1944}}? <small>(2010-12-23)</small>
*... that the '''[[Pervenetz class ironclad|''Pervenetz'' class ironclad]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first [[ironclad]] class of ships in the [[Russian Navy]]? <small>(2010-12-22)</small>
*... that during the [[shipwreck|wreck]] of the '''''[[SS Algoma|Algoma]]''''', the worst loss of life in [[Lake Superior]] history, victims were literally dashed to pieces? <small>(2010-12-20)</small>
*... that the '''[[Admiral Lazarev class monitor|''Admiral Lazarev'' class monitors]]''' had their main armament replaced during their career, allowing them to remain among the most powerful ships in the [[Russian Navy]]'s [[Baltic Fleet]]? <small>(2010-12-20)</small>
*... that the '''{{sclass|Pluton|minelayer}}s''', built just before [[World War I]], were the first purpose-built minelayers in the French Navy? <small>(2010-12-16)</small>
*... that the '''[[French cruiser Sully|French armored cruiser ''Sully'']]''' struck a rock in [[Halong Bay]], [[French Indochina]], in 1905, only eight months after she was completed, and was a total loss? <small>(2010-12-15)</small>
*... that the [[German Empire|German]] [[battleship]] '''{{SMS|Markgraf}}''' is a popular diving site in [[Scapa Flow]], where it was [[Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow|scuttled in 1919]]? <small>(2010-12-14)</small>
*... that the [[German Empire|German]] [[battleship]] '''[[SMS Friedrich der Grosse (1911)|SMS ''Friedrich der Grosse'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was the [[flagship]] of the [[Kaiserliche Marine|Imperial Navy]] during the majority of [[World War I]], including the [[Battle of Jutland]]? <small>(2010-12-14)</small>
*... that the '''{{ship|Russian monitor|Smerch}}''' was constructed at the [[Charles Mitchell (shipbuilder)|Charles Mitchell]] shipyard in England, broken down, and shipped to [[Saint Petersburg]] for reassembly? <small>(2010-12-13)</small>
*... that one design for a '''[[Flight deck cruiser]]''' was described as a cross between a [[Brooklyn class light cruiser|''Brooklyn''-class light cruiser]] and the [[aircraft carrier]] [[USS Wasp (CV-7)|USS ''Wasp'']]? <small>(2010-12-13)</small>
*... that '''''[[Íslendingur (ship)|Íslendingur]]''''', the [[Iceland]]ic replica of the [[Gokstad]] [[Viking ship]] that sailed across the Atlantic to [[L’Anse aux Meadows]] in 2000, is now displayed in the new [[Viking World museum]] in [[Reykjanesbær]]? <small>(2010-12-11)</small>
*... that although '''{{SS|Persier|1918|2}}''' was due to be scuttled as a [[blockship]] during [[Operation Overlord]] in {{Nowrap|June 1944}}, she was returned to service, only to be [[torpedo]]ed and sunk in {{Nowrap|February 1945}}? <small>(2010-12-11)</small>
*... that in the deepest underwater rescue in history, '''[[CURV-III]]''', a [[United States Navy|US Navy]] [[Remotely operated underwater vehicle|ROV]], saved two men stranded in a [[submersible]] at a depth of 1,575 ft (480 m) with just minutes of air remaining? <small>(2010-12-10)</small>
*... that during training cruises near [[Pearl Harbor]], '''''[[Pisces IV]]''''' ''(pictured)'' and its sister ''[[Pisces V]]'' found the long lost [[Ko-hyoteki class submarine|Ko-hyoteki]] class midget submarine whose wreckage confirms that America [[first American shots fired in World War II|fired the first shot]] in their [[Pacific War|war against Japan]]? <small>(2010-12-09)</small>
*... that the '''{{ship|Russian ironclad|Kniaz Pozharsky}}''' was the first Russian armored ship to leave European waters when she cruised the [[Pacific Ocean]] in 1873–75? <small>(2010-12-04)</small>
*... that British [[espionage|spies]] helped sink some [[Nazi Germany|German]] minesweepers of the '''''[[Sperrbrecher]]''''' type, through determining how to adjust the fuses on [[magnetic mine]]s? <small>(2010-12-02)</small>
*... that three crew members were each given 50 "lashes with [[cat o' nine tails|nine tails]]" after '''[[HMS Whiting (1812)|HMS ''Whiting'']]''' was lost on the dangerous [[Doom Bar]]? <small>(2010-11-28)</small>
*... that at [[Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California|Ocean Beach]] in [[San Francisco]], every so often the sand recedes enough to allow the 19th century '''[[King Philip shipwreck|shipwreck of the ''King Philip'']]''' [[clipper ship]] ''(pictured)'' to become visible? <small>(2010-11-27)</small>
*... that the [[Ironclad warship|ironclad]] '''{{ship|HNLMS|Koning der Nederlanden}}''' was the largest ship built for the [[Royal Netherlands Navy]] during the 19th century? <small>(2010-11-26)</small>
*... that '''[[United States lightship WAL 539]]''' was the last [[lightvessel]] constructed for the [[United States Lighthouse Service]] before it became part of the [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]]? <small>(2010-11-25)</small>
*... that of the four [[Germany|German]] destroyers of the [[German_World_War_II_destroyers#Zerst.C3.B6rer_1934|Type 1934]] class, only '''[[German destroyer Z4 Richard Beitzen|Z4 ''Richard Beitzen'']]''' survived [[World War&nbsp;II]], while [[German destroyer Z1 Leberecht Maass|Z1 ''Leberecht Maass'']] and '''[[German destroyer Z3 Max Schultz|Z3 ''Max Schultz'']]''' were sunk in a [[friendly fire]] incident and '''[[German destroyer Z2 Georg Thiele|Z2 ''Georg Thiele'']]''' was scuttled at [[Narvik]]? <small>(2010-11-25)</small>
*... that of the four [[Germany|German]] destroyers of the [[German World War II destroyers#Zerst.C3.B6rer 1934|Type 1934]] class, only '''[[German destroyer Z4 Richard Beitzen|Z4 ''Richard Beitzen'']]''' survived [[World War&nbsp;II]], while [[German destroyer Z1 Leberecht Maass|Z1 ''Leberecht Maass'']] and '''[[German destroyer Z3 Max Schultz|Z3 ''Max Schultz'']]''' were sunk in a [[friendly fire]] incident and '''[[German destroyer Z2 Georg Thiele|Z2 ''Georg Thiele'']]''' was scuttled at [[Narvik]]? <small>(2010-11-25)</small>
*... that Henry Lambert of the [[Royal Navy]] fought the 36-gun French privateer '''[[French frigate Psyché (1804)|''Psyché'']]''' twice in the same year with two different ships, drawing the first battle and winning the second? <small>(2010-11-24)</small>
*... that [[brandy]] and [[wine]] seized from a Dutch ship on 18 August 1779 changed hands during the night, as the captain of the '''''[[HMS Monsieur (1780)|Monsieur]]''''' and the squadron leader, [[John Paul Jones]], both claimed it for themselves? <small>(2010-11-23)</small>
*... that the Dutch [[Ironclad warship|ironclad]] '''{{ship|HNLMS|Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden}}''' transported troops during the [[Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem|occupation of Lombok and Karangasem]] in July 1894? <small>(2010-11-22)</small>
*... that after the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]], the United States tried to buy the last '''[[Almirante Latorre-class battleship|''Almirante Latorre''-class battleship]]''' ''(pictured)'' from Chile? <small>(2010-11-21)</small>
*... that the '''[[Amur class minelayer (1898)|''Amur'' class minelayers]]''' were the first purpose-built, ocean-going [[Minelayer#Naval_minelayers|minelayers]] when they were [[laid down]] in 1898 for the [[Imperial Russian Navy]]? <small>(2010-11-20)</small>
*... that the armor of the '''[[Fusō class battleship|''Fusō'' class battleships]]''' was incapable of stopping their own shells? <small>(2010-11-19)</small>
*... that in 1844, '''{{USS|General Taylor}}''' conveyed [[abolitionist]] [[Jonathan Walker (abolitionist)|Jonathan Walker]] to [[Pensacola]], where he was infamously [[human branding|branded]] "S.S." for "Slave Stealer"? <small>(2010-11-09)</small>
*... that the '''[[hemmema]]''' ''(pictured)'', '''[[turuma]]''', '''[[pojama]]''' and '''[[udema]]''', four types of warships designed by [[Naval architecture|naval architect]] '''[[Fredrik Henrik af Chapman]]''' for the [[Sweden|Swedish]] '''[[archipelago fleet]]''' in the 18th century, were named after provinces in [[Finland]]? <small>(2010-11-08)</small>
*... that soon after the [[ocean liner]] '''[[SS Utopia|SS ''Utopia'']]''' collided with the battleship [[HMS Anson (1886)|HMS ''Anson'']], resulting in 564 deaths near [[Gibraltar]] in 1891, the partially submerged wreckage was involved in another collision? <small>(2010-11-06)</small>
*... that over 110 people were killed when '''{{SS|Vestris}}''' sank in 1928? <small>(2010-11-03)</small>
*... that '''{{SS|Empire Conveyor||2}}''' was the only ship sunk by {{GS|U-122|1939|2}}? <small>(2010-11-03)</small>
*... that a [[Bristol Scout]] from the British [[aircraft carrier]] '''{{HMS|Vindex|1915|2}}''' made the first interception of an [[airship]] by a carrier-based aircraft on {{Nowrap|2 August}} 1916 when it attacked a [[Zeppelin]] with explosive [[Ranken dart]]s? <small>(2010-11-03)</small>
*... that the '''[[Acheron class torpedo boat|''Acheron'' class torpedo boat]]''' and the ''Avernus'' were sold separately after they were joined together to become part of the [[Commonwealth Naval Forces]]? <small>(2010-10-30)</small>
*... that the official proclamation of the abolition of slavery by the [[National Convention|French government]] in 1794 was delivered to the [[Caribbean]] colony of [[Saint-Domingue]] (present-day [[Haiti]]) by the [[corvette]] '''[[HMS Esperance (1795)|''Esperance'']]'''? <small>(2010-10-27)</small>
*... that in 1833, the [[opium]] [[clipper]] '''''[[Sylph (ship)|Sylph]]''''' set the unbroken record of sailing from [[Calcutta]] to [[Macao]] in 17 days, 17 hours? <small>(2010-10-24)</small>
*... that the German [[battleship]] '''{{SMS|Grosser Kurfürst|1913|6}}''' was involved in a series of accidents during her service career, including collisions and several groundings? <small>(2010-10-24)</small>
*... that the '''[[Nairana class escort carrier]]s''' of the [[Royal Navy]] were constructed in three different countries? <small>(2010-10-23)</small>
*... that in May 1944, [[Hawker Sea Hurricane|Sea Hurricanes]] from the [[escort carrier]] '''[[HMS Nairana (D05)|HMS ''Nairana'']]''' ''(pictured)'' destroyed 10 percent of Germany's [[Junkers Ju 290]] aircraft? <small>(2010-10-23)</small>
*... that when sailors on board '''{{Ship|Chilean battleship|Almirante Latorre||2}}''' [[Chilean naval mutiny of 1931|mutinied]], one of their demands was for more sugar? <small>(2010-10-23)</small>
*... that the '''[[List of battlecruisers of Japan|battlecruisers of Japan]]''' ''(Haruna pictured)'' were destroyed by scrapping, air attack, surface engagements, a submarine, and an earthquake? <small>(2010-10-22)</small>
*... that after [[SMS Wien|her sister]] was sunk in late 1917 while anchored right next to her, [[SMS Budapest|'''''Budapest''''']] took on her role of being a floating barracks? <small>(2010-10-21)</small>
*... that during the [[Spanish–American War]] the Spanish gunboat '''''[[USS Elcano (PG-38)|Elcano]]''''' captured the American bark ''Saranac'', which was carrying 1,640 tons of [[coal]] from [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle, NSW]], for [[George Dewey|Admiral Dewey's]] fleet? <small>(2010-10-20)</small>
*... that during the [[Second World War]] the [[Royal Navy]] [[escort carrier]] '''[[HMS Vindex (D15)|HMS ''Vindex'']]''' still used the [[Fairey Swordfish]] [[biplane]]? <small>(2010-10-20)</small>
*... that the Swedish [[river monitor]] '''{{HMS|Sköld}}''' had a combined hand and steam propulsion system designed by [[John Ericsson]]? <small>(2010-10-19)</small>
*... that the [[Italy|Italian]] [[tank ship|tanker]] '''{{SS|Gianna M||2}}''' was captured by the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Armed Merchant Cruiser]] {{HMS|Hilary|1931|6}} in 1941? <small>(2010-10-18)</small>
*... that the Swedish [[Monitor (warship)|monitor]] '''{{HMS|Folke||2}}''' was designed opposite of her [[sister ship]]s, with a [[gun turret]] at the stern, so that she could protect them during a retreat? <small>(2010-10-18)</small>
*... that the '''{{ship|French ironclad|Richelieu}}''' ''(pictured)'', cast loose by her [[tugboat]] during a storm in the [[Bay of Biscay]] while being [[Towing|towed]] to the [[ship breaking|ship breakers]] in 1911, survived the storm and was recovered near the [[Scilly Isles]]? <small>(2010-10-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Bird class patrol vessel]]s''' were so unsuccessful that they were never used in their designed role? <small>(2010-10-15)</small>
*... that the Russian battleship '''''[[Russian battleship Knyaz Suvorov|Knyaz Suvorov]]''''' was the flagship of [[Zinovy Rozhestvensky|Admiral Rozhestvensky]] at the [[Battle of Tsushima]]? <small>(2010-10-12)</small>
*... that [[Nansen (cat)|Nansen]] was the [[cat|ship's cat]] on board '''{{ship|RV|Belgica|1884|2}}''' ''(pictured)'' during the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] of 1897–99? <small>(2010-10-12)</small>
*... that [[Fleet Air Arm]] squadrons on the '''[[Attacker class escort carrier]]s''' sank six [[U-Boats]] during the [[Second World War]]? <small>(2010-10-12)</small>
*... that the British [[ironclad warship|ironclad]] '''[[HMS Neptune (1874)|HMS ''Neptune'']]''' was deemed "a [[white elephant]], being a thoroughly bad ship in most respects—unlucky, full of inherent faults and small vices, and at times a danger to her own consorts"? <small>(2010-10-11)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Avenger (D14)|HMS ''Avenger'']]''' was the only [[aircraft carrier]] to take part in [[Convoy PQ 18]], one of the [[Arctic convoys of World War II]]? <small>(2010-10-10)</small>
*... that the British [[Central battery ship|central battery ironclad]] '''{{HMS|Audacious|1869|6}}''' grounded twice while she was transiting through the [[Suez Canal]] despite the presence of escorting [[tug]]s? <small>(2010-10-10)</small>
*... that the [[captain (nautical)|captain]] of the Swedish [[river monitor]] '''{{HMS|Garmer}}''' had to steer the ship as well as aim and fire her gun? <small>(2010-10-08)</small>
*... that the British [[ironclad warship|ironclad]] '''[[HMS Enterprise (1864)|HMS ''Enterprise'']]''' had a wooden [[Hull (watercraft)|hull]] and iron upperworks which made her the first ship of composite construction in the [[Royal Navy]]? <small>(2010-10-08)</small>
*... that the Russian [[battleship]] '''''[[Russian battleship Sevastopol (1895)|Sevastopol]]''''' was the only battleship not [[Marine salvage|salvaged]] by the Japanese at [[Siege of Port Arthur|Port Arthur]], following destruction of the [[Russian Pacific Fleet|Russian Fleet]]? <small>(2010-10-07)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Minotaur (1863)|HMS ''Minotaur'']]''' and her [[sister ship|sisters]] were called "the dullest performers under canvas of the whole masted fleet of their day, and no ships ever carried so much dress to so little purpose"? <small>(2010-10-07)</small>
*... that the British [[ironclad warship|ironclad]] '''{{HMS|Valiant|1863|6}}''' had to wait nearly five years after she was [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] to receive her [[Muzzle-loading rifle|rifled muzzle-loading guns]]? <small>(2010-10-06)</small>
*... that the German '''{{SMS|Kronprinz|1914|6}}''' was the only {{sclass|König|battleship|2}} to escape damage at the [[Battle of Jutland]] on {{Nowrap|31 May}} – {{Nowrap|1 June}} 1916? <small>(2010-10-05)</small>
*... that the British [[ironclad warship|ironclad]] '''[[HMS Hector (1862)|HMS ''Hector'']]''' was assigned as [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria's]] [[guard ship]] nearly every summer between 1868 and 1886 when she was in residence at [[Osborne House]] on the [[Isle of Wight]]? <small>(2010-10-02)</small>
*... that the British [[ironclad]] '''[[HMS Defence (1861)|HMS ''Defence'']]''' damaged her propeller and rudder when she was nearly blown ashore during a [[gale]] off [[Pantelleria]] in March 1872? <small>(2010-10-01)</small>
*... that the remains of the '''''[[San Juan de Silicia]]''''', a [[Spanish Armada]] ship which sank off the coast of [[Scotland]], were mistaken for those of a [[Spanish treasure fleet|treasure ship]] and destroyed by countless searches for gold? <small>(2010-09-30)</small>
*... that the first [[Marine salvage|salvage license]] granted by [[South Carolina]] was for the wreckage of the '''[[SS Georgiana (1863)|SS ''Georgiana'']]'''? <small>(2010-09-29)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Andrew Jackson (clipper)|Andrew Jackson]]''''' was one of only two [[square-rigged]] ships to sail from [[New York City]] to [[San Francisco]] in under ninety days? <small>(2010-09-29)</small>
*... that after the Norwegian [[monitor (warship)|monitor]] '''[[HNoMS Mjølner (1868)|HNoMS ''Mjølner'']]''' ran aground in 1869 the [[Naval Board of Inquiry|court of inquiry]] found the ship's commander and [[Maritime pilot|pilot]] liable for the repairs, but the [[Parliament of Norway|parliament]] cancelled the debt two years later? <small>(2010-09-28)</small>
*... that a {{convert|63|m|ft|abbr=on}} length of [[Hull (watercraft)|hull]] of the [[Germany|German]] [[battleship]] '''{{SMS|Preussen|1903|2}}''', a veteran of [[World War I]], was used as a torpedo target before being bombed and sunk by [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] [[bomber]]s during [[World War II]]? <small>(2010-09-26)</small>
*... that the British '''[[List of breastwork monitors of the Royal Navy|breastwork monitors]]''' designed by Sir [[Edward James Reed|Edward Reed]] were the direct ancestors of the [[pre-dreadnought battleship]] and the [[dreadnought]]? <small>(2010-09-26)</small>
*... that '''[[Graham Hawkes]]''' is a deep-sea explorer and ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|James Bond]]'' stuntman, who invented the first robot armed with a machine gun? <small>(2010-09-25)</small>
*... that the '''[[Warrior class ironclad|''Warrior'' class ironclads]]''' {{HMS|Warrior|1860|6}} and {{HMS|Black Prince|1861|6}} towed a [[Floating drydock#Floating|floating drydock]] to [[Bermuda]] in 1869? <small>(2010-09-24)</small>
*... that the [[Panama]]nian ferry '''{{MV|Avrasaya||2}}''' was hijacked by [[Chechnya|pro-Chechen]] rebels in {{Nowrap|January 1996}}, in the [[Black Sea hostage crisis]]? <small>(2010-09-23)</small>
*... that the British [[breastwork monitor]] '''{{HMS|Hydra|1871|6}}''' saw service during the [[Russo-Turkish War]] with [[Admiral]] Sir [[Astley Cooper Key|Cooper Key]]'s Particular Service Squadron in [[Portland Harbour]]? <small>(2010-09-23)</small>
*... that the British [[breastwork monitor]] '''[[HMS Cyclops (1871)|''Cyclops'']]''' and other ships of her type were described by Admiral [[George Alexander Ballard|G. A. Ballard]] as being like "full-armoured knights riding on donkeys, easy to avoid but bad to close with"? <small>(2010-09-23)</small>
*... that the accommodations aboard the '''[[Cyclops class monitor|''Cyclops'' class monitor]]''' warships were rated the worst in the [[Royal Navy]] and referred to by ordinary seamen as "ratholes with tinned air"? <small>(2010-09-23)</small>
*... that of the nine '''[[List of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy|British battlecruisers]]''' built before [[World War I]] only [[HMS Tiger (1913)|''Tiger'']] was retained by the [[Royal Navy]] after the tonnage limits of the [[Washington Naval Treaty]] came into effect in 1922? <small>(2010-09-22)</small>
*... that the Japanese escort ships '''[[Japanese escort ship Okinawa|''Okinawa'']]''', [[Japanese escort ship CD-63|''CD-63'']] and [[Japanese escort ship CD-207|''CD-207'']] sunk the submarine [[USS Bonefish (SS-223)|USS Bonefish]]? <small>(2010-09-22)</small>
*... that the two '''[[Scorpion class ironclad]]s''' that were ordered by the [[Confederate States Navy]] in 1862 from a British [[shipyard]] were seized in 1863 by the British Government to prevent their delivery? <small>(2010-09-20)</small>
*... that the [[keel]]s of both British '''{{sclass|Renown|battlecruiser|4}}''' [[battlecruiser]]s ''(HMS&nbsp;Renown pictured)'' were laid on {{Nowrap|25 January}} 1915, six weeks before the contracts were finalized on {{Nowrap|10 March}}? <small>(2010-09-18)</small>
*... that the German [[battleship]] '''{{SMS|Braunschweig}}''' engaged the [[Russian battleship Slava|Russian battleship ''Slava'']] during the [[Battle of the Gulf of Riga]] during [[World War&nbsp;I]]? <small>(2010-09-15)</small>
*... that '''[[Carrier Strike Group Three]]''' was the first U.S. Navy carrier strike group to make an overseas deployment with a [[HSM-71|Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM)]] as part of its embarked air wing? <small>(2010-09-15)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Davara]]''''' was the first British trawler to be sunk in [[World War II]]? <small>(2010-09-14)</small>
*... that the engines of the '''[[Brazilian ironclad Tamandaré|Brazilian ironclad ''Tamandaré'']]''' broke down while she was passing in front of the Paraguayan guns at [[Curupaity]] during the [[War of the Triple Alliance]] and she had to be towed to safety by the [[ironclad]] [[Brazilian ironclad Silvado|''Silvado'']]? <small>(2010-09-14)</small>
*... that the '''[[Brazilian ironclad Rio de Janeiro|Brazilian ironclad ''Rio de Janeiro'']]''' struck two [[Naval mine|mines]] on {{Nowrap|2 September 1866}}, during the [[War of the Triple Alliance]], and sank instantly with the loss of 53 of her crew? <small>(2010-09-14)</small>
*... that the [[Radio Caroline]] ship '''{{MV|Mi Amigo||2}}''' served with the [[Kriegsmarine]] during the [[Second World War]]? <small>(2010-09-13)</small>
*... that the '''[[Brazilian ironclad Barroso|Brazilian ironclad ''Barroso'']]''' was hit 20 times between March 26 and 28, 1866, during the [[War of the Triple Alliance]], but was not significantly damaged? <small>(2010-09-13)</small>
*... that the '''[[Neosho class monitor|''Neosho'' class monitor]]''' [[monitor (warship)|monitors]] [[USS Osage (1863)|USS ''Osage'']] and [[USS Neosho (1863)|USS ''Neosho'']] ''(pictured)'' were saved by [[Bailey's Dam]] after being trapped at the [[Mississippi River]]'s [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] Falls during the [[Red River Campaign]] in 1864? <small>(2010-09-12)</small>
*... that '''{{HMS|Aeolus|1801|6}}''' was involved in the pursuit of {{USS|Constitution}} and the capture of {{USS|Nautilus|1799|6}}, the first warship lost by either side in the [[War of 1812]]? <small>(2010-09-12)</small>
*... that the '''[[USCGC Point Caution (WPB-82301)|USCGC ''Point Caution'']]''', an 82-foot USCG [[Point class cutter]] originally designated as ''WPB-82301'', later acquired the name ''Point Caution'' when the Coast Guard started naming all cutters longer than 65 feet? <small>(2010-09-11)</small>
*... that the '''[[French ironclad ''Océan'']]''' was assigned to the Northern Squadron that attempted to [[blockade]] [[Prussia]]n ports on the [[Baltic Sea]] during the [[Franco-Prussian War]] until recalled on {{Nowrap|16 September 1870}}? <small>(2010-09-11)</small>
*... that the '''[[French ironclad Marengo|French ironclad ''Marengo'']]''' was on her [[sea trial]]s in July 1870 when the [[Franco-Prussian War]] began and was immediately placed in [[Wikt:mothball|reserve]]; she was not [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] until after the war was over? <small>(2010-09-11)</small>
*... that the '''[[French ironclad Suffren|French ironclad ''Suffren'']]''' was assigned to the international [[squadron (naval)|squadron]] gathered at [[Dubrovnik|Ragusa]] in 1880 to force the [[Ottoman Empire]] to carry out its obligations under the [[Treaty of Berlin (1878)|Treaty of Berlin]] and turn over the town of [[Ulcinj]] to [[Montenegro]]? <small>(2010-09-10)</small>
*... that the '''[[Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō|Japanese aircraft carrier ''Hōshō'']]''' ''(pictured)'' served as a repatriation transport after the end of [[World War&nbsp;II]], returning some 40,000 soldiers and civilians to Japan? <small>(2010-09-08)</small>
*... that '''{{HMS|Chatham|1812|6}}''' was laid down at [[Flushing, Netherlands|Flushing]], in [[Kingdom of Holland|Holland]], and [[ship naming and launching|launched]] at [[Woolwich]], in [[England]]? <small>(2010-09-08)</small>
*... that, in 1902, '''[[SS Doric (1883)|SS ''Doric'']]''' brought over {{convert|33000|lb|kg|lk=in}} of [[opium]] to [[San Francisco]], the largest such shipment to that date? <small>(2010-09-07)</small>
*... that in 1880, [[Rear Admiral]] [[Abel-Nicolas Bergasse Dupetit Thouars|Bergasse du Petit-Thouars]], commanding the '''[[French ironclad Victorieuse|French ironclad ''Victorieuse'']]''', helped pacify the [[Marquesas Islands]], conquered by his uncle [[Abel Aubert Dupetit Thouars|Abel Dupetit Thouars]] in 1840? <small>(2010-09-06)</small>
*... that the Brazilian river [[monitor (warship)|monitor]] '''[[Brazilian monitor Rio Grande|''Rio Grande'']]''' bombarded the [[Paraguayan]] capital of [[Asunción]] on {{Nowrap|24 February 1868}}, during the [[War of the Triple Alliance]]? <small>(2010-09-06)</small>
*... that during the Brazilian [[Revolta da Armada|Fleet Revolt]] of 1893–94, the rebel river [[monitor (warship)|monitor]] '''[[Brazilian monitor Alagoas|''Alagoas'']]''' had to be towed into position to fire on the government forts in [[Rio de Janeiro]] because her engines had been removed? <small>(2010-09-06)</small>
*... that the [[gun turret]] of the Brazilian '''[[Pará class monitor|''Pará''-class monitor]] was manually rotated by four men via a system of gears and required 2.25 minutes for a full 360° rotation? <small>(2010-09-05)</small>
*... that the owners of '''{{MV|Mariam}}''' intend to use it to cross the [[2007–present blockade of the Gaza Strip|blockade of the Gaza Strip]]? <small>(2010-09-05)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Carnegie (ship)|Carnegie]]''''', a [[brigantine]] made almost entirely from [[Magnetism|non-magnetic]] materials, covered nearly 300,000 miles measuring [[Earth's magnetic field]] and discovered the '''[[Carnegie Ridge]]''' in 1929? <small>(2010-09-05)</small>
*... that the Brazilian river [[monitor (warship)|monitor]] '''[[Brazilian monitor Santa Catharina|Brazilian monitor ''Santa Catharina'']]''' sank at her [[Mooring (watercraft)|mooring]] in 1882 while under repair due to the poor condition of her hull? <small>(2010-09-05)</small>
*... that the [[Metamora (shipwreck)|'''''Metamora''''']] sank near [[Pointe au Baril, Ontario|Pointe au Baril]] in 1907 and that part of the wreck is still visible above the water? <small>(2010-09-04)</small>
*... that the '''[[French ironclad Triomphante|French ironclad ''Triomphante'']]''' ''(pictured)'' helped to capture the [[Penghu|Pescadore]] Islands in March 1885 during the [[Pescadores Campaign (1885)|Pescadores Campaign]] of the [[Sino-French War]]? <small>(2010-09-04)</small>
*... that the Brazilian river [[monitor (warship)|monitor]] '''[[Brazilian monitor Pará|''Pará'']]''' was so badly damaged after [[Passagem de Humaitá|passing the Paraguayan fort]] at [[Humaitá]] on {{Nowrap|23 February 1868}} that she had to be beached to prevent her from sinking? <small>(2010-09-04)</small>
*... that a newly constructed '''[[powership]]''', a floating [[power plant]], supplies 144 [[Watt#Megawatt|MW]] of electricity to [[Basra]] in south-eastern [[Iraq]]? <small>(2010-09-03)</small>
*... that [[mattress]]es lined the inside of the [[gun turret]]s of the Swedish [[John Ericsson class monitor|'''''John Ericsson''-class''']] [[monitor (warship)|monitors]] in order to catch splinters? <small>(2010-09-03)</small>
*[[French ironclad La Galissonnière]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2010-09-03)</small>
*... that a [[clinical trial]] on the treatment of [[scurvy]] was conducted in as early as 1747 aboard the 50-gun warship '''[[HMS Salisbury (1746)|HMS ''Salisbury'']]'''? <small>(2010-09-02)</small>
*... that in 1944 the [[Canadian]] [[corvette]] '''[[HMCS St. Thomas (K488)|HMCS St. Thomas]]''' rescued the entire crew of a [[German_Type_IX_submarine#List_of_Type_IXC.2F40_submarines|U-boat]] she had just attacked? <small>(2010-09-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[SS Dimitry Laptev|Dimitry Laptev]]''''' worked for [[Nazi Germany]], the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[Soviet Union]] under different names? <small>(2010-08-30)</small>
*... that to avoid sending her to the scrapyards, the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] converted the '''[[Japanese battleship Hiei|battleship ''Hiei'']]''' into a training ship? <small>(2010-08-29)</small>
*... that in 1874, [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly|Nova Scotian MP]] and marine architect '''[[William Dawson Lawrence|William D. Lawrence]]''' built the largest wood ship ever built in [[Canada]], the ''[[William D. Lawrence (ship)|William D. Lawrence]]''? <small>(2010-08-28)</small>
*... that the [[cruiser]] '''{{SMS|Bremse}}''' was [[Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow|scuttled at Scapa Flow]] in 1919, but was salvaged a decade later by [[Ernest Cox]]? <small>(2010-08-28)</small>
*... that {{MV|Geysir}} ''(pictured)'' was the center of a series of international incidents that involved [[Antonin Scalia]], [[Ruth Bader Ginsberg]], [[Ken Starr]], [[Elizabeth Dole]], [[George Schultz]] and [[Ronald Reagan]]? <small>(2010-08-26)</small>
*... that the '''[[Andrei Pervozvanny class battleship|''Andrei Pervozvanny'' class battleships]]''' were the only [[Old World]] [[battleship]]s fitted with [[lattice mast]]s? <small>(2010-08-26)</small>
*... that the Mr. Ekenhead in the second [[canto]] of [[Don Juan (Byron)|''Don Juan'']] was a real-life lieutenant of the '''[[HMS Salsette (1805)|HMS ''Salsette'']]''' marines who swam the [[Hellespont]] with [[Lord Byron]] on 3 May 1810? <small>(2010-08-25)</small>
*... that when Lieutenant Nevelskoy of the 14-gun [[Russian cutter Opyt (1806)|'''''Opyt''''']] surrendered to Captain Bathurst of the 42-gun frigate [[HMS Salsette (1805)|'''HMS ''Salsette''''']], Bathurst returned Nevelskoy's sword because of the heroic fight he had put up? <small>(2010-08-24)</small>
*... that prior to 1964, some [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutters]] of the [[United States Coast Guard|U.S. Coast Guard]] such as '''[[USCGC Point Marone (WPB-82331)|USCGC ''Point Marone'']]''' and '''[[USCGC Point Young (WPB-82303)|USCGC ''Point Young'']]''' were commissioned without a name because they were too short? <small>(2010-08-23)</small>
*... that the Austro-Hungarian [[Coastal defence ship|coastal defense ship]] '''[[SMS Wien|SMS ''Wien]]''''' was the only ship from the [[Monarch class battleship|''Monarch''-class]] to be sunk during World War&nbsp;I? <small>(2010-08-23)</small>
*... that it has been estimated that the '''[[navis lusoria]]''', a type of a troop ship of the late [[Roman Empire]], could reach speeds of about 10 [[knot (unit)|knots]]? <small>(2010-08-16)</small>
*... that after his acquittal at a [[court martial]] for the loss of '''{{HMS|Greenwich|1747|6}}''', [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''[[Robert Roddam]]''' ''(pictured)'' had the [[minutes]] printed, but was told they would have sold better had he been 'condemned to be shot'? <small>(2010-08-16)</small>
*... that the voyages of the '''''[[Otter (ship)|Otter]]''''' crossing the [[Pacific Ocean]] from [[Australia]] and becoming the first vessel of the [[United States]] to enter a [[California]]n port in 1796 were chronicled by French traveler '''[[Pierre François Péron]]'''? <small>(2010-08-13)</small>
*... that while the [[schooner]]-[[barge]] '''''[[Miztec (schooner barge)|Miztec]]''''' ''(pictured)'' survived the 1919 storm that took her partner, the [[SS Myron|SS ''Myron'']], her [[Luck|good fortune]] ended when she sank in 1921 with the loss of all hands on [[Friday the 13th]]? <small>(2010-08-13)</small>
*... that the [[merchant ship]] '''{{SS|Empire Celia||2}}''' was still armed with a 4-[[inch]] gun over three years after the end of the [[Second World War]]? <small>(2010-08-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Japanese minelayer Sarushima|Japanese minelayer ''Sarushima'']]''' was attacked three times by the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War&nbsp;II]] before being removed from the [[Navy List]] on September 10, 1944? <small>(2010-08-11)</small>
*... that on a [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]], the [[person in charge]] monitors and controls cargo transfers from the '''[[cargo control room]]''' ''(pictured)''? <small>(2010-08-09)</small>
*... that when the three '''[[Monarch class battleship|''Monarch''-class battleship]]s''' were commissioned, they were only half the size of other battleships in foreign navies? <small>(2010-08-08)</small>
*... that the '''{{Ship|Japanese battleship|Kirishima}}''' was sunk in the middle of the night by [[USS Washington (BB-56)|an unseen ship]]? <small>(2010-08-06)</small>
*... that the Italian '''{{sclass|Etna|protected cruiser}}s''' had a belt of [[Cork material|cork]] at their [[waterline]], which was intended to seal holes by swelling through water [[Sorption|absorption]] after being hit? <small>(2010-08-01)</small>
*... that two of the three French [[La Galissonnière class ironclad|'''''La Galissonnière''-class ironclads''']] ''(pictured)'' participated in the [[Sino-French War]] of 1884–85? <small>(2010-07-29)</small>
*... that the German [[battleship]] '''{{SMS|Kaiser|1911|6}}''' damaged the British battleship {{HMS|Warspite|03|6}} during the [[Battle of Jutland]] in 1916 which forced it to withdraw from the battle? <small>(2010-07-26)</small>
*... that the '''[[Rivadavia class battleship|''Rivadavia'' class battleships]] ''(pictured)'' were the subject of a vicious competition between France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States? <small>(2010-07-26)</small>
*... that the only action seen by the '''{{ship|French ironclad|Montcalm}}''' during the [[Franco-Prussian War]] was the capture of a [[Germany|German]] [[barque]]? <small>(2010-07-25)</small>
*... that Admiral [[John Byng|Sir John Byng]] was executed by [[firing squad]] on the [[quarterdeck]] of '''{{HMS|Monarch|1747|6}}'''? <small>(2010-07-24)</small>
*... that the '''{{ship|French ironclad|Reine Blanche}}''' bombarded the Tunisian port of [[Sfax]] during 5–16 July 1881 as part of the [[French occupation of Tunisia]]? <small>(2010-07-24)</small>
*[[French ironclad Jeanne d'Arc]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2010-07-23)</small>
*... that '''{{ship|French ironclad|Alma}}''' blockaded the Prussian [[corvette]]s ''Hertha'' and ''Medusa'' in the Japanese port of [[Yokohama]] during the [[Franco-Prussian War]] of 1870–71? <small>(2010-07-23)</small>
*... that the [[Alma class ironclad|'''''Alma''-class ironclads''']] were designed by [[Henri Dupuy de Lôme]] as an improved version of the {{ship|French ironclad|Belliqueuse}} suitable for foreign deployments? <small>(2010-07-23)</small>
*... that the '''{{ship|French ironclad|Belliqueuse}}''' once served as the China Station flagship but was later used for target practise by the French Navy? <small>(2010-07-22)</small>
*... that after the '''{{ship|French ironclad|Atalante}}''' was condemned in [[Saigon]] in 1887, she fell into such a state of disrepair that "she [[wikt:founder|foundered]] one night and gradually sank into the mud"? <small>(2010-07-22)</small>
*[[French ironclad Thétis]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2010-07-21)</small>
*... that the '''{{ship|French ironclad|Armide}}''' served as the [[flagship]] of the French Levant Squadron in 1874–75? <small>(2010-07-21)</small>
*... that the [[Landing Ship, Infantry]] '''{{HMS|Invicta}}''' took part in [[Operation Jubilee]] and [[Operation Overlord]]? <small>(2010-07-20)</small>
*... that the British [[aircraft carrier]] '''{{HMS|Furious|47|6}}''' left her berth next to the [[battleship]] {{HMS|Royal Oak|08|2}} in [[Scapa Flow]] the day before ''Royal Oak'' was sunk by the German [[submarine]] {{ship|German submarine|U-47|1938|2}}? <small>(2010-07-19)</small>
*... that despite great risks, the [[Jaskółka class minesweeper|Polish minesweeper]] '''''[[ORP Rybitwa]]''''' successfully towed her sister ship ''[[ORP Mewa]]'' to port after ''Mewa'' had been hit by German bombs in September 1939? <small>(2010-07-17)</small>
*... that the '''[[Russian battleship Ioann Zlatoust|Russian battleship ''Ioann Zlatoust'']]''' was named for [[Saint John Chrysostom]]? <small>(2010-07-13)</small>
*[[SS Charlotte Cords]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2010-07-09)</small>
*... that a '''[[German submarine U-1163|German submarine]]''' sank the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] '''''[[Revoljucija|Revolution]]'''''? <small>(2010-07-08)</small>
*... that the British wrecked the engines of the '''[[Russian battleship Evstafi|Russian battleship ''Evstafi'']]''' during 22–24&nbsp;April 1919 when they left the [[Crimea]] to prevent the advancing [[Bolshevik]]s from using her against the [[White movement|White Russians]]? <small>(2010-07-07)</small>
*... that all but one of '''''[[German submarine U-109 (1940)|U-109]]'''''{{'}}s successes took place during the six patrols she carried out under the command of the U-boat ace, [[Heinrich Bleichrodt]]? <small>(2010-07-07)</small>
*... that the [[German submarine U-27 (1936)|'''German submarine ''U-27''''']] was the second German submarine to be sunk in World War&nbsp;II? <small>(2010-07-07)</small>
*... that the Japanese [[Remotely operated underwater vehicle|ROV]] '''''[[ABISMO]]''''' collected core samples of [[sediment]] from the [[seabed]] at a depth of 9,760 meters in the [[Izu-Ogasawara Trench]] during [[sea trial]]s in 2007? <small>(2010-07-07)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Concorde (1783)|HMS ''Concorde'']]''', a former French ship, was involved in the capture of the French frigates [[French frigate Engageante (1766)|''Engageante'']] and [[French frigate Virginie (1794)|''Virginie'']], and almost captured the [[French frigate Bravoure (1795)|''Bravoure'']]? <small>(2010-07-01)</small>
*... that mice were used to detect any concentrations of [[carbon monoxide]] inside the hull of the British [[petrol engine|petrol-engined]] '''[[British B class submarine|''B''-class submarines]]'''? <small>(2010-06-30)</small>
*... that the '''[[SS Cedarville|SS ''Cedarville'']]''' sank in 1965 after colliding with another ship near the [[Mackinac Bridge]], killing ten people? <small>(2010-06-27)</small>
*[[SS Ocean Victory]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2010-06-26)</small>
*... that the [[Floating Production Storage and Offloading]] vessel '''''[[Helix Producer 1]]''''' servicing at the [[Deepwater Horizon]] site was formerly a [[RORO]] [[ferry]]? <small>(2010-06-24)</small>
*... that the [[shipwreck|wreck]] of the '''{{SS|Francisco Morazan|1922|6}}''' is now owned by the [[State of Michigan]]? <small>(2010-06-23)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Odyssey (tanker)|Odyssey]]''''' tanker spilled 43 million gallons of oil off the coast of [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]], in November 1988? <small>(2010-06-21)</small>
*... that the first of [[Denmark]]’s '''[[Galathea expeditions]]''' had a budget of nearly half a million [[Rixdollar]]s, equivalent to 3% of the state’s annual revenues at the time? <small>(2010-06-20)</small>
*... that in 1899 the '''{{ship|Russian battleship|Tri Sviatitelia}}''' became the first ship in the world to be fitted with a [[radio]]; an installation designed by [[Alexander Stepanovich Popov|A. S. Popov]] that had a range of about {{convert|3|mi|1}}? <small>(2010-06-19)</small>
*... that the '''[[German submarine U-376|German submarine ''U-376'']]''' only sank two merchant ships in eight patrols before it went missing on {{Nowrap|13 April}} 1943? <small>(2010-06-18)</small>
*... that the '''[[German Type IXB submarine]]s''' were the most successful class of submarines in World War&nbsp;II in terms of the total amount of tonnage sunk? <small>(2010-06-17)</small>
*... that on March 22, 2003, the treacherous reefs around [[Land's End]] claimed yet another ship, the '''[[MV RMS Mulheim|RMS ''Mulheim'']]'''? <small>(2010-06-17)</small>
*... that the German submarine '''''[[German submarine U-371|U-371]]''''' made a total of 19 war patrols in her career? <small>(2010-06-17)</small>
*... that the British steam-powered [[submarine]] '''{{HMS|Swordfish|1916|6}}'''{{'}}s performance underwater was so unsatisfactory that she was converted to an anti-submarine [[patrol boat]] in 1917–18? <small>(2010-06-16)</small>
*... that the '''[[German submarine U-343|German submarine ''U-343]]''''' managed to shoot down two [[Vickers Wellington|Wellington bombers]]? <small>(2010-06-15)</small>
*... that the '''[[German submarine U-104 (1940)|German submarine ''U-104'']]''' went missing on her first war patrol? <small>(2010-06-15)</small>
*... that the first night-landing aboard an [[aircraft carrier]] was made by a [[Blackburn Dart]] on 6 May 1926 aboard the '''{{sclass|Courageous|aircraft carrier|0}}''' carrier {{HMS|Furious|47|6}}? <small>(2010-06-15)</small>
*... that the '''[[German submarine U-355|German submarine ''U-355'']]''' went missing on 4 April 1944 and was never heard from again? <small>(2010-06-14)</small>
*... that '''''[[German submarine U-111 (1940)|U-111]]'''''{{'s}} first patrol took place in the North Atlantic and her second patrol took place in the South Atlantic? <small>(2010-06-13)</small>
*... that there was only one survivor when '''{{SS|I P Suhr||2}}''' capsized and sank off [[Sandhammaren]], [[Sweden]], in 1950? <small>(2010-06-11)</small>
*... that after she was [[torpedo]]ed by [[E boat]]s during [[Operation Pedestal]], '''{{SS|Almeria Lykes|1940|2}}''' was scuttled to prevent her falling into enemy hands? <small>(2010-06-11)</small>
*... that the Italian battleship '''''[[Italian battleship Caio Duilio|Caio Duilio]]''''' was one of the longest-lived World War I dreadnoughts? <small>(2010-06-11)</small>
*... that the [[French battleship St Louis (1896)|'''''St Louis''''']] ''(pictured)'' accidentally sank the French submarine ''Vendemiaire''? <small>(2010-06-08)</small>
*... that [[French battleship Démocratie (1904)|'''''Démocratie''''']] was the only ship of [[Liberte class battleship|her class]] to have protective bulges fitted underneath her bow anchors? <small>(2010-06-07)</small>
*... that '''''[[German submarine U-1022|U-1022]]''''' was commissioned into the ''[[Kriegsmarine]]'' on June 7, 1944, the day after the [[Invasion of Normandy|Allied invasion of Normandy]]? <small>(2010-06-06)</small>
*... that '''''[[German submarine U-64 (1939)|U-64]]''''' was sunk on the eighth day of her first patrol? <small>(2010-06-06)</small>
*... that the [[French battleship Suffren|'''''Suffren''''']] was the [[flagship]] for a squadron of four French battleships in 1915 during the [[Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign|Dardanelles Campaign]]? <small>(2010-06-06)</small>
*... that the four '''{{sclass|Ersatz Monarch|battleship|2}}''' planned for the [[Austro-Hungarian Navy]] were expected to cost 82&nbsp;million [[Austro-Hungarian krone|kronen]] each, but none were ever completed? <small>(2010-06-04)</small>
*... that the [[French battleship Gaulois (1896)|'''French battleship ''Gaulois''''']] was sunk on 27 December 1916 by the German U-boat SM ''[[UB-47]]''? <small>(2010-06-03)</small>
*... that '''{{SS|Theresia L M Russ||2}}''' rescued the survivors from the [[Reichsmarine]]'s [[training ship|training]] [[schooner]] [[Niobe (schooner)|''Niobe'']]? <small>(2010-06-02)</small>
*... that the Italian [[protected cruiser]] '''{{ship|Italian cruiser|Giovanni Bausan||2}}''' was designed to destroy [[battleship]]s? <small>(2010-06-02)</small>
*... that when the [[Finland|Finnish]] [[cargo ship]] '''{{SS|Enso}}''' was lengthened in 1955–56, her [[gross register tonnage]] was reduced? <small>(2010-06-01)</small>
*... that the three '''[[Erzherzog Karl class battleship|''Erzherzog Karl'' class battleships]]''', [[SMS Erzherzog Karl|'''SMS ''Erzherzog Karl''''']],[[SMS Erzherzog Ferdinand Max|'''''Erzherzog Ferdinand Max''''']] and [[SMS Erzherzog Friedrich|'''''Erzherzog Friedrich''''']] helped quell a mutiny at [[Cattaro]] in 1918? <small>(2010-06-01)</small>
*... that the warship '''''[[Kronan (ship)|Kronan]]''''' was one of the [[list of world's largest wooden ships|largest ships in the world]] when she foundered and exploded with the loss of 800 men at the '''[[battle of Öland]]''' ''(pictured)'' in 1676? <small>(2010-06-01)</small>
*... that even though she was hit by a torpedo at the [[Battle of Jutland]], the crew of [[HMS Marlborough (1912)|'''HMS ''Marlborough''''']] suffered only four casualties? <small>(2010-06-01)</small>
*... that the battleship '''{{Ship|ARA|Moreno||2}}''' was the subject of multiple disputes between Argentina and the United States? <small>(2010-06-01)</small>
*... that although the [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)|Italian]] battleship [[Italian battleship Impero|'''''Impero''''']] was built in [[Genoa]], it was moved to [[Trieste]] for completion? <small>(2010-05-31)</small>
*... that a fire on the '''{{ship|French battleship|Justice|1904|6}}''' nearly caused an explosion similar to one that had destroyed one of [[French battleship Liberte (1905)|her sisterships]]? <small>(2010-05-31)</small>
*... that the '''[[List of Spanish battleships and monitors|battleships of Spain]]''' included the smallest [[dreadnought]]s ever built ''(España pictured)''? <small>(2010-05-30)</small>
*... that during the [[Battle of Jutland]], the German [[dreadnought]] '''{{SMS|Posen}}''' accidentally rammed the [[light cruiser]] {{SMS|Elbing}}, which had to be [[scuttling|scuttle]]d due to the damage? <small>(2010-05-29)</small>
*... that the '''[[Russian frigate General Admiral|Russian frigate ''General Admiral'']]''' evacuated Cretan insurgents and their families in 1868 during the [[Cretan Revolt (1866–1869)|Cretan Revolt]] against the [[Ottoman Empire]]? <small>(2010-05-29)</small>
*... that [[HMS Erin (1913)|HMS ''Erin'']], a '''[[Reshadieh class battleship|''Reshadieh'' class battleship]]''', was flagship of the [[Nore]] reserve in 1919? <small>(2010-05-29)</small>
*... that the Italian ship '''[[Castore class gunboat|''Castore'']]''' was commissioned as a [[gunboat]], but was later redesignated as a [[barge]], a [[minelayer]], and a [[torpedo]] training vessel? <small>(2010-05-29)</small>
*... that the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] battleship '''{{ship|Ottoman battleship|Abdul Kadir||2}}''' was canceled and [[Ship breaking|scrapped]] because its [[keel]] blocks had moved? <small>(2010-05-28)</small>
*... that '''{{HMS|Laura|1805|6}}''', captured by the [[France|French]] in 1812, became an American [[letter of marque|privateer]], only to be recaptured by the British less than a year later? <small>(2010-05-28)</small>
*... that the Russian tanker '''''[[Vandal (tanker)|Vandal]]''''' was one of the first two [[Diesel engine|diesel-powered]] ships in the world? <small>(2010-05-27)</small>
*... that the '''[[Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class torpedo boat|''Großes Torpedoboot 1913'' class torpedo boat]]''' was the largest class of [[torpedo boat]]s ever produced for the [[Kaiserliche Marine]]? <small>(2010-05-27)</small>
*... that within a period of 13 years, the [[Austro-Hungarian Navy]] succeeded in producing 13 '''[[List of battleships of Austria-Hungary|battleships]]'''? <small>(2010-05-27)</small>
*... that the Spanish [[floating battery]] '''''[[Spanish ship Duque de Tetuán (1874)|Duque de Tetuán]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was considered a failure as a ship of war? <small>(2010-05-26)</small>
*... that '''{{SMS|Westfalen}}''' led the retreat of the [[German Empire|German]] [[High Seas Fleet]] from the [[Battle of Jutland]] on 31 May &ndash; 1 June 1916? <small>(2010-05-25)</small>
*... that the last [[List of commanding officers of the USS Oklahoma (BB 37)|'''commander of the''']] [[USS Oklahoma|USS ''Oklahoma'']] held that position for 34 minutes? <small>(2010-05-25)</small>
*... that the [[clipper ship]] '''''[[Carrier Pigeon (ship)|Carrier Pigeon]]''''' successfully navigated the "[[roaring forties]]", "[[furious fifties]]" and "[[screaming sixties]]" only to get wrecked on the rocks of Central [[California]] {{convert|500|ft}} offshore? <small>(2010-05-24)</small>
*... that in order to refloat her after running aground off [[Finland]] in 1918, '''{{SMS|Rheinland}}''' needed 6,400&nbsp;metric tons of equipment removed, more than a third of her normal [[Displacement (ship)|displacement]]? <small>(2010-05-22)</small>
*... that '''[[USNS Zeus (T-ARC-7)|USNS ''Zeus'']]''' was the first [[Cable layer|cable repair ship]] to be specifically built for the [[United States Navy]]? <small>(2010-05-21)</small>
*... that the [[clipper]] '''[[Sea Serpent (clipper)|''Sea Serpent'']]''' drifted for over {{convert|1100|nmi|km}} after she was abandoned in 1874? <small>(2010-05-21)</small>
*... that the German [[dreadnought battleship]] ''[[SMS Baden (1915)|SMS ''Baden'']]''' was the only [[capital ship]] not successfully sunk in the [[scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow]] in 1919? <small>(2010-05-21)</small>
*... that the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]s considered converting several unfinished hulls of '''[[List of battlecruisers of Russia|Tsarist battlecruisers]]''' to {{convert|22000|LT|t|adj=on}} oil [[barge]]s after the end of the [[Russian Civil War]]? <small>(2010-05-21)</small>
*[[SS Goodleigh (1928)]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2010-05-20)</small>
*... that [[HMS Centurion (1911)|HMS ''Centurion'']] pretended to be [[HMS Anson (79)|'''HMS ''Anson''''']] during [[Operation Vigorous]]? <small>(2010-05-19)</small>
*... that the German [[blockade runner]] '''''[[Doggerbank (ship)|Doggerbank]]''''' was mistakenly sunk by ''[[German submarine U-43 (1939)|U-43]]'' in March 1943, with all but one of the crew lost at sea? <small>(2010-05-19)</small>
*... that two of the eight '''[[German Type IXA submarine]]s''', ''[[German submarine U-37 (1938)|U-37]]'' and ''[[German submarine U-38 (1938)|U-38]]'', were to eventually become the 6th and 10th most successful [[U-boat]]s in World War&nbsp;II? <small>(2010-05-18)</small>
*... that the [[Hull (watercraft)|hull]] of the Russian [[Royal yacht|imperial yacht]] '''[[Livadia (yacht, 1880)|''Livadia'']]''' was compared to a pancake, a turtle, and a pair of soup plates? <small>(2010-05-17)</small>
*... that the crew of Russian [[armored cruiser|cruiser]] '''{{ship|Russian cruiser|Gromoboi||2}}''' ''(pictured)'' suffered heavily during the [[Battle off Ulsan]] because their captain ordered his gunners to remain at their guns even when they were out of range? <small>(2010-05-17)</small>
*... that the British '''[[Courageous class battlecruiser|''Courageous'' class battlecruiser]]''' {{HMS|Courageous|50|6}} ''(pictured after aircraft carrier conversion)'' was damaged when her [[forecastle]] deck buckled during her [[sea trial]]s while running at full speed in a rough head sea? <small>(2010-05-17)</small>
*... that two ships of the German '''[[Type 1936B destroyer]]''' class, ''[[German destroyer Z35|Z35]]'' and ''[[German destroyer Z36|Z36]]'', both sank after hitting "[[Friendly fire|friendly]]" [[Naval mine|mine]]s on the same day in the [[Gulf of Finland]]? <small>(2010-05-13)</small>
*... that the '''[[Admiral class battlecruiser|Admiral-class]]''' [[battlecruiser]] {{HMS|Hood|51|2}} ''(pictured)'' escorted British merchantmen into [[Bilbao]] in 1937, even though the [[Spanish State|Nationalist]] cruiser {{ship|Spanish cruiser|Almirante Cervera||2}} was attempting to blockade the port? <small>(2010-05-13)</small>
*... that the [[United States Navy]] built the [[battleship]] '''[[USS Recruit (1917)|USS ''Recruit'']]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[New York City]]'s [[Union Square (New York City)|Union Square]]? <small>(2010-05-12)</small>
*... that '''{{HMS|Tynedale|L96|6}}''', a [[destroyer]] of the [[Royal Navy]], attacked and damaged a [[U-boat]] in 1942 that would sink her a year later? <small>(2010-05-11)</small>
*... that even after being hit by three one ton [[bomb]]s, the '''''[[USS Washington (BB-47)]]''''' had only a three degree list? <small>(2010-05-09)</small>
*... that the training ship '''{{USS|Recruit|TDE-1}}''' at the [[Naval Training Center San Diego]] was also known as "Building 430"? <small>(2010-05-08)</small>
*[[SM UB-50]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2010-05-07)</small>
*... that the '''[[Russian battleship Oslyabya|Russian battleship ''Oslyabya'']]''' was the first armored battleship ever sunk by gunfire alone, without any torpedo hits? <small>(2010-05-07)</small>
*... that the Russian [[armored cruiser]] '''{{ship|Russian cruiser|Rossia|1896|2}}''' ''(pictured)'' became the first warship to use an aerial device on the high seas during a time of war when she flew an [[observation balloon]] in May 1904 during the [[Russo-Japanese War]]? <small>(2010-05-06)</small>
*... that the French [[battleship]] '''[[French battleship Masséna|''Masséna'']]''' was sunk as a [[Breakwater (structure)|breakwater]] during the [[Gallipoli Campaign]]? <small>(2010-05-06)</small>
*... that the French [[battleship]] '''{{ship|French battleship|Jauréguiberry||2}}''' had a [[torpedo]] air chamber accidentally explode between her [[propeller]]s when she fired her stern [[torpedo tube]] in 1905, flooding her steering compartment? <small>(2010-05-05)</small>
*... that the '''[[French battleship République (1902)|French battleship ''République'']]''' was hit by a torpedo from the '''''[[French battleship Patrie (1903)|Patrie]]''''', her [[sister ship]]? <small>(2010-05-04)</small>
*... that the '''{{ship|French seaplane carrier|Commandant Teste||6}}''' was based at [[Oran]] from September 1937 to February 1938 to protect neutral shipping from commerce raiders during the [[Spanish Civil War]]? <small>(2010-05-03)</small>
*... that [[German submarine U-30 (1936)|'''''U-30''''']] sank the first ship in [[World War&nbsp;II]] on 3 September 1939 when she torpedoed the British liner [[SS Athenia|''Athenia'']], just 10 hours after Britain declared war on Germany? <small>(2010-05-01)</small>
*... that the [[Austria–Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]] [[battleship]]s [[SMS Habsburg|'''''Habsburg''''']], [[SMS Babenberg|'''''Babenberg''''']], [[SMS Árpád|'''''Árpád''''']], [[SMS Prinz Eugen|'''''Prinz Eugen''''']], [[SMS Tegetthoff|'''''Tegetthoff''''']] and [[SMS Viribus Unitis|''Viribus Unitis'']] participated in the [[bombardment of Ancona]]? <small>(2010-04-30)</small>
*... that Master Joseph Thomas played a leadership role in two [[single ship actions]], the first in 1803 in the hired [[cutter (boat)|cutter]] '''[[Hired armed cutter Princess Augusta|''Princess Augusta'']]''' and the second in 1810 in the hired cutter '''[[Hired armed cutter Queen Charlotte|''Queen Charlotte'']]'''? <small>(2010-04-30)</small>
*... that the [[Kii class battleship|'''Kii class''']] and '''[[Number 13 class battleship]]s''' were to be part of Japan's [[eight-eight fleet]]? <small>(2010-04-28)</small>
*... that '''''[[German submarine U-450|U-450]]''''' went on three war patrols, but did not sink any ships? <small>(2010-04-28)</small>
*... that '''{{SS|Empire Cloud||2}}''' was [[torpedo]]ed on both her [[maiden voyage|maiden]] and final voyages? <small>(2010-04-27)</small>
*... that '''{{SS|Cameronia|1919|2}}''' was the first [[United Kingdom|British]] ship to arrive at [[New York City|New York]] after the start of the [[Second World War]]? <small>(2010-04-27)</small>
*... that the sinking of the [[Imperial Japan|Japanese]] [[super-dreadnought]] '''{{Ship|Japanese battleship|Tosa||2}}''' ''(pictured)'' influenced the design of the {{Sclass|Yamato|battleship|4}}s? <small>(2010-04-24)</small>
*... that the [[Hulk_(ship)|hulk]] of [[USS LST-480|''LST-480'']] ''(pictured)'' is the only remaining evidence of the '''[[West Loch Disaster]]''', the second tragedy to befall [[Pearl Harbor]] during [[World War&nbsp;II]]? <small>(2010-04-23)</small>
*... that the Austro-Hungarian battleship '''[[SMS Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand|SMS ''Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand'']]''' fought in [[World War&nbsp;I]], a war started by the [[Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria|assassination of her namesake]]? <small>(2010-04-22)</small>
*... that '''''[[German submarine U-42 (1939)|U-42]]''''' was the fifth German U-boat to be sunk in [[World War II]]? <small>(2010-04-20)</small>
*... that the former captain of '''''[[German submarine U-43 (1939)|U-43]]''''' , [[Wolfgang Lüth]], went on to become one of the [[List of successful U-boat commanders#World War II|most successful U-boat commanders]] in [[World War&nbsp;II]]? <small>(2010-04-17)</small>
*... that all eight of the ships that were sunk by '''''[[German submarine U-44 (1939)|U-44]]''''' in her entire career were sunk during her first war patrol? <small>(2010-04-15)</small>
*... that during the [[Battle of Jutland]] on 31 May 1916, '''{{SMS|Deutschland|1904|6}}''' ''(pictured)'' took part in the last engagement between [[capital ship]]s in [[World War I]]? <small>(2010-04-14)</small>
*... that the [[Clan Line]] ship '''{{SS|Clan Matheson|1919|2}}''' assisted in the eradication of the [[Coconut Moth]] from [[Fiji]]? <small>(2010-04-12)</small>
*... that the German submarine '''''[[German submarine U-255|U-255]]''''' was one of the most successful U-boats to operate in the Arctic Ocean in World War II? <small>(2010-04-11)</small>
*... that {{SMS|Zähringen}}, one of the five '''{{sclass|Wittelsbach|battleship|0}}''' [[battleship]]s ''(pictured)'', was rebuilt after [[World War I]] as a radio-controlled [[target ship]] and destroyed by British [[Royal Air Force]] bombers during [[World War II]]? <small>(2010-04-09)</small>
*... that the captured '''[[Yugoslav seaplane tender Zmaj|Yugoslav seaplane tender ''Zmaj'']]''' was used for shipboard trials of the [[Flettner Fl 282]] ''Kolibri'' (Hummingbird) [[helicopter]] by the [[Kriegsmarine]] in 1942–43? <small>(2010-04-08)</small>
*... that {{SMS|Schleswig-Holstein}}, one of the five '''{{sclass|Deutschland|battleship}}s''' ''(pictured)'', fired the first shots of [[World War II]] during the [[Battle of Westerplatte]]? <small>(2010-04-08)</small>
*... that among the ships fighting at [[Battle of Trafalgar|Trafalgar]] ''(pictured)'' were the British '''{{HMS|Neptune|1797|6}}''', the French '''[[French ship Neptune (1803)|''Neptune'']]''' and the Spanish '''[[Spanish ship Neptuno (1795)|''Neptuno'']]'''? <small>(2010-04-07)</small>
*... that among the ships fighting at [[Battle of Trafalgar|Trafalgar]] ''(pictured)'' were the British '''[[HMS Neptune (1797)|HMS ''Neptune'']]''', the French '''[[French ship Neptune (1803)|''Neptune'']]''' and the Spanish '''[[Spanish ship Neptuno (1795)|''Neptuno'']]'''? <small>(2010-04-07)</small>
*... that the [[North Sea]] patrols of the [[battlecruiser]] '''[[HMAS Australia (1911)|HMAS Australia]]''' during [[World War I]] were so monotonous that one sailor was driven insane? <small>(2010-04-07)</small>
*... that the German submarine '''''[[German submarine U-246|U-246]]''''' went missing on 7 March 1945 in the Irish Sea? <small>(2010-04-07)</small>
*... that although '''[[SS Polar Chief|RFA ''Crenella'']]''' was [[torpedo]]ed by [[SM U-101|''U-101'']] in 1917, the ship served until 1952? <small>(2010-04-05)</small>
*... that the German submarine '''''[[German submarine U-39 (1938)|U-39]]''''' was the first U-boat sunk in [[World War II]]? <small>(2010-04-05)</small>
*[[SS Cap Tafelneh]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2010-04-04)</small>
*... that the '''{{sclass|Kaiser Friedrich III|battleship}}s''' ''({{SMS|Kaiser Barbarossa}} pictured'') introduced the standard configuration for [[pre-dreadnought battleship]]s in the German [[Kaiserliche Marine]]? <small>(2010-04-04)</small>
*... that '''{{SMS|Brandenburg}}''' ''(pictured)'', [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 21 September 1891, was the first [[pre-dreadnought battleship]] built for the [[German Empire|German]] [[Kaiserliche Marine|Imperial Navy]]? <small>(2010-04-02)</small>
*... that '''[[USS Van Buren (1839)|Martin Van Buren]]''' was over twenty feet wide? <small>(2010-04-01)</small>
*... that '''[[TSS The Queen|''The Queen'']]''' was captured by [[Kaiserliche Marine|the Germans]] in 1916? <small>(2010-04-01)</small>
*... that in October 1968, '''{{SS|Dumbo||2}}''' was arrested in [[Las Palmas]], [[Spain]]? <small>(2010-04-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Mexeflote]]''' rafts from the [[Royal Logistic Corps|British Royal Logistic Corps]] were used to transport supplies to the remote [[Haiti]]an village of [[Anse-à-Veau]] following the [[2010 Haiti earthquake|2010 earthquake]]? <small>(2010-03-31)</small>
*... that of the ten '''[[List of battleships of Germany|German battleships]]''' interned in [[Scapa Flow]], only {{SMS|Baden}} ''(pictured)'' was not successfully [[Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow|scuttled on 21 July 1919]]? <small>(2010-03-31)</small>
*... that the Italian [[pre-dreadnought battleship]] '''{{ship|Italian battleship|Re Umberto||2}}''' was modified in 1918 in preparation for her role as the lead ship in the planned attack on the main [[Austro-Hungarian]] naval base at [[Pula|Pola]]? <small>(2010-03-30)</small>
*... that the steamboat '''''[[Arabia (steamboat)|Arabia]]''''' was missing for 132 years before it was discovered half a mile from the [[Missouri River]] under 45 feet of mud? <small>(2010-03-30)</small>
*... that the Japanese '''{{Sclass|Kongō|battlecruiser|0}}''' [[battlecruiser]]s ''(Kongō pictured)'' were designed by British naval engineer [[George Thurston]]? <small>(2010-03-29)</small>
*... that while she never sank any vessels in her career, '''''[[German submarine U-771|U-771]]''''' shot down a British [[B-24 Liberator]] aircraft? <small>(2010-03-27)</small>
*... that after the original owner of the '''[[Walsh-Kaiser Company]]''' shipyard had difficulty managing the yard, a shipbuilding and a construction company took over? <small>(2010-03-26)</small>
*... that the British [[battlecruiser]] '''[[Lion class battlecruiser|HMS ''Lion'']]''' ''(pictured)'' fired seven [[torpedo]]es during the [[Battle of Jutland]] without success? <small>(2010-03-22)</small>
*... that the German submarine '''''[[German submarine U-78 (1940)|U-78]]''''' was the only [[U-boat]] to be sunk by land-based [[artillery]] fire in [[World War II]]? <small>(2010-03-22)</small>
*... that '''{{SS|Empire Cedric||2}}''', a former [[Landing Ship, Tank]], was the first [[roll-on/roll-off|Ro-Ro]] [[ferry]]? <small>(2010-03-21)</small>
*... that the [[aviso]] '''{{SMS|Hela}}''' was the first German ship to be sunk by a British [[submarine]] in [[World War I|World War&nbsp;I]]? <small>(2010-03-20)</small>
*... that '''{{SS|Avondale Park||2}}''', a '''[[Park Ship]]''' sunk on 7 May 1945, was one of two Allied ships destroyed by enemy action in the last hour of the [[Second World War]] in [[Europe]]? <small>(2010-03-19)</small>
*... that the German [[pre-dreadnought battleship]] '''{{SMS|Wörth}}''' ''(pictured)'' represented the [[Kaiserliche Marine]] at [[Queen Victoria]]'s Diamond Jubilee [[Fleet Review]] in 1897? <small>(2010-03-19)</small>
*... that the personnel of the aircraft carrier '''[[HMS Vengeance (R71)|HMAS ''Vengeance'']]''' ''(pictured)'' were complimented by [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] on their forgery of her [[signature]]? <small>(2010-03-18)</small>
*... that the wreck of the British [[battlecruiser]] '''{{HMS|Queen Mary||6}}''' has been designated as a ''protected place'' under the [[Protection of Military Remains Act 1986]]? <small>(2010-03-18)</small>
*[[Alf (barque)]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2010-03-18)</small>
*... that while training in 1944, the German '''''[[German submarine U-804|U-804]]''''' shot down a Norwegian [[de Havilland Mosquito|Mosquito]]? <small>(2010-03-16)</small>
*... that the captain of the [[cargo liner]] '''{{SS|Beaverburn|1944|6}}''' was given a gold-headed cane for commanding the first ship in 1947 to reach the port of [[Montreal]]? <small>(2010-03-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Jürgen Wattenberg]]''' twice escaped from captivity, at first after the scuttling of the [[pocket battleship]] [[German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee|''Admiral Graf Spee'']], and then after the sinking of '''''[[German submarine U-162 (1941)|U-162]]'''''? <small>(2010-03-13)</small>
*... that '''{{SS|Ragnhild|1941|2}}''' was the only ship in [[convoy]] [[List of World War II convoys#North Atlantic Convoys|KMS 96G]]? <small>(2010-03-11)</small>
*... that the German submarine '''''[[German submarine U-1065|U-1065]]''''' was sunk after only six days at sea by rockets from 10 [[de Havilland Mosquito]]s? <small>(2010-03-09)</small>
*... that the '''[[French battleship Jean Bart (1911)|French battleship ''Jean Bart'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was hit in the wine store near the forward [[magazine (artillery)|magazine]] by a single torpedo, fired by the [[Austria–Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]] submarine [[SM U-12 (Austria-Hungary)|''U-12'']] in the [[Adriatic]] in 1914? <small>(2010-03-09)</small>
*... that with most of the [[Royal Navy|British fleet]] immobilised by the [[Spithead and Nore mutinies|mutiny at the Nore]], '''[[HMS Adamant (1780)|HMS ''Adamant'']]''' was one of only two [[two-decker]] warships available to [[blockade]] the [[Batavian Republic|Dutch fleet]] in 1798? <small>(2010-03-08)</small>
*... that the [[Tiger_I#Tiger_131|captured Tiger Tank]] that was once transported aboard '''{{SS|Empire Candida||2}}''' is now preserved in working order at the [[Bovington Tank Museum]]? <small>(2010-03-07)</small>
*... that '''''[[German submarine U-2336|U-2336]]''''' sank the last Allied ships lost in [[World War II]] on 7 May 1945, when she torpedoed and sank the freighters ''Avondale Park'' and ''Sneland I''? <small>(2010-03-07)</small>
*... that the '''[[French battleship Courbet (1911)|French battleship ''Courbet'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was twice hit by German [[Neger]] [[manned torpedo]]es after she had been scuttled as  part of a [[Mulberry harbour]]  during the [[Normandy Landings]] of June 1944? <small>(2010-03-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Lord George Paulet]]''' ''(pictured)'', commanding officer of '''{{HMS|Carysfort|1836|6}}''', '''[[Paulet Affair (1843)|occupied]]''' the [[Hawaiian Islands]] for five months in 1843? <small>(2010-03-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Operation Sandblast]]''' was the [[Code name|code name]] for the first submerged circumnavigation of the world executed by the [[USS Triton (SSRN-586)|USS ''Triton'']] in 1960? <small>(2010-03-03)</small>
*... that in 1787, [[British  Empire|British]] [[Merchant vessel|merchant ship]] '''[[Imperial Eagle (ship)|''Imperial Eagle'']]''', commanded by '''[[Charles William Barkley]]''', brought [[North American fur trade|fur from the Americas]] to sell in [[China]] without legally required licences, while sailing under the [[Habsburg Monarchy|Austrian]] flag? <small>(2010-03-03)</small>
*... that the British submarine '''{{HMS|E13||6}}''' ''(pictured)'' was attacked and destroyed by [[Kaiserliche Marine|German warships]] during [[World War I]] after running aground off the neutral [[Denmark|Danish]] island of [[Saltholm]]? <small>(2010-03-03)</small>
*...  that in 1938, the [[barque]]   '''{{ship||Priwall|barque|2}}'''   recorded the fastest ever rounding of [[Cape Horn]] by a sailing ship? <small>(2010-03-02)</small>
*...   that while both '''''[[German   submarine U-117   (1941)|U-117]]'''''   and ''[[German   submarine U-66   (1940)|U-66]]'' were attacked by aircraft from the {{USS|Card|CVE-11|6}} on 7 August 1943, only ''U-117'' was sunk? <small>(2010-02-28)</small>
*... that despite not sinking a single ship in her career, '''''[[German submarine U-241 (1943)|U-241]]''''' managed to shoot down a Norwegian [[PBY Catalina|Catalina]] flying boat? <small>(2010-02-26)</small>
*... that the [[Batillus class supertankers|''Batillus'' class supertankers]] '''[[Pierre Guillaumat (supertanker)|''Pierre Guillaumat'']]''', '''[[Prairial (supertanker)|''Prairial'']]''', '''''[[Bellamya]]''''' and '''''[[Batillus]]''' (pictured)'' were four of the five biggest ships ever [[shipbuilding|built]]? <small>(2010-02-24)</small>
*... that '''''[[Cleopatra's Barge]]''''' ''(pictured)'', built for the [[Crowninshield family]] in 1816, became the [[Royal Yacht]] of King [[Kamehameha II]] and the first American pleasure craft to sail across the [[Atlantic]]? <small>(2010-02-21)</small>
*... that the discovery of the [[shipwreck]] '''{{SS|Ellengowan||6}}''' in 1991 off Channel Island, made it the oldest known shipwreck in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin harbour]]? <small>(2010-02-20)</small>
*... that the British [[battlecruiser]] '''[[HMS Princess Royal (1911)|HMS ''Princess Royal'']]''' ''(pictured)'' fired 271 13.5-inch shells during the [[Battle of Dogger Bank (1915)|Battle of Dogger Bank]], but only scored three hits? <small>(2010-02-20)</small>
*... that the capture of the [[France|French]] [[frigate]] '''{{HMS|Modeste|1793|2}}''' by the [[Royal Navy|British]] in the neutral port of [[Genoa]] in 1793 created a [[International incident|diplomatic incident]]? <small>(2010-02-19)</small>
*... that the [[France|French]] fast [[minelayer|minelaying cruiser]] '''{{ship|French cruiser|Pluton||2}}''' exploded in [[Casablanca]] Harbor, [[French protectorate of Morocco|French Morocco]] on 13 September 1939 while disembarking [[fuze]]d [[Naval mine|mines]]? <small>(2010-02-18)</small>
*... that a crowd of 20,000 rioted in an attempt to secure the release of the [[Wilhelmshaven mutiny|mutinous]] crew of the [[battleship]] '''[[SMS Helgoland|SMS ''Helgoland'']]''' ''(pictured)'' in November 1918? <small>(2010-02-17)</small>
*... that the crew of the '''[[Imperator Aleksandr II class battleship|Russian battleship ''Imperator Aleksandr II'']]''' ''(pictured)'' refused to suppress the mutinous garrison of Fort Konstantin defending [[Kronstadt]] in August 1906? <small>(2010-02-17)</small>
*... that '''''[[Costa Deliziosa]]''''' will be the first [[cruise ship]] to be [[Ship naming and launching|christened]] in an [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabian]] city? <small>(2010-02-17)</small>
*... that the [[barque]] '''''[[Parma (barque)|Parma]]''''' ''(pictured)'' recorded the fastest ever time for a [[sailing ship]] from [[Australia]] to the [[United Kingdom]]? <small>(2010-02-15)</small>
*... that [[France|French]] protests caused the [[Russian Empire|Russians]] to award the contract for the '''{{sclass|Gangut|battleship|0}}''' [[battleship]] to a Russian firm rather than the [[Germany|German]] winner of the 1908 international design contest? <small>(2010-02-11)</small>
*... that between 1930 and 1933, the [[Russian battleship Sevastopol (1911)|Russian battleship '''Parizhskaya Kommuna''']] ''(pictured)'' carried a [[Heinkel]] [[aircraft catapult]]? <small>(2010-02-09)</small>
*... that after the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[battleship]] '''[[Russian battleship Petropavlovsk (1911)|''Marat'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was sunk during [[World War II]] by [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[Junkers Ju 87|Stuka]]s, it was raised and used as a floating [[artillery battery]]? <small>(2010-02-08)</small>
*... that when the [[barque]] '''[[Pisagua (ship)|''Pisagua'']]''' collided with the [[steamship]] ''Oceana'', it was the steamship that sank? <small>(2010-02-08)</small>
*... that the last '''[[German Type UE II submarine]]''', [[SM U-126]] was commissioned on October 3, 1918, just a little over a month before the [[Armistice with Germany (Compiègne)|armistice at Compiègne]]? <small>(2010-02-07)</small>
*... that the [[turret]]s from the [[lead ship]] of the '''{{sclass|Imperatritsa Mariya|battleship}}s''' ''(remains pictured)'' were salvaged after she sank and used for defending [[Sevastopol]] during [[Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)|World War II]]? <small>(2010-02-07)</small>
*... that the crew of the '''[[Russian battleship Gangut (1911)|Russian battleship ''Gangut'']]''' staged a minor [[mutiny]] in 1915 when the [[executive officer]] refused to feed the crew the traditional meal of meat and [[macaroni]]? <small>(2010-02-06)</small>
*... that after launching from [[Spain]] in 1789, the [[corvette]]s [[Descubierta and Atrevida|'''''Descubierta'' and ''Atrevida''''']] visited [[Montevideo]], [[Monterey, California|Monterey]], [[Macau|Macao]], [[Nootka Sound]], [[Dusky Sound]] and [[Doubtful Sound]], on a four-year trip? <small>(2010-02-05)</small>
*... that the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] [[scuttling|scuttled]] the [[battleship]]  '''''[[Russian  battleship Imperatritsa Ekaterina Velikaya|Svobodnaya  Rossiia]]''''' on 19 June 1918 in [[Novorossiysk]] harbor rather than turn her over to the [[German  Empire|Germans]] as required by the [[Treaty of Brest-Litovsk]]? <small>(2010-02-04)</small>
*... that the [[Royal Navy]] sloop '''{{HMS|Beagle|1804|6}}''' captured three [[France|French]] [[privateer|privateers]] during her ten years of service? <small>(2010-02-03)</small>
*...  that after running ashore in a storm, the  German submarine '''[[SM U-118]]''' became a popular beachside tourist site? <small>(2010-02-01)</small>
*... that the [[Russian Empire|Russian]] [[dreadnought]] '''{{ship|Russian battleship|Imperatritsa Mariya||2}}''' [[capsize]]d and sank while at anchor in [[Sevastopol]] in 1916 after one of her powder [[magazine (artillery)|magazine]]s caught fire and exploded? <small>(2010-02-01)</small>
*... that within two years of her launching, '''{{HMS|Wolverine|1805|6}}''' was involved in two [[friendly fire]] incidents, one with a frigate and one with a slaver? <small>(2010-02-01)</small>
*... that five of the '''[[List of battlecruisers of Germany|seven German battlecruisers]]''' ''(''{{SMS|Von der Tann}} ''pictured)'' took part in the [[Battle of Jutland]], where they sank three of their British rivals? <small>(2010-01-31)</small>
*... that only one of the six [[torpedo]]es fired to [[scuttling|scuttle]] ''(result pictured)'' the [[Russian Empire|Russian]] [[pre-dreadnought battleship]] '''[[Russian battleship Slava|''Slava'']]''' during the [[Battle of Moon Sound]] in 1917 worked? <small>(2010-01-29)</small>
*... that '''{{HMS|Alcmene|1794|6}}'''{{'s}} [[Ship's doctor|surgeon]] for nearly five years was [[William Beatty (surgeon)|William Beatty]], who in 1805 attended the dying [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson|Horatio Nelson]] at [[Battle of Trafalgar|Trafalgar]]? <small>(2010-01-27)</small>
*... that the [[Great Western Railway]] '''[[Great Western Railway ships|operated ships]]''' in connection with their trains to provide services to [[Ireland]], the [[Channel Islands]] and [[France]]? <small>(2010-01-27)</small>
*... that the superior design of '''{{HMS|Princess|1740|6}}''', a former [[Spanish Navy|Spanish]] ship captured ''(pictured)'' in 1740, led to the [[Admiralty]] initiating a series of increases in British warship dimensions? <small>(2010-01-26)</small>
*[[Russian battleship Ekaterina II]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2010-01-24)</small>
*... that the [[destroyer]] '''{{HMS|Thanet|H29|6}}''' evacuated [[Hong Kong]] on 8 December 1941, just hours after the Japanese began their [[Battle of Hong Kong|attack]]? <small>(2010-01-22)</small>
*... that the '''{{sclass|Ekaterina II|battleship|1}}''' {{ship|Russian battleship|Georgii Pobedonosets||2}} was the only ship of her class to use guns in battle when she fired three rounds at the {{SMS|Goeben||2}} during her bombardment of [[Sevastopol]] in 1914? <small>(2010-01-21)</small>
*[[Russian battleship Chesma (1886)]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2010-01-20)</small>
*... that [[Wallis Simpson]] said she fell in love with [[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom|Prince Edward]] during a cruise in 1934 on [[Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne|W E Guinness's]] private yacht '''[[SS Dieppe (1905)|''Rosaura'']]'''? <small>(2010-01-19)</small>
*... that the [[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]] lodged a [[piracy]] complaint against the captain and the crew of the '''[[MV Shōnan Maru 2]]''' in the [[Law of the Netherlands|Dutch court]]s following the sinking of the [[Ady Gil]]? <small>(2010-01-19)</small>
*... that the [[Red Army]] prevented the incomplete [[Borodino class battlecruiser|'''''Borodino'' class battlecruiser''']] ''Izmail'' ''(pictured)'' from being converted to a [[aircraft carrier|carrier]] by gaining control of a commission appointed to review the needs of the Navy? <small>(2010-01-19)</small>
*... that the [[Russian Empire|Russian]] [[pre-dreadnought battleship|battleship]] '''[[Russian battleship Sinop|''Sinop'']]''' was the first large [[warship]] to use [[Marine steam engine#Triple or multiple expansion|triple expansion steam engines]]? <small>(2010-01-18)</small>
*... that the Master of '''{{SS|Brighton|1903|6}}''' committed suicide in a pub after he was blamed for the collision with the [[windjammer]] [[Preußen (ship)|''Preußen]] in 1905? <small>(2010-01-14)</small>
*... that '''''[[PS Duchess of Norfolk|Duchess of Norfolk]]''''', a [[Minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]] in the [[Royal Navy]] during [[World War I]], rejoined the Navy for [[World War II]] as ''Ambassador'', but reprised her old role as a minesweeper? <small>(2010-01-14)</small>
*... that the '''[[Mary Rose Trust]]''', the [[charitable trust]] that salvaged the ''[[Mary Rose]]'' in 1982, played an important part in preserving historical shipwrecks in the UK from exploitation? <small>(2010-01-13)</small>
*... that in the first naval engagement of the [[War of 1812]], the American [[privateer]] ''Dash'' captured '''[[HMS Whiting (1805)|HMS ''Whiting'']]''' but the US released her, telling her captain to leave American waters as soon as possible? <small>(2010-01-13)</small>
*[[Russian battleship Georgii Pobedonosets]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2010-01-12)</small>
*... that after ten years of service in the [[Royal Navy]], the [[Sloop-of-war|brig-sloop]] '''[[HMS Curlew (1812)|HMS ''Curlew'']]''' became involved in the [[Illegal drug trade|drug trade]], and sold {{dollarsign|GBP}}330,000 worth of [[opium]] in China in 1833? <small>(2010-01-11)</small>
*...  that the '''[[Sovetsky Soyuz class battleship]]''' ''Sovetskaya Belorussiya'' was cancelled on 19 October 1940 after it was discovered that 70,000 [[rivet]]s used in her hull plating were of inferior quality? <small>(2010-01-10)</small>
*... that the Norwegian [[ocean liner]] '''[[SS Bergensfjord|SS ''Bergensfjord'']]''' was requisitioned by the British [[Ministry of War Transport]] in 1940 and used as a [[Troopship|troop ship]] throughout the [[World War II|Second World War]]? <small>(2010-01-08)</small>
*... that [[Royal Marines|Royal Marine]] [[Francis John William Harvey|Francis Harvey]], the mortally wounded commander of '''[[HMS Lion (1910)|HMS ''Lion'']]'''{{'}}s 'Q' turret, was awarded the [[Victoria Cross]] for ordering the [[magazine (artillery)|magazine]] flooded, which saved the ship during the [[Battle of Jutland]]? <small>(2010-01-08)</small>
*... that the British [[monitor (warship)|monitor]] '''{{HMS|Lord Clive|1915|2}}''' was stationed in the [[Thames Estuary]] in 1916 to shoot down approaching German [[Zeppelin]]s with [[shrapnel shell]]s fired by her 12-inch (305-mm) main guns? <small>(2010-01-07)</small>
*... that between 1926 and 1938, '''{{HMS|Arpha}}''' served as a [[steam yacht]] for [[Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne|W E Guinness]]? <small>(2010-01-07)</small>
*[[SS Tobruk]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2010-01-06)</small>
*... that although '''{{SS|Elisabethville}}''' was requisitioned by the [[Department for Transport|Ministry of War Transport]] during World War II, she did not become an [[Empire ship]] until 1947? <small>(2010-01-06)</small>
*... that the [[Royal Indian Navy]] [[patrol vessel|auxiliary patrol vessel]] [[HMIS Jamnagar|'''''Jamnagar''''']] was originally built for [[K. S. Ranjitsinhji|HH The Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar]]? <small>(2010-01-06)</small>
*... that besides mechanical failures, fuel leaks and collisions, the [[Passenger ship|passenger]] [[Ocean liner|liner]] '''[[SS Iberia (1954)|SS ''Iberia'']]''' also suffered multiple fires and blackouts, and twice grounded in the [[Suez Canal]], before she was finally decommissioned in 1972? <small>(2010-01-05)</small>
*... that the [[Russian Empire|Russian]] [[pre-dreadnought battleship|battleship]] '''''[[Russian battleship Dvenadsat Apostolov|Dvenadsat Apostolov]]''''' served as the stand-in for the {{ship|Russian battleship|Potemkin||2}} during the filming of [[Sergei Eisenstein]]'s ''[[The Battleship Potemkin]]''? <small>(2010-01-04)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Mary Rose]]''''' was a [[Tudor period]] warship that sank during the [[Battle of the Solent]] in 1545 and was salvaged ''(pictured)'' by [[maritime archaeology|maritime archaeologists]] 437 years later? <small>(2010-01-04)</small>
*... that in January 2009, a [[Truck|lorry]] burst through the stern doors of the [[high-speed craft|fast ferry]] '''[[HSS Stena Voyager|''Stena Voyager'']]''' while the ship was at sea? <small>(2010-01-04)</small>
*... that 58 ships ''(one pictured)'' of the 16th century navy of [[Henry VIII of England]] were illustrated in the '''[[Anthony Roll]]'''? <small>(2010-01-04)</small>
*... that after running aground at [[Sharpness]], '''[[SS Gripfast|SS ''Stancliffe'']]''' was cut into two separate sections and then sailed to [[Cardiff|Cardiff, Wales]], in 1947? <small>(2010-01-02)</small>
*... that during its operational history 1874–1926  the '''[[ARA Uruguay|Argentine Corvette ''Uruguay'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was a [[gunboat]], [[school ship]], [[exploration|expedition]] support ship, and [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] [[Search and rescue|rescue]] vessel, and is now a [[museum ship]] in [[Buenos Aires]]? <small>(2010-01-02)</small>
*... that '''[[SS President|SS ''President'']]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first [[transatlantic]] [[steamship]] to founder when she disappeared in 1841 en route from [[New York]] to [[Liverpool]] with 136 people on board? <small>(2009-12-30)</small>
*... that the German [[armored cruiser]] '''{{SMS|Scharnhorst}}''' ''(pictured)'' sank with all hands, including Admiral [[Maximilian von Spee|von Spee]], at the [[Battle of the Falkland Islands]] in 1914? <small>(2009-12-27)</small>
*... that the [[broadside]] of the 14-gun [[brig]] '''[[HMS Speedy (1782)|HMS ''Speedy'']]''' was so slight, Commander [[Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald|Lord Thomas Cochrane]] was able to put it all in his pockets? <small>(2009-12-23)</small>
*... that [[14"/45 caliber gun|the main guns]] of the canceled '''[[Greek battleship Salamis|Greek battleship ''Salamis'']]''' were bought by the British to arm the {{sclass|Abercrombie|monitor||warship}}s during [[World War I]]? <small>(2009-12-23)</small>
*... that in [[Action of 15 July 1798|capturing]] the [[Spanish Navy|Spanish]] [[frigate]] '''[[HMS Santa Dorothea (1798)|''Santa Dorotea'']]''' Captain [[Manley Dixon]] had two men wounded on [[HMS Lion (1777)|his ship]], compared to 20 killed and 32 wounded on the ''Santa Dorotea''? <small>(2009-12-22)</small>
*... that in 1919, [[Brooklyn]]'s '''[[Morse Dry Dock and Repair Company]]''', founded by '''[[Edward P. Morse]]''', built the world's largest [[floating dry dock]] ''(section pictured)''? <small>(2009-12-15)</small>
*... that in 1814 the American [[privateer]] ''Syren'' captured '''[[HMS Landrail (1806)|HMS ''Landrail'']]''', and that in 1896, her namesake, the torpedo gunboat HMS ''Landrail'', rammed and sank the four-masted clipper ''Siren''? <small>(2009-12-15)</small>
*... that during the [[Battle of Jutland]], the captain of '''{{HMS|New Zealand|1911|6}}''' ''(pictured)'' wore a [[Māori]] [[Māori traditional textiles#Piupiu|piupiu]] (grass skirt) and carried a greenstone [[tiki]] to ward off evil? <small>(2009-12-14)</small>
*[[SS Empire Boy]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-12-11)</small>
*... that both the '''{{SS|Irish Pine|1919|2}}''' and {{SS|Irish Oak||2}}, which were [[bareboat charter|chartered]] from the United States by [[Irish Shipping|Irish Shipping Ltd]] during the [[Second World War]], were sunk by [[Germany|German]] [[U-boat]]s despite their [[neutral country|neutral status]]? <small>(2009-12-10)</small>
*[[SS Empire Bowman]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-12-10)</small>
*... that Captain [[Charles Fryatt]] was executed by the [[Imperial Germany|Germans]] for trying to ram [[SM U-33|''U-33'']] in March 1915 with his [[ferry]] '''{{SS|Brussels}}'''? <small>(2009-12-09)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Red Dragon (1595)|Red Dragon]]''''' was the [[flagship]] of the first voyage of the [[East India Company]]? <small>(2009-12-04)</small>
*... that the '''[[Super Falcon Submersible]]''', which cost {{$}}1.5 million, is the world's fastest personal [[submarine]]? <small>(2009-12-04)</small>
*... that when '''{{GS|U-607||2}}''' sank the neutral [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] merchant ship {{SS|Irish Oak||2}}, the sub's captain claimed ''Irish Oak'' was a [[Q-ship]]? <small>(2009-12-02)</small>
*... that the 47-gun [[galleon]] '''''[[HMS Bonaventure (1567)|Elizabeth Bonaventure]]''''' carried 51½ [[long tons|tons]] of weaponry against the [[Spanish Armada]]? <small>(2009-12-02)</small>
*... that in April 1919, the crew of the [[France|French]] '''{{Sclass|Courbet|battleship|0}}''' [[battleship]] {{ship|French battleship|Jean Bart|1911|2}} ''(pictured)'' [[mutiny|mutinied]] while helping defend [[Sevastopol]] from the advancing [[Bolshevik]]s? <small>(2009-11-30)</small>
*... that after ramming ''[[U-405]],'' crewmen of '''[[USS Borie (DD-215)|USS ''Borie'' (DD-215)]]''' ''(pictured)'' fought the sub's crewmen with Tommy guns, rifles, pistols, shotguns and a [[Very pistol|flare pistol]], and even by throwing a knife and an empty shell casing? <small>(2009-11-29)</small>
*[[SS Empire Blessing]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-11-29)</small>
*... that the wreck of '''[[HMS Indefatigable (1909)|''Indefatigable'']]''' has belatedly been declared a ''protected place'' under the [[Protection of Military Remains Act 1986]] to discourage further damage to the resting place of 1,015 officers and men? <small>(2009-11-29)</small>
*... that although '''{{USS|Cocopa|ATF-101|6}}''' was built for service in [[World War II]], she remains on active duty with the Mexican Navy as ARM ''Seri''? <small>(2009-11-28)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Aid (1562)|HMS ''Aid'']]''' was part of [[Sir Francis Drake]]'s fleet to meet the [[Spanish Armada]] at [[Plymouth]]? <small>(2009-11-28)</small>
*... that the '''[[Italian monitor Faà di Bruno]]''' was powered by two engines from discarded [[torpedo boat]]s? <small>(2009-11-27)</small>
*... that [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''[[Richard Bowen]]''' ''(pictured)'', commanding the 32-gun '''[[HMS Terpsichore (1785)|HMS ''Terpsichore'']]''', attacked the largest warship in the world at the time, the 136-gun [[Spanish ship Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad (1769)|''Santísima Trinidad'']]? <small>(2009-11-27)</small>
*[[SS Lavia]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-11-24)</small>
*... that the [[monitor (warship)|monitor]] '''{{HMS|Gorgon|1914}}''' fired the last shots of [[World War I]] by the [[Royal Navy]] against German coastal batteries in Belgium on 15 October 1918? <small>(2009-11-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Sevmash]]''' is the largest [[shipbuilding]] [[company]] in [[Russia]]? <small>(2009-11-22)</small>
*... that the [[cruise ship]] '''{{SS|Ocean Monarch|1950|2}}''' was awarded a gold medal for her design by the American Academy of Designing? <small>(2009-11-20)</small>
*... that the '''[[Rosario class sloop|Rosario class sloops]]''' were the last wooden sloops constructed for the [[Royal Navy]]? <small>(2009-11-20)</small>
*... that the '''{{Sclass|Indefatigable|battlecruiser|0}}''' [[battlecruiser]] {{HMAS|Australia|1911|6}} ''(pictured)'' was the first [[flagship]] of the [[Royal Australian Navy]]? <small>(2009-11-19)</small>
*... that the [[Netherlands]]' '''[[Dutch 1913 battleship proposal|proposal]]''' in 1913 for nine [[dreadnought]]s was part of a [[Dutch guilder|ƒ]]595,000,000 rearmament plan? <small>(2009-11-19)</small>
*[[SS Crown Arun]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-11-18)</small>
*... that because of shoddy workmanship, the [[magazine (artillery)|magazine]] of the '''{{Sclass|Gorgon|monitor|1}}''' {{HMS|Glatton|1914|6}} ''(pictured)'' exploded only a week after the ship was [[ship commissioning|commissioned]]? <small>(2009-11-18)</small>
*... that [[Ascension Island]] was annexed in 1815 by the British crew of '''[[HMS Peruvian (1808)|HMS ''Peruvian'']]''' and '''[[HMS Zenobia (1807)|HMS ''Zenobia'']]''' so as to deny the French from using it as a base to rescue [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] from [[Saint Helena]]? <small>(2009-11-15)</small>
*... that the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[ocean liner]] '''{{MV|Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft||2}}''' caught fire before entering service, in service, and on her way to the scrapyard? <small>(2009-11-14)</small>
*... that when a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] '''{{sclass|G-5|motor torpedo boat|0}}''' [[motor torpedo boat]] ''(pictured) ''fired a torpedo from its rear deck, it had to turn immediately to avoid being hit by its own torpedo? <small>(2009-11-12)</small>
*... that journalist [[Albert Londres]] was one of the 54 people killed in the fire onboard the [[France|French]] [[ocean liner]] '''{{MS|Georges Philippar||2}}''' on 15 May 1932? <small>(2009-11-11)</small>
*... that '''{{RMS|Fort Victoria||6}}''' sank in the [[Ambrose Channel]] after she was involved in a collision with '''{{SS|Algonquin}}''' in thick fog? <small>(2009-11-07)</small>
*[[RMS Fort Victoria]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-11-07)</small>
*... that the British [[battlecruiser]]s '''{{HMS|Indomitable|1907|6}}''' and {{HMS|Indefatigable|1909|6}} bombarded Turkish fortifications on the [[Dardanelles]] two days before the British [[declaration of war]] on the [[Ottoman Empire]]? <small>(2009-11-06)</small>
*... that [[North Sea]] ferry '''[[TS Leda|TS ''Leda'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was rebuilt as a [[Cruise ship|cruise liner]], then became an [[barracks ship|accommodation vessel]] at a [[penal colony]] for [[Mafia|Mafiosi]], and ultimately was the scene of a [[Greenpeace]] demonstration? <small>(2009-11-04)</small>
*... that while '''{{SS|Norhauk}}''' was in the ownership of the [[Nygaardsvold's Cabinet|Norwegian Government]] she had [[Oslo]] as her [[port of registry]]; but never visited the city? <small>(2009-11-04)</small>
*... that Brazil's '''{{Ship|Brazilian battleship|Aquidabã||2}}''' ''(pictured)'' was sunk twice in twelve years? <small>(2009-11-03)</small>
*... that '''{{USAT|McClellan}}''' ''(pictured)'' took part in the [[United States occupation of Veracruz|occupation of Veracruz]] in 1914? <small>(2009-11-01)</small>
*... that the '''[[Pará class destroyer|''Pará'' class destroyers]]''' were based on the [[River class destroyer]]s and served in the [[Brazilian Navy]] for 38 years? <small>(2009-10-30)</small>
*... that the [[Alliance (New Zealand political party)|Alliance]] political party claimed in 1998 that the [[Royal New Zealand Navy]] ship '''[[HMNZS Charles Upham|HMNZS ''Charles Upham'']]''' was "doing a passable imitation between a [[Lemon (automobile)|lemon]] and a [[white elephant]]"? <small>(2009-10-30)</small>
*... that during the [[Second World War]], '''{{SS|Hispania|1912|6}}''' was detained by the [[France|French]], seized by the [[Vichy France|Vichy French]], declared a [[prize (law)|war prize]], passed to the [[Kriegsmarine]] and eventually sold back to her original owners? <small>(2009-10-27)</small>
*... that although '''{{SS|Empire Beatrice}}''' was scrapped in 1966, a {{convert|50|ft|m|sing=on}} long section of her can still be found off [[Dungeness (headland)|Dungeness]], [[Kent]]? <small>(2009-10-27)</small>
*... that the British '''{{sclass|Invincible|battlecruiser|4}}''' were the world's first [[battlecruiser]]s? <small>(2009-10-23)</small>
*... that  that '''{{SS|Empire Bay}}''' was sunk by bombs dropped from a [[Dornier Do 217]] of [[Kampfgeschwader 2|8 Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 2]] in 1942? <small>(2009-10-19)</small>
*... that the British [[passenger liner]] '''[[RMS Persia|RMS ''Persia'']]''' was the largest ship in the world at the time of her launch in 1855? <small>(2009-10-19)</small>
*... that the sinking of the [[Romania]]n-flagged [[oil tanker|crude oil carrier]] '''[[MT Unirea|MT ''Unirea'']]''' was classified by [[Lloyd's List]] as the world's largest ship accident of 1982? <small>(2009-10-19)</small>
*[[Australian steamer Adele]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-10-18)</small>
*... that when the steamer '''[[SS Myron|SS ''Myron'']]''' ''(pictured)'' sank in 1919, she defied the adage that “[[Lake Superior]] seldom gives up her dead” when 17 of her crew were found frozen to death wearing their lifejackets? <small>(2009-10-12)</small>
*... that the three '''{{sclass|Habsburg|battleship|2}}s''' were the first [[Blue water navy|ocean-going]] [[battleship]]s built by the [[Austro-Hungarian Navy]] since the [[ironclad warship|ironclad]] {{SMS|Tegetthoff|1878|6}} of the 1870s? <small>(2009-10-07)</small>
*... that the {{convert|58|ft|m|sing=on}} motor yacht '''''[[Sundowner (yacht)|Sundowner]]''''', manned by [[Charles Lightoller]], his son Roger, and a Sea Scout called Gerald, evacuated 130 men from [[Dunkirk evacuation|Dunkirk]]? <small>(2009-10-06)</small>
*... that before [[Second voyage of HMS Beagle|taking Charles Darwin to South America]] as captain of [[HMS Beagle|HMS ''Beagle'']], [[Robert FitzRoy]] visited the [[Galápagos Islands]] a decade earlier as a [[midshipman]] aboard '''[[HMS Owen Glendower (1808)|HMS ''Owen Glendower'']]''' ''(pictured)''? <small>(2009-10-04)</small>
*... that people of [[Austronesian languages|Austronesian]] origin traveled in and around the [[Philippine Islands]] using '''[[balangay]]s''', which were eventually used to trade with the [[Srivijaya]]n empire? <small>(2009-10-04)</small>
*... that only one '''[[Skinner & Eddy]]''' ship built for [[World War I]] service was lost in that conflict, but 31—including '''{{SS|West Lashaway||2}}''', '''{{USS|West Elcasco|ID-3661|2}}''', '''{{SS|West Eldara||2}}''', '''{{USS|West Haven|ID-2159|2}}''' ''(pictured)'', '''{{USS|West Hobomac|ID-3335|2}}''', '''{{SS|West Humhaw||2}}''' and '''{{SS|West Maximus||2}}'''—were lost to enemy action in [[World War II]]? <small>(2009-09-28)</small>
*... that only one '''[[Skinner & Eddy]]''' ship built for [[World War I]] service was lost in that conflict, but 31&mdash;including '''{{SS|West Lashaway||2}}''', '''{{USS|West Elcasco|ID-3661|2}}''', '''{{SS|West Eldara||2}}''', '''{{USS|West Haven|ID-2159|2}}''' ''(pictured)'', '''{{USS|West Hobomac|ID-3335|2}}''', '''{{SS|West Humhaw||2}}'''  and '''{{SS|West Maximus||2}}'''&mdash;were lost to enemy action in [[World War II]]? <small>(2009-09-28)</small>
*[[SS West Maximus]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-09-28)</small>
*[[SS West Lashaway]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-09-28)</small>
*[[SS West Humhaw]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-09-28)</small>
*[[SS West Eldara]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-09-28)</small>
*... that the [[United States]] [[revenue cutter]] '''''[[Jefferson Davis (revenue cutter)|Jefferson Davis]]''''' was named in 1853 for [[Jefferson Davis]], later president of the [[Confederate States of America]]? <small>(2009-09-27)</small>
*... that many of the [[Cargo ship|freighters]] built by [[Skinner & Eddy]] for [[World War I]] service—including '''{{SS|Edenton||2}}''', '''{{SS|West Cressey||2}}''', '''{{SS|West Elcajon||2}}''', '''{{SS|West Gotomska||2}}''', '''{{SS|West Hosokie||2}}''', '''{{SS|West Loquassuck||2}}''', '''{{USS|West Mahomet|ID-3681|2}}''' and '''{{USS|Western Front|ID-1787|2}}''' ''(pictured)''—were quickly [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] into the [[United States Navy]] on completion? <small>(2009-09-25)</small>
*... that many of the [[freighter]]s built by [[Skinner & Eddy]] for [[WWI]] service&mdash;including '''{{SS|Edenton||2}}''', '''{{SS|West Cressey||2}}''', '''{{SS|West Elcajon||2}}''', '''{{SS|West Gotomska||2}}''', '''{{SS|West Hosokie||2}}''', '''{{SS|West Loquassuck||2}}''', '''{{USS|West Mahomet|ID-3681|2}}''' and '''{{USS|Western Front|ID-1787|2}}''' ''(pictured)''&mdash;were quickly commissioned into the [[U.S. Navy]] on completion? <small>(2009-09-25)</small>
*[[SS West Loquassuck]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-09-25)</small>
*[[SS West Hosokie]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-09-25)</small>
*[[SS West Gotomska]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-09-25)</small>
*[[SS West Elcajon]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-09-25)</small>
*[[SS West Cressey]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-09-25)</small>
*[[SS Edenton]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-09-25)</small>
*... that [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''[[Sir Isaac Coffin, 1st Baronet|Isaac Coffin]]''' rescued a man from drowning while commanding '''[[HMS Alligator (1787)|HMS ''Alligator'']]''', but injured himself in doing so? <small>(2009-09-22)</small>
*... that the first [[seaplane]]s to be used in combat were based on the [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]] [[battleship]]s of the '''{{sclass|Radetzky|battleship|4}}''' in 1912 (the [[lead ship]] '''{{SMS|Radetzky||2}}''' pictured)? <small>(2009-09-16)</small>
*... that '''{{SMS|Weißenburg}}''', a [[German Empire|German]] [[pre-dreadnought battleship]], was sold to the [[Ottoman Navy]], and later came to the rescue of the [[battlecruiser]] {{SMS|Goeben||2}}, another former German warship in Ottoman service? <small>(2009-09-12)</small>
*... that after being driven mad, some survivors of the Brazilian [[cruiser]] '''{{Ship|Brazilian cruiser|Bahia||2}}''' jumped off of their rafts and were eaten by sharks? <small>(2009-09-12)</small>
*... that '''{{SMS|Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm <small>(2009-09-10)</small>
*... that the [[United States Navy]] conducted '''[[Operation Teardrop]]''' in 1945 in the mistaken belief that German [[U-boat]]s were ''en route'' to attack the United States east coast with [[V-1 flying bomb]]s? <small>(2009-09-06)</small>
*... that the '''[[German hospital ship Ophelia|German hospital ship ''Ophelia'']]''' was seized by the [[Royal Navy|British Navy]] as a spy ship in 1914 only to be [[torpedo]]ed and sunk by [[Imperial German Navy|German]] [[U-boat]] [[SM UB-10|''UB-10'']] a year later? <small>(2009-09-06)</small>
*... that the four '''{{sclass|Brandenburg|battleship|2}}s''' were the first ocean-going [[battleship]]s built by the [[German Empire|German]] [[Kaiserliche Marine|Imperial Navy]]? <small>(2009-09-05)</small>
*... that '''[[John MacBride (Royal Navy officer)|John MacBride]]''' ''(pictured)'' defeated '''''[[HMS Pylades (1781)|Hercules]]''''' and '''''[[HMS Orestes (1781)|Mars]]''''' in a single battle? <small>(2009-09-03)</small>
*... that the cargo of the '''[[Dalarö wreck]]''' ''(pictured)'', sunk in the [[Baltic Sea]], included coal and several '''[[Bartmann jug]]s'''? <small>(2009-09-03)</small>
*... that {{RMS|Titanic||2}}{{'}}s [[sister ship]] [[HMHS Britannic|''Britannic'']] ''(pictured)'' was one of the '''[[List of hospital ships sunk in World War I|hospital ships sunk during the First World War]]'''? <small>(2009-09-01)</small>
*... that the construction of '''{{Sclass|Stalingrad|battlecruiser|0}}''' [[battlecruiser]]s was cancelled soon after their major supporter, [[Joseph Stalin]], died in March 1953? <small>(2009-08-29)</small>
*... that the [[United Kingdom]] relied on the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] and its '''[[North American Task Force]]''' to defend [[Canada]]'s west coast during the [[World War I|First World War]]? <small>(2009-08-29)</small>
*... that {{HMS|Iron Duke|1912|2}}, the [[lead ship]] of the '''{{sclass|Iron Duke|battleship|2}}s''' was the [[flagship]] of the British [[Grand Fleet]] at the [[Battle of Jutland]] in May 1916? <small>(2009-08-29)</small>
*... that the {{sclass|Kirov|cruiser}} '''''[[Soviet cruiser Molotov|Molotov]]''' (pictured)'', named after politician and diplomat [[Vyacheslav Molotov]], was the first [[Soviet navy|Soviet ship]] to carry a [[radar]]? <small>(2009-08-28)</small>
*[[Soviet cruiser Kaganovich]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-08-27)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Fifi|HMS ''Fifi'']]''', a [[Kaiserliche Marine|German warship]] captured and added to the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[World War I|First World War]], was named to mean 'tweet-tweet' in [[French language|French]]? <small>(2009-08-27)</small>
*... that '''{{HMAS|Sydney|R17|6}}''' ''(pictured)'' was the first [[aircraft carrier]] owned by a [[Commonwealth of Nations|British Commonwealth]] nation to serve in combat? <small>(2009-08-25)</small>
*... that it took two weeks and 23 vessels to free the [[battleship]] {{USS|Missouri|BB-63|2}} after she '''[[USS Missouri grounding incident|ran aground]]''' ''(pictured)'' on 17 January 1950? <small>(2009-08-25)</small>
*... that in 1992, the crews of {{USS|Baton Rouge|SSN-689|6}} and [[Soviet submarine K-276|K-276 ''Kostroma'']] failed to detect each other until the two [[nuclear submarine]]s '''[[Submarine Incident off Kildin island|collided]]''' in the shallow waters of the [[Barents Sea]]? <small>(2009-08-23)</small>
*[[Spanish cruiser Baleares]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-08-23)</small>
*... that the [[United States|American]] '''{{sclass|Florida|battleship|2}}s''' were the first U.S. [[battleship]]s equipped with a [[steam turbine]] propulsion system? <small>(2009-08-20)</small>
*... that when the '''[[Soviet cruiser Voroshilov|Soviet cruiser ''Voroshilov'']]''' was bombed in 1942, flooding caused by one bomb hit extinguished an [[Magazine (artillery)|artillery magazine]] fire started by another? <small>(2009-08-18)</small>
*... that the [[Remotely operated underwater vehicle|ROV]] on [[NOAA]]'s new exploratory vessel, '''''[[Okeanos Explorer]]''''' ''(pictured)'', can descend nearly 19,000 feet and provides real-time viewing of the [[Seabed|ocean floor]]? <small>(2009-08-18)</small>
*... that the '''{{SMS|Nassau}}''' was the first [[dreadnought]] ship built by the German [[Kaiserliche Marine|Imperial Navy]]? <small>(2009-08-16)</small>
*... that the [[battleship]] '''{{SMS|Bayern|1915|2}}''' was the first German warship to mount 15&nbsp;inch guns? <small>(2009-08-12)</small>
*... that the two German '''{{sclass|Scharnhorst|armored cruiser|2}}s''' were both sunk at the [[Battle of the Falkland Islands]] in 1914? <small>(2009-08-11)</small>
*... that the [[French Navy|French]] captured [[HMS Castor (1785)|HMS ''Castor'']] in 1794, only to have her retaken 20 days later by '''[[HMS Carysfort (1766)|HMS ''Carysfort'']]'''? <small>(2009-08-11)</small>
*... that in 1918 the [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[hospital ship]]s '''[[HMHS Rewa|HMHS ''Rewa'']]''' and '''[[HMHS Glenart Castle|HMHS ''Glenart Castle'']]''' were sunk by [[Germany|German]] [[U-boat]]s within two months of each other? <small>(2009-08-11)</small>
*... that because of her tough resistance during the [[Battle of Jutland]], the German [[battlecruiser]] '''{{SMS|Derfflinger}}''' was nicknamed "Iron Dog" by the British [[Royal Navy]]? <small>(2009-08-08)</small>
*... that the '''{{sclass|Ersatz Yorck|battlecruiser|2}}s''', although not completed, served as the basis for the [[Scharnhorst class warship (1936)|''Scharnhorst'' class battleships]] of the [[Kriegsmarine]]? <small>(2009-08-06)</small>
*... that the four '''{{sclass|Mackensen|battlecruiser|2}}s''' were canceled according to the terms of the [[Treaty of Versailles]] in 1919? <small>(2009-08-03)</small>
*... that in the [[fiscal year]]s 2001 to 2003, the [[oil tanker]] '''[[MV Montauk|MV ''Montauk'']]''' made over 125 voyages in and about [[South Korea]] and [[Japan]]? <small>(2009-08-03)</small>
*... that the German '''{{sclass|Bayern|battleship|2}}s''' {{SMS|Bayern|1915|2}} ''(pictured)'' and {{SMS|Baden|1915|2}} were the last [[dreadnought]]s built by the [[Kaiserliche Marine]]? <small>(2009-08-01)</small>
*... that the [[German Empire|German]] [[battleship]] '''{{SMS|König}}''' sank the [[Russian Empire|Russian]] battleship [[Russian battleship Slava|''Slava'']] during [[Operation Albion]] in 1917? <small>(2009-07-30)</small>
*... that the [[Hunt class destroyer|Hunt-class destroyer]] '''[[HMS Badsworth (L03)|HMS ''Badsworth'']]''' was named after a [[fox hunting|fox-hunt]] in [[Yorkshire]] and adopted by the town of [[Batley]], following a [[Warship Week]] campaign in March 1942? <small>(2009-07-30)</small>
*... that in [[partnership]] with [[Malcolm McEacharn|McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co.]], the '''[[Adelaide Steamship Company]]''' developed the world's first purpose built [[container ship]], ''[[MV Kooringa]]''? <small>(2009-07-29)</small>
*... that the [[third mate|third officer]] of the '''[[MV Horizon-1|MV ''Horizon-1'']]''',  a cargo ship recently hijacked by [[Piracy in Somalia|Somali pirates]], is a 24-year old [[Turkey|Turkish]] woman? <small>(2009-07-27)</small>
*... that '''[[SS Archimedes|SS ''Archimedes'']]''' ''(pictured)'', built in 1839 by '''[[Henry Wimshurst]]''', was the world's first [[propeller]]-driven [[steamship]]? <small>(2009-07-26)</small>
*... that at the [[Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)|Battle of Cape Finisterre]] '''[[HMS Malta (1800)|HMS ''Malta'']]''' [[striking the colors|forced the surrender]] of one Spanish ship, and sent her boats to take possession of another? <small>(2009-07-25)</small>
*... that the '''[[HMS Cockchafer (1915)|HMS ''Cockchafer'']]''' played host to the [[regent]] of [[Iraq]] [['Abd al-Ilah|Amir Abdul Illah]] who had been deposed and was fleeing an assassination plot in [[Baghdad]]? <small>(2009-07-25)</small>
*... that the '''{{Sclass|Colorado|battleship|1}}s''' ([[USS Maryland (BB-46)|''USS ''Maryland'']] pictured'') did not undergo a significant modernization prior to the [[World War II|Second World War]] despite various proposals that had been circulating since 1933? <small>(2009-07-21)</small>
*... that the funding for the German '''{{sclass|König|battleship|2}}s''' was secured by Admiral [[Alfred von Tirpitz]]'s threat of resignation? <small>(2009-07-19)</small>
*... that the '''[[SS Ferret|SS ''Ferret'']]''' was stolen from [[Scotland]] and reappeared several months later in [[Australia]] under a new name? <small>(2009-07-18)</small>
*... that the diesel exhausts from the Royal Navy's '''[[Dark class fast patrol boat|Dark-class fast patrol boats]]''' caused the ships to become so dirty that they had to paint the hulls black? <small>(2009-07-17)</small>
*... that the '''[[South Dakota class battleship (1939)|''South Dakota''-class battleships]]''' are considered to be the best "[[treaty battleship]]" ever built? <small>(2009-07-12)</small>
*... that the [[Japanese ammunition ship Kashino|'''Japanese ammunition ship ''Kashino''''']] ''(pictured)'' was specifically designed to transport the [[Yamato class battleship|''Yamato'' class battleships']] [[main battery]] to the shipyards where they were being built? <small>(2009-07-12)</small>
*... that '''{{SMS|Blücher}}''' was the last [[armored cruiser]] built by the [[Germany|German]] [[Kaiserliche Marine|Imperial Navy]]? <small>(2009-07-10)</small>
*... that the [[France|French]] [[pre-dreadnought battleship]] '''[[French battleship Henri IV|''Henri IV'']]''' was the first ship to mount a [[Superfire|superfiring]] gun turret? <small>(2009-07-08)</small>
*... that the Norwegian coastal steamer '''[[SS Barøy (1929)|SS ''Barøy'']]''' replaced a vessel sunk by the [[Royal Navy]] during the 1940 [[Norwegian Campaign]] and was herself sunk by the [[Fleet Air Arm]] the next year? <small>(2009-07-06)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Canopus (1798)|HMS ''Canopus'']]''' ''(pictured)'' served for less than six months for the [[French Navy]], and then for 89 years for the [[Royal Navy]]? <small>(2009-06-30)</small>
*... that '''''[[São Gabriel (ship)|São Gabriel]]''''' was one of the two ships of [[Vasco da Gama]]'s armada that returned from the trip to [[India]]? <small>(2009-06-28)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Lively (G40)|HMS ''Lively'']]''' won five [[battle honour]]s during the [[Second World War]], despite a career lasting less than a year from [[ship commissioning|commissioning]] to being sunk? <small>(2009-06-28)</small>
*... that '''''[[Mincarlo (trawler)|Mincarlo]]''''' is the last surviving sidewinder [[fishing trawler]] of the [[Lowestoft]] fishing fleet? <small>(2009-06-24)</small>
*... that while in [[Boston]] in 1768, sailors and [[Royal Marines|marines]] from '''[[HMS Romney (1762)|HMS ''Romney'']]''' tried to confiscate a merchant vessel belonging to [[John Hancock]]? <small>(2009-06-24)</small>
*... that both of the [[Kaiserliche Marine]]<nowiki>'s</nowiki> '''{{sclass|Odin|coast defense ship|1}}s''' were rebuilt as freighters after the end of [[World War I]]? <small>(2009-06-20)</small>
*... that the British [[destroyer]] '''[[HMS Greyhound (H05)|HMS ''Greyhound'']]''' initiated the night phase of the [[Battle of Cape Matapan]] on 28/29 March 1941 when her [[searchlight]] illuminated an Italian [[cruiser]]? <small>(2009-06-20)</small>
*... that the British [[destroyer]] '''[[HMS Grenade (H86)|HMS ''Grenade'']]''' tied up to the [[Guépard class destroyer|French destroyer ''Bison'']] on {{Nowrap|3 May}} 1940 to rescue 36 survivors after the latter's forward [[magazine (artillery)|magazine]] was bombed by a [[Junkers Ju 87]] [[dive bomber]] and exploded? <small>(2009-06-20)</small>
*... that although the '''{{sclass|Siegfried|coast defense ship|1}}s''' were rendered obsolete by the [[German Naval Laws|2nd Naval Law]] in 1908, they continued to serve in their intended roles until 1915? <small>(2009-06-19)</small>
*... that a [[ship replica|reconstruction]] of [[Verrazzano]]'s [[flagship]] '''''[[La Dauphine]]''''' is planned to arrive in [[New York Harbor]] for the 500th anniversary of Verrazzano's arrival in 2024? <small>(2009-06-19)</small>
*... that almost 29 years after she went missing in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin Harbour]] during [[Cyclone Tracy]], the '''''[[Booya (ship)|Booya]]''''' was discovered by accident in only {{convert|20|m|ft}} of water? <small>(2009-06-16)</small>
*... that the [[List of aircraft carrier classes of the United States Navy|'''first two classes''']]  of [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] [[aircraft carrier]]s were actually conversions of other ship types? <small>(2009-06-13)</small>
*... that had she been completed, the '''[[German aircraft carrier I (1942)|German aircraft carrier I]]''' would have been the largest German carrier of [[World War II]], longer even than the {{sclass|Graf Zeppelin|aircraft carrier|1}}s? <small>(2009-06-11)</small>
*... that all [[Imperial German Navy]] [[light cruiser]]s of the [[First World War]] were patterned after the [[German Empire|German]] '''[[Gazelle class light cruiser|''Gazelle''-class light cruiser]]''' ''(pictured)'', designed in 1895-96? <small>(2009-06-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Edward Riou]]''' ''(pictured)'' sailed with [[James Cook|Cook]], survived [[HMS Guardian (1784)|his ship]] hitting an [[iceberg]], but died by being nearly cut in two aboard '''[[HMS Amazon (1799)|HMS ''Amazon'']]''' at [[Battle of Copenhagen (1801)|Copenhagen]]? <small>(2009-06-10)</small>
*... that '''[[jolly boat]]s''' were carried on practically all types of warships of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[age of sail]], from [[ship of the line|ships of the line]] down to [[brigs]]? <small>(2009-06-07)</small>
*... that in the advent of war with Great Britain, [[Adolf Hitler]]'s [[Plan Z]] stipulated that the '''[[O class battlecruiser]]s''' would be tasked with destroying [[convoy]]s before they could deliver their cargo to the British? <small>(2009-06-05)</small>
*... that the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] [[Japanese submarine I-176|'''I-176''']] ''(pictured)'' was the only Japanese [[submarine]] in the [[World War II|Second World War]] to sink one of its American counterparts? <small>(2009-06-01)</small>
*... that [[HMS Hermione (1893)|one of the ships]] of the '''[[Astraea class cruiser|''Astraea''-class]]''' of [[protected cruiser]] ''(example pictured)'' built in the early 1890s survived into the 1940s? <small>(2009-05-31)</small>
*... that the '''[[List of destroyer classes of the United States Navy|first class of United States Navy destroyers]]''' were designated [[torpedo boat]] [[destroyer]]s? <small>(2009-05-30)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Pique (1795)|HMS ''Pique's'']]''' service with the [[Royal Navy]] lasted for just three years after her capture in 1795 by '''[[HMS Blanche (1786)|HMS ''Blanche'']]'''? <small>(2009-05-30)</small>
*... that '''[[ship's doctor]]s''' were originally termed surgeons in the [[Royal Navy]] and were paid £5 for every 100 cases of [[venereal disease]] they treated? <small>(2009-05-29)</small>
*... that despite being armed [[en flûte]] as a [[troopship]], '''[[HMS Wilhelmina (1798)|HMS ''Wilhelmina'']]''' still engaged and drove off a more heavily armed [[privateer]] to protect the merchant she was escorting? <small>(2009-05-28)</small>
*... that '''[[George Nicholas Hardinge]]''' served as a [[midshipman]] aboard '''[[HMS St Fiorenzo (1794)|HMS ''St Fiorenzo'']]''' in 1793, a ship he would die commanding fifteen years later? <small>(2009-05-28)</small>
*... that '''{{USS|Nicholson|DD-52|6}}''' ''(pictured)'' and {{USS|Fanning|DD-37|6}}, a pair of American destroyers built before [[World War I]], are credited with the [[United States Navy]]'s first [[U-boat]] kill for sinking ''U-58'' on 17 November 1917? <small>(2009-05-24)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Centurion (1774)|HMS ''Centurion'']]''' had to be sent back to Britain for repairs in 1804, partly because she was infested with [[termite]]s? <small>(2009-05-23)</small>
*... that with a voyage of 59 days, the '''{{SS|American|1900|6}}''' ''(pictured)'' set a 1901 record for the fastest [[New York City|New York]] – [[San Francisco]] ocean passage? <small>(2009-05-22)</small>
*... that the '''''[[USCGC Sea Cloud (WPG-284)|Sea Cloud]]''''' ''(pictured)'', the first fully racially integrated [[United States]] [[warship]] in [[World War II]], later served as a private yacht to racist dictator [[Rafael Trujillo]]? <small>(2009-05-19)</small>
*... that the first [[sea trial]]s of a [[Ship replica|replica ship]] in Japan were those of the '''''[[Naniwa Maru]]''''' before it was placed in the [[Osaka Maritime Museum]]? <small>(2009-05-19)</small>
*... that one of Germany's '''{{Sclass|Kaiser|battleship|1}}s''', {{SMS|Prinzregent Luitpold||6}}, never received a planned [[diesel engine]] to supplement her [[turbine]]s, so her range was much less than her sister ships? <small>(2009-05-19)</small>
*... that '''''[[Henry Eckford (1824)|Henry Eckford]]''''', built in [[New York City|New York]] in 1824, was the world's first [[steamship]] to be powered by a [[marine steam engine#compound|compound engine]]? <small>(2009-05-19)</small>
*... that in  2002, the [[submersible]] '''''[[Pisces V]]''''' ''(pictured)'' and her sister vessel discovered a [[Ko-hyoteki class submarine|Japanese midget submarine]] in [[Pearl Harbor]],  the first vessel to be sunk during the 1941 [[attack on Pearl Harbor]]? <small>(2009-05-18)</small>
*... that a network of companies including the '''[[Chester Rolling Mill]]''', '''[[Chester Pipe and Tube Company]]''', '''[[Standard Steel Casting Company]]''' and '''[[Combination Steel and Iron Company]]''' made shipbuilder [[John Roach & Sons]] one of [[United States|America's]] first [[vertical integration|vertically integrated]] businesses? <small>(2009-05-13)</small>
*... that when the new [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[dreadnought]] '''[[ARA Rivadavia|''Rivadavia'']]''' arrived in [[Buenos Aires]] on 19 February 1915, over 47,000 people, including [[President of Argentina|President]] [[Victorino de la Plaza]], came out to see the ship? <small>(2009-05-13)</small>
*... that the [[Royal Navy]] has tended to name '''[[List of fireships of the Royal Navy|its fireships]]''' ''(examples pictured)'' after subjects related to [[volcano]]es or fire? <small>(2009-05-11)</small>
*... that after an engagement ''(pictured)'' initiated by '''{{HMS|Cleopatra|1779|6}}''', captained by '''[[Sir Robert Laurie, 6th Baronet|Sir Robert Laurie]]''', the larger [[France|French]] [[frigate]] '''[[HMS Milan (1805)|''Ville de Milan'']]''' captured her attacker, but was so badly damaged in the battle that both ships were later captured in turn by [[HMS Leander (1780)|HMS ''Leander'']]? <small>(2009-05-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Harriman Historic District]]''' in [[Bristol, Pennsylvania]], originally built to house workers of the '''[[Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation]]''', was the largest single housing project undertaken by the [[Emergency Fleet Corporation|EFC]] in [[World War I]]? <small>(2009-05-06)</small>
*... that '''[[John Roach]]''' ''(pictured)'' rose from humble origins to establish [[United States|America's]] largest [[postbellum]] shipbuilding empire, '''[[John Roach & Sons]]''', which included the '''[[Etna Iron Works]]''', the '''[[Morgan Iron Works]]''', and the former '''[[Reaney, Son & Archbold|Reaney shipyard]]''', renamed the '''[[Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works]]'''? <small>(2009-05-04)</small>
*... that the [[Royal Navy]] accepted '''[[HMS Gay Viking|''Gay Viking'']]''' and '''[[HM Motor Gun Boat 2007|''Gay Corsair'']]''' into their service during the [[Second World War]], with another 12&nbsp;'''[[Gay class fast patrol boat]]s''' joining in the 1950s? <small>(2009-05-04)</small>
*... that on 28&nbsp;February 1828, dozens of people died when '''''[[The Emma]]''''' was launched on the [[River Irwell]] in [[Manchester]]? <small>(2009-05-04)</small>
*... that 14-year-old '''[[Raymond Steed]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the youngest person in the British services to die in battle during the [[World War II|Second World War]], when his ship '''[[SS Empire Morn|SS ''Empire Morn'']]''' was damaged by a [[naval mine|mine]]? <small>(2009-05-03)</small>
*... that '''[[John Henry Turpin]]''', who survived the catastrophic explosions of {{USS|Maine|ACR-1|6}} in 1898 and '''{{USS|Bennington|PG-4|6}}''' in 1905, was one of the first [[African American]] [[Chief Petty Officer#United States|Chief Petty Officer]]s of the [[United States Navy]]? <small>(2009-05-02)</small>
*... that although the [[steam engine|steam-powered]] '''{{SS|Clan Alpine|1942|6}}''' had a maximum forwards speed of {{convert|10.5|kn|km/h|lk=on}}, on her final journey she went backwards at {{convert|35|kn|km/h}}? <small>(2009-05-01)</small>
*... that [[maritime history|naval historian]] [[William James (naval historian)|William James]] declared that '''[[HMS Seine (1798)|HMS ''Seine'']]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s victory over the French ship '''[[HMS Vengeance (1800)|''Vengeance'']]''' ''(pictured)'' showed that [[Royal Navy|British ships]] were "more potent than American thunder"? <small>(2009-04-28)</small>
*... that '''[[Jacob Aaron Westervelt]]''' ''(pictured)'', the former [[Mayor]] of [[New York City]], attempted to uniform the [[Police]] of New York, a move seen by some as "un-American"? <small>(2009-04-27)</small>
*... that the converted [[destroyer escort]] '''{{USS|Diachenko|APD-123|6}}''' served in three&nbsp;wars as a [[high speed transport]]? <small>(2009-04-25)</small>
*[[SM UB-14]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-04-25)</small>
*... that the first three&nbsp;ships attacked by German [[U-boat]] '''{{SMU|UB-14}}'''—the Italian cruiser '''{{ship|Italian armored cruiser|Amalfi||2}}''' and British [[troopship]]s '''{{ship|HMT|Royal Edward||2}}''' ''(pictured)'' and {{ship|HMT|Southland||2}}—were all among the '''[[List of the largest ships hit by U-boats in World War I|largest ships hit by U-boats]]''' during the [[First World War]]? <small>(2009-04-25)</small>
*[[Italian cruiser Amalfi]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-04-25)</small>
*... that all four of the [[Royal Navy]]'s '''[[Bulldog class survey vessel|''Bulldog'' class]]''' [[survey vessel]]s were built by [[Brooke Marine]]? <small>(2009-04-24)</small>
*... that after the [[Collins Line]] steamer '''''[[SS Baltic (1850)|Baltic]]''''' ''(pictured)'' won the coveted [[Blue Riband]] in 1851, no American ship would regain the honor for a century? <small>(2009-04-22)</small>
*... that in 1972 the Australian submarine '''{{HMAS|Onslow}}''' survived a [[crash dive]] to almost double her safe [[Submarine depth ratings|operating depth]]? <small>(2009-04-22)</small>
*... that the '''[[Allaire Iron Works]]''', using [[pig iron]] from '''[[Howell Works]]''', built more than fifty&nbsp;percent of [[United States|America's]] early '''[[marine steam engine]]s'''? <small>(2009-04-21)</small>
*... that despite a career lasting only four&nbsp;years, '''[[HMS Jason (1794)|HMS ''Jason'']]''' managed to capture ''(one engagement pictured)'' at least six&nbsp;French warships, including two that went on to become [[Royal Navy]] vessels? <small>(2009-04-21)</small>
*... that the Brazilian [[dreadnought]]s {{Ship|Brazilian battleship|Minas Gerais||2}} and '''{{Ship|Brazilian battleship|São Paulo||2}}''' "outclassed the entire Argentine fleet" when they were built? <small>(2009-04-21)</small>
*... that the [[steamboat|steamship]] '''[[SS Makambo|SS ''Makambo'']]''' was built in [[Scotland]], caused an environmental disaster on [[Lord Howe Island]] by introducing [[Black Rat]]s there, and was sunk by a British [[submarine]]? <small>(2009-04-19)</small>
*... that '''[[List of bomb vessels of the Royal Navy|bomb vessels in the Royal Navy]]''' ''(example pictured)'' have tended to be named after [[volcano]]es, or things associated with fire or [[Hell]]? <small>(2009-04-18)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Spitfire (1782)|HMS ''Spitfire'']]''' captured at least nine&nbsp;French [[privateer]]s and small [[French Navy|naval vessels]] during a four&nbsp;year period under the command of [[Sir Michael Seymour, 1st Baronet|Michael Seymour]]? <small>(2009-04-15)</small>
*[[SM UB-8]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-04-13)</small>
*... that despite serving in the [[Grand Fleet]] for a year, the only enemy [[warship]] destroyed in [[World War I]] by '''[[United States Battleship Division Nine (World War I)|United States Battleship Division Nine]]''' was sunk entirely by accident? <small>(2009-04-12)</small>
*[[SM UB-10]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-04-10)</small>
*... that '''''[[Savannah (1818)|Savannah]]''''' ''(pictured)'', the world's first [[steamship]] to cross the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]], was converted into a [[sailing ship]] on returning from her historic voyage? <small>(2009-04-09)</small>
*[[SM UB-12]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-04-07)</small>
*... that '''[[SS Governor Cobb|SS ''Governor Cobb'']]''', built in 1906, was [[United States|America]]<nowiki>'s</nowiki> first [[steam turbine|turbine-powered]] [[steamship]], and later, as '''[[USCGC Cobb (WPG-181)|USCGC ''Cobb'']]''', the world's first [[helicopter carrier]]? <small>(2009-04-05)</small>
*... that the [[smoking room]] of the [[Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company|D&C]] [[steamboat|steamer]] '''''[[City of Detroit III]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was put on display at a museum on [[Belle Isle Park|Belle Isle]] in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], after the ship was dismantled? <small>(2009-04-05)</small>
*... that the [[Imperial Germany|Imperial German]] [[battlecruiser]] '''{{SMS|Seydlitz}}''' was nearly destroyed when a shell from {{HMS|Lion|1910|6}} penetrated a [[gun turret]] and caused a flash fire during the [[Battle of Dogger Bank (1915)|Battle of Dogger Bank]]? <small>(2009-04-03)</small>
*... that most of the [[U.S. Navy]]<nowiki>'s</nowiki> '''[[Amphitrite class monitor|''Amphitrite'' class monitors]]''', hastily ordered in the wake of the [[Virginius affair|''Virginius'' war scare]] with [[Spain]], were not ready for service for another 20&nbsp;years? <small>(2009-04-02)</small>
*... that there is a 15,000 ton [[ship]] which [[TIV Resolution|'''operates completely out of the water''']]? <small>(2009-04-01)</small>
*... that '''[[Sir Winston Churchill (schooner)|Sir Winston Churchill]]''' competed in the [[Tall Ships Race]] with an all-female crew? <small>(2009-04-01)</small>
*... that sightings of '''[[SS Letitia|Captain Cook]]''' were common around [[New Zealand]] as late as the 1950s? <small>(2009-04-01)</small>
*... that [[Germany|German]] seamen forced a [[SS Lesbian (1915)|'''lesbian''']] to go down during the [[First World War]], and the [[Vichy France|French]] [[SS Lesbian (1923)|'''did the same''']] during  the [[Second World War]]? <small>(2009-04-01)</small>
*... that '''[[SS Indus (1945)|Lewis Hamilton]]'''{{'}}s first name was "Sasbeck"? <small>(2009-04-01)</small>
*[[SM UB-16]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-04-01)</small>
*[[SM UB-6]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-04-01)</small>
*... that during her 2008 trip to Asia, the [[Ecuador]]ian [[tall ship]] '''''[[Guayas (ship)|Guayas]]''''' took aboard an officer of the [[People's Liberation Army Navy]] for [[reefing]] training? <small>(2009-03-31)</small>
*... that [[Michigan]], [[France]], and the [[United States]] have all sued for claim to the “holy grail” of [[Great Lakes]] shipwrecks, French explorer [[René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle|La Salle’s]] ship '''''[[Le Griffon]]''''' ''(pictured)'' that sank in 1679? <small>(2009-03-28)</small>
*... that the original [[Liberty ship]] was designed by the owners of '''[[J.L. Thompson and Sons]]''' shipyard in Sunderland? <small>(2009-03-27)</small>
*... that '''[[French submarine Doris|French submarine ''Doris'']]''' was sunk by [[German submarine U-9 (1935)|German submarine ''U-9'']] in May 1940, after being ordered to sortie with significant damage, rendering it unable to dive? <small>(2009-03-27)</small>
*... that the '''{{SS|Batavier II|1897|2}}''' and '''{{SS|Batavier V|1902|2}}''', of the [[Holland|Dutch]] '''[[Batavier Line]]''', were captured, released, and later sunk by four different [[submarine]]s? <small>(2009-03-26)</small>
*... that a [[Fairey Swordfish]] from '''[[HMS Archer (D78)|HMS ''Archer'']]''' was the first aircraft ever to land on [[Ascension Island]]? <small>(2009-03-26)</small>
*... that the [[USCGC Citrus (WLB-300)|'''USCGC ''Citrus''''']] ''(pictured)'' was rammed by the [[marijuana]]-smuggling ship MV ''Pacific Star'', which was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] by its crew? <small>(2009-03-25)</small>
*... that [[Royal Navy]] [[frigate]] '''[[HMS Castor (1785)|HMS ''Castor'']]''' was captured by the French in 1794, but was retaken ''(pictured)'' just 20&nbsp;days later? <small>(2009-03-21)</small>
*[[SS Tubantia]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-03-19)</small>
*[[SM UB-13]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-03-19)</small>
*... that the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program searched [[Florida]]'s [[Lake Crescent (Florida)|Lake Crescent]] for the wreckage of '''[[Alligator (steamboat)|''Alligator'']]''', a [[paddle steamer]] used by archeologist [[Clarence Bloomfield Moore]]? <small>(2009-03-19)</small>
*... that the [[Royal Australian Navy]]'s [[Kanimbla class landing platform amphibious|''Kanimbla'' class]] ships can carry two [[Australian Army]] '''[[LCM2000]]''' [[Landing Craft Mechanized|Landing Craft Mechanised]] on their [[Bow (ship)|bow]]? <small>(2009-03-18)</small>
*[[SM UB-4]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-03-14)</small>
*... that [[German Empire|German]] [[U-boat]] '''{{SMU|UB-4||2}}''' was sunk in August 1915 by '''[[HM Armed Smack Inverlyon|a fishing smack]]'''? <small>(2009-03-14)</small>
*... that after the '''[[Australian light destroyer project]]''' was canceled, the [[Australian Government]] ordered [[frigate]]s which the [[Royal Australian Navy]] had previously assessed as being "second rate escorts"? <small>(2009-03-13)</small>
*... that when [[torpedo]]ed in May 1915 by [[German Empire|German]] submarine {{SMU|UB-8||2}}, '''{{SS|Merion}}''' was disguised as the [[Royal Navy]] [[battlecruiser]] {{HMS|Tiger|1913|6}}? <small>(2009-03-12)</small>
*[[SM UB-2]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-03-12)</small>
*... that the '''[[MV Belgian Airman|MV ''Belgian Airman'']]''' was carrying a cargo of [[sorghum]] when she was [[torpedo]]ed and sunk on 14&nbsp;April 1945? <small>(2009-03-12)</small>
*[[SM UB-3]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2009-03-11)</small>
*... that in 1940 the unarmed Norwegian steamship '''[[SS Dronning Maud (1925)|''Dronning Maud'']]''' was sunk by [[Nazi Germany|German]] aircraft while she was flying [[Emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|Red Cross]] flags and carrying a company of medical personnel? <small>(2009-03-07)</small>
*... that the '''[[Nassau class battleship|''Nassau''-class battleship]]s''' laid down in 1907 were the first class of [[German Empire|German]] [[dreadnought]]s built in response to the British {{HMS|Dreadnought|1906|6}}? <small>(2009-03-06)</small>
*... that former professional [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Charlie Sillett]]''' was one of two [[Royal Navy]] [[DEMS|gunners]] killed when the [[Norway|Norwegian]] steamship '''[[SS Corvus|SS ''Corvus'']]''' was sunk by a [[torpedo]] launched from the [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[U-boat]] '''''[[German submarine U-1018|U-1018]]'''''? <small>(2009-03-04)</small>
*... that the fishing [[commercial trawler|trawler]] '''''[[Bugaled Breizh]]''''' is considered to have been pulled under by a [[submarine]] that got caught in its lines? <small>(2009-03-03)</small>
*... that in 1917, a fleet of 47 '''[[naval drifter]]s''', used by the British to blockade the [[Otranto Strait]]s, was attacked by the [[Austro-Hungarian Navy]]? <small>(2009-03-02)</small>
*... that [[Romania]]'s '''[[Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries|Daewoo Mangalia]]''' [[shipyard]] has built over 127 new ships and repaired another 300 since its founding in 1997? <small>(2009-02-26)</small>
*... that the [[tank ship|tanker ship]] '''[[CHANT (ship type)|''CHANT 26'']]''' ended up discharging her cargo in a [[France|French]] field during the [[Second World War]]? <small>(2009-02-26)</small>
*... that the '''[[Australian Army ship Crusader (AV2767)|''Crusader'']]''' was the largest ship [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] into service with the [[Australian Army]] during [[World War II]]? <small>(2009-02-26)</small>
*... that the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]]'s [[Japanese battleship Haruna|'''''Haruna''''']] was one of the first vessels in the world to be equipped with 14-inch naval guns? <small>(2009-02-22)</small>
*... that with the '''[[Brazilian battleship Minas Gerais|''Minas Gerais'']]''', [[Brazil]] became the third country to have a [[dreadnought]] under construction, ahead of traditional powers like [[France]] and [[Russia]]? <small>(2009-02-21)</small>
*... that in 1863, the [[Union (American Civil War)|U.S.]] gave [[Russian Empire|Russia]] plans to build '''[[Uragan class monitor|ten ''Passaic'' class monitors]]''', partly because of the fear that the [[American Civil War]] would escalate into war between [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Britain]] and Russia? <small>(2009-02-20)</small>
*... that six [[World War I]] [[German Type UB II submarine| German Type UB II U-boat]]s—'''[[SM UB-42|''UB-42'']]''', '''[[SM UB-43|''UB-43'']]''', '''[[SM UB-44|''UB-44'']]''', '''[[SM UB-45|''UB-45'']]''', '''[[SM UB-46|''UB-46'']]''', and '''[[SM UB-47|''UB-47'']]'''—were built in [[Bremen]] but cut apart and shipped by [[railroad|rail]] for reassembly at the [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]] port of [[Pula|Pola]]? <small>(2009-02-20)</small>
*... that '''''[[Histria Perla]]''''' was the 500th ship to receive Emergency Response Service classification from the [[Germany|German]] company [[Germanischer Lloyd]]? <small>(2009-02-19)</small>
*... that the never-completed '''[[Design 1047 battlecruiser]]s''' were intended to be the first line of defense for the [[Dutch East Indies]]? <small>(2009-02-19)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Comet (steamboat)|Comet]]''''' ''(pictured)'', which [[List of shipwrecks in 1875|sank in 1875]], was described by the [[Sault Ste. Marie Evening News|''Evening News'']] in [[Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan]], in 1980 as the "only known treasure ship on the bottom of" [[Lake Superior]]? <small>(2009-02-17)</small>
*... that in 114 years of existence the '''[[Constanța Shipyard]]''' in [[Romania]] constructed 432 ships with a total of over four million metric tons [[Deadweight tonnage|deadweight]] (DWT)? <small>(2009-02-17)</small>
*... that the [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] [[icebreaker]] '''[[Sōya (icebreaker)|Sōya]]''' ''(pictured)'' survived a [[torpedo]]ing by the {{USS|Greenling|SS-213|6}} in 1943 and rescued the [[Sakhalin Husky|Sakhalin Huskies]] [[Nankyoku Monogatari|Taro and Jiro]] from [[Antarctica]] in 1958? <small>(2009-02-15)</small>
*... that the [[schooner]] and [[research vessel]] '''''[[RV Vema|Vema]]''''' was initially a [[luxury yacht]] built for [[Edward Francis Hutton|E.F. Hutton]]? <small>(2009-02-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Golar Spirit]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the world's first floating storage and regasification vessel converted from a [[LNG carrier]]? <small>(2009-02-09)</small>
*... that when the [[pre-dreadnought]] [[battleship]] '''[[USS Connecticut (BB-18)|''Connecticut'']]''' ran aground in 1907, the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] tried to cover it up, prompting [[United States Congress|Congress]] to consider an official inquiry? <small>(2009-02-08)</small>
*... that the [[Gulag]] ship '''''[[SS Indigirka|Indigirka]]''''' was [[shipwreck]]ed trying to enter the [[La Perouse Strait]] with a [[List of maritime disasters|loss of 741 lives]]? <small>(2009-02-07)</small>
*... that worldwide there are four million commercial '''[[fishing vessel]]s''', including 1.8 million [[Deck (ship)|undecked]] traditional craft still powered by [[oar]]s or [[sail]]? <small>(2009-02-06)</small>
*... that only after the end of [[World War II]] was it publicly revealed that the [[Norway|Norwegian]] ships '''[[SS Irma (1905)|SS ''Irma'']]''' and '''[[SS Henry|SS ''Henry'']]''' had been sunk by the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]]? <small>(2009-02-02)</small>
*... that the account of the death of 12,000 [[prison]]ers aboard the [[Gulag]] ship '''''[[Dzhurma]]''''' has been disproven? <small>(2009-02-02)</small>
*... that there was public outcry when the ''Sea Alarm''—formerly one of [[United Kingdom|Britain's]] [[WWII]] '''[[List of Empire ships - A|Empire ships]]'''—was scrapped after the closure of the [[Mermaid Quay|Welsh Industrial and Maritime Museum]]? <small>(2009-01-29)</small>
*... that the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] destroyer '''[[Japanese destroyer Kamikaze (1922)|''Kamikaze'']]''' was one of the few larger Japanese warships to survive the [[Pacific War]] without significant damage? <small>(2009-01-28)</small>
*... that '''''[[SS Benalbanach (1946)|Empire Athelstan]]''''' was the first merchant ship built by [[Vickers-Armstrongs]] at [[Barrow in Furness]] after the [[Second World War]]? <small>(2009-01-27)</small>
*... that the '''[[MV Domala|MV ''Domala'']]''' was the first ship of the [[British-India Steam Navigation Company]] that was powered by [[diesel engine]]s? <small>(2009-01-27)</small>
*... that after being saved from the [[shipbreaking|scrapyard]] by a [[Washington Naval Treaty|U.S. delegation]], two [[Imperial Japanese Navy|Japanese warships]] of the '''{{Sclass|Amagi|battlecruiser|5}}''' and '''{{Sclass|Tosa|battleship|5}}''' classes, [[Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi|''Akagi'']] and [[Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga|''Kaga'']], were converted to [[aircraft carrier]]s and took part in the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]]? <small>(2009-01-26)</small>
*... that in 1901, the [[steamboat]] '''[[City of Erie (sidewheeler)|''City of Erie'']]''' ''(pictured)'' beat the steamboat '''[[Tashmoo (sidewheeler)|''Tashmoo'']]''' in a {{convert|94|mi|adj=on}} long race, from [[Cleveland, Ohio]], to [[Erie, Pennsylvania]], by 45 seconds? <small>(2009-01-22)</small>
*... that the "monstrous" five-masted steel barque '''''[[Potosi (ship)|Potosi]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was named after the [[Potosí|highest city]] in the world? <small>(2009-01-19)</small>
*... that while [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson|Horatio Nelson]] was initially enthusiastic about his new command '''[[HMS Albemarle (1779)|HMS ''Albemarle'']]''', his more experienced uncle, [[Maurice Suckling]], expressed doubts? <small>(2009-01-19)</small>
*... that under the command of [[Georg Ritter von Trapp]], the [[World War I]] [[Austro-Hungarian Navy]] [[U-boat]] '''{{SMS|U-14|Austria-Hungary|6|sub=y}}''' sank the Italian [[steamship]] '''{{SS|Milazzo||2}}''' ''(pictured)'', reported as the largest [[cargo ship]] in the world? <small>(2009-01-18)</small>
*... that ships built by the '''[[Grangemouth Dockyard Company]]''' during [[World War II]] included the '''[[SS Empire Arthur|SS ''Empire Arthur'']]''' and the '''[[SS Empire Clansman|SS ''Empire Clansman'']]'''? <small>(2009-01-16)</small>
*... that the '''''[[SS Empire Arnold|Empire Arnold]]''''' was [[torpedo]]ed and sunk less than five months after her launch? <small>(2009-01-16)</small>
*... that the [[cruise ship]] '''{{MS|Rhapsody}}''' ''(pictured)'' was designed in part by [[Hugh Hefner]], who envisioned the ship as a "floating [[Playboy Club]]"? <small>(2009-01-16)</small>
*... that the "floating palaces" '''[[Bristol (1866)|''Bristol'']]''' and '''[[Providence (1866)|''Providence'']]''', built in 1867 by '''[[William H. Webb]]''' ''(pictured)'', contained 500 canaries in cages, each one personally named by shipowner [[James Fisk (financier)|Jim Fisk]]? <small>(2009-01-13)</small>
*... that [[Royal Australian Navy]] commissioned the [[bulk carrier]] '''[[HMAS Jeparit|''Jeparit'']]''' in 1969 to overcome [[Trade union|union]] protests against [[Military history of Australia during the Vietnam War|Australia's involvement]] in the [[Vietnam War]]? <small>(2009-01-11)</small>
*... that the [[Liberty ship]] '''{{SS|Timothy Bloodworth}}''' was the first ship to be hit by a [[V-2|V-2 rocket]]? <small>(2009-01-02)</small>
*... that when the '''''[[USS Wildwood (PC-1181)|Wildwood]]''''' was [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] she was named USS ''PC-1181'', and was only renamed the ''Wildwood'' after she was [[ship decommissioning|decommissioned]]? <small>(2008-12-29)</small>
*... that the '''[[SS Empire Advocate|SS ''Empire Advocate'']]''' was seized twice by [[United Kingdom|Britain]]—from [[Germany]] after the [[First World War]], and then from [[Italy]] during the [[Second World War]]? <small>(2008-12-28)</small>
*... that the [[Captain (naval)|captain]] of the [[Regia Marina|Italian]] [[submarine]] who misidentified patrol boat '''[[USS PC-496|USS ''PC-496'']]''' for a [[destroyer]] and [[torpedo]]ed her was [[court-martial]]ed for "wasting" a torpedo on such a small ship? <small>(2008-12-24)</small>
*... that the '''[[Pennsylvania class steamship|''Pennsylvania'' class]]''' [[ocean liner]]s—'''[[SS Pennsylvania (1872)|''Pennsylvania'']]''', '''[[SS Ohio (1872)|''Ohio'']]''', '''[[SS Indiana (1873)|''Indiana'']]''' and '''[[SS Illinois|''Illinois'']]''' ''(later '''''[[USS Supply (1873)|USS ''Supply'']]''''', pictured)''—were the largest iron ships built in the [[United States]] upon their completion in 1874? <small>(2008-12-23)</small>
*... that the '''[[USS PGM-18|USS ''PGM-18'']]''' was blown five feet (1.5&nbsp;m) out of the water after striking a [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] mine off the coast during the [[Battle of Okinawa]]? <small>(2008-12-23)</small>
*... that the '''[[SS Empire Adur|''Griffdu'']]''' was the 37th and final ship built by [[J. F. Duthie & Company]]? <small>(2008-12-22)</small>
*... that the '''''[[USS PGM-17]]''''' received no enemy damage while stranded on a coral reef for over a month during intense [[kamikaze]] attacks in the region during the [[Battle of Okinawa]]? <small>(2008-12-21)</small>
*... that after the inexplicable sinking of four identical [[fishing trawler|trawler]]s in [[Acadia]], the [[Canada|Canadian]] government took possession of the "cursed ship" '''''[[Marc Guylaine]]''''' in 1972, simply changed its name and re-sold it? <small>(2008-12-19)</small>
*... that the [[Regia Marina|Italian Royal Navy]]'s '''{{sclass|Indomito|destroyer|4}}''' of [[destroyer]]s were the first large Italian destroyers and the first to be equipped with [[steam turbine]]s? <small>(2008-12-17)</small>
*... that the [[Royal Navy]] [[Auxiliary ship|repair ship]] '''[[HMS Artifex (F28)|HMS ''Artifex'']]''' previously served as a [[ocean liner|liner]] for [[Cunard Line|Cunard]] and as an [[armed merchant cruiser]]? <small>(2008-12-16)</small>
*... that at least 343 persons on the  '''[[SS Princess Sophia|SS ''Princess Sophia'']]''' ''(pictured)'' died in 1918 when the ship was grounded near [[Juneau, Alaska]], the captain decided not to evacuate, and the ship sank? <small>(2008-12-14)</small>
*... that like the [[RMS Titanic|''Titanic'']], the '''[[MS Hans Hedtoft|''Hans Hedtoft'']]''' struck an [[iceberg]] and sank on her maiden voyage? <small>(2008-12-14)</small>
*... that, of the approximately 40 total '''[[U-101 class submarine|U-101 class submarines]]''' and '''[[U-107 class submarine|U-107 class submarines]]''' planned for the WWI [[Austro-Hungarian Navy]], all remained uncompleted and only five were [[Keel|laid down]]? <small>(2008-12-11)</small>
*... that [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)|Italian]] [[WWII]] [[frogmen]] set up a secret [[Human torpedo|manned torpedo]] base in the previously sunken Italian tanker '''''[[Auxiliary ship Olterra|Olterra]]''''' ''(pictured)''? <small>(2008-12-11)</small>
*... that the German submarine '''[[German submarine U-558|''U-558'']]''' sank ships as far north as [[Ireland]] and as far south as [[Trinidad]] during [[World War II]]? <small>(2008-12-10)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Aquarama (Marine Star)|Aquarama]]''''', built in 1945 as a [[Liberty ship]], was converted into the largest passenger ship ever to operate on the [[Great Lakes]]? <small>(2008-12-08)</small>
*... that although construction of two [[submarine]]s each from the '''[[U-48 class submarine|''U-48'']]''', '''[[U-50 class submarine|''U-50'']]''', and '''[[U-52 class submarine|''U-52'' classes]]''' of the [[Austro-Hungarian Navy]] began in 1916, none were completed by the end of [[World War I]] two years later? <small>(2008-12-07)</small>
*... that the [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]] '''[[U-27 class submarine (Austria-Hungary)|''U-27'' class]]''' of [[submarine]]s had more members than any other [[Austro-Hungarian Navy]] submarine [[ship class|class]]? <small>(2008-12-06)</small>
*... that the '''[[USS Timbalier (AVP-54)|USS ''Timbalier'']]''', a '''[[Barnegat class seaplane tender|''Barnegat'' class]]''' [[seaplane tender]], served as a postwar [[cruise ship]] until 1989? <small>(2008-12-05)</small>
*... that the first two steamboats on the '''[[Steamboats of the upper Columbia and Kootenay Rivers|Kootenay River]]''' sank when they were overloaded with supplies by the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|Northwest Mounted Police]] en route to quell an uprising? <small>(2008-12-05)</small>
*... that plans for the [[Royal Danish Navy]]'s 1911 '''[[Havmanden class submarine (1911)|''Havmanden''-class submarines]]''' ''(pictured)'' were seized by the [[Austro-Hungarian Navy]] during the [[World War I|First World War]] and used as the basis for their own {{sclass|U-20|submarine|1}}s? <small>(2008-12-05)</small>
*... that '''[[MV Biscaglia|MV ''Biscaglia'']]''' was the 97th ship to be [[Piracy in Somalia|hijacked by pirates]] off the coast of [[Somalia]] this year? <small>(2008-12-03)</small>
*... that the [[Royal Navy]] [[ship of the line]] '''{{HMS|Agamemnon|1781|6}}''' ran aground in both the [[Battle of Copenhagen (1801)|first]] and [[Battle of Copenhagen (1807)|second Battles of Copenhagen]], in 1801 and 1807, respectively? <small>(2008-12-03)</small>
*... that the [[Royal Navy]] [[ship of the line]] '''{{HMS|Edgar|1779|6}}''' was forced to fight unsupported for a time during the [[Battle of Copenhagen (1801)|Battle of Copenhagen]] after the next ship in line, {{HMS|Agamemnon|1781|6}}, ran aground? <small>(2008-12-02)</small>
*... that the [[Royal Australian Navy]] auxiliary [[patrol boat]] '''[[HMAS Vigilant|HMAS ''Vigilant'']]''' was the first [[aluminium]] ship built in [[Australia]]? <small>(2008-12-01)</small>
*... that, on the way to [[Liverpool]], the engine of the diesel-powered cargo liner '''[[MV Empire Abercorn|MV ''Rakaia'']]''' failed and the crew had to design makeshift [[sail]]s to complete the journey? <small>(2008-11-29)</small>
*... that the 1943 sinking by Allied aircraft of the [[Hurtigruten]] passenger ship '''[[SS Sanct Svithun|SS ''Sanct Svithun'']]''' ''(pictured)'' led to protests by the [[Norwegian resistance movement]]? <small>(2008-11-26)</small>
*... that the German merchant ship '''[[SS Uhenfels|SS ''Uhenfels'']]''' was captured at sea during the [[Second World War]], and subsequently became a British merchant? <small>(2008-11-24)</small>
*... that the initial ransom demand by [[Piracy in Somalia|Somali pirates]] to release the '''[[MT Stolt Valor|MT ''Stolt Valor'']]''', hijacked September 15, 2008, was [[USD|US&#36;]]6&nbsp;million? <small>(2008-11-24)</small>
*... that the captain of the '''[[SS Empire Abbey|SS ''Empire Abbey]]''''' died after going thirteen days without sleep in a storm off [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]] in February 1945? <small>(2008-11-23)</small>
*... that when completed in 1967, [[MS Golden Princess (2000)|'''MS ''Finlandia''''']] was the largest ferry in the world? <small>(2008-11-23)</small>
*... that '''[[INS Tabar (F44)|INS ''Tabar'']]''', a [[Talwar class frigate]], has escorted about 35 ships through the pirate-infested waters near the [[Horn of Africa]]? <small>(2008-11-23)</small>
*[[SM U-4 (Austria-Hungary)]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2008-11-21)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Mahratta &#40;G23&#41;|HMS ''Mahratta'']]''' delivered a [[bathtub]] to [[Murmansk]] during [[World War II]]? <small>(2008-11-21)</small>
*... that when the '''[[SS Mahratta (1917)|SS ''Mahratta'']]''' ran aground on the [[Goodwin Sands]] in 1939, it settled on top of a ship that had sunk thirty years earlier and was also named ''[[SS Mahratta (1892)|Mahratta]]''? <small>(2008-11-15)</small>
*... that [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]] [[submarine]] '''[[SM U-16 (Austria-Hungary)|SM ''U-16'']]''', which sank two ships and captured a third during [[World War I]], was the only boat of the [[U-10 class submarine|''U-10''-class]] to sink during the war? <small>(2008-11-15)</small>
*... that eight '''[[Kaba class destroyer]]s''' ''(destroyer pictured)'' of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] were based in [[Malta]] in [[World War I]]? <small>(2008-11-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Hitachi Zosen Corporation]]''' built the first [[oil tanker]] in [[Japan]] in 1908 per an order by [[Standard Oil Company]]? <small>(2008-11-12)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Hinchinbrook (1778)|HMS ''Hinchinbrook'']]''' was [[Horatio Nelson]]'s second navy command, and his first as [[post-captain]]? <small>(2008-11-12)</small>
*... that the '''[[Urakaze class destroyers|Urakami class]]''' [[destroyer]] ''Kawakaze'' of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] was built in [[Scotland]], sold to the [[Regia Marina]] of [[Italy]] and sunk as a ship of the [[Kriegsmarine]] of [[Nazi Germany]]? <small>(2008-11-10)</small>
*... that '''[[SM U-10 (Austria-Hungary)|SM ''U-10'']]''' and '''[[SM U-11 (Austria-Hungary)|SM ''U-11'']]''', which were '''{{sclass|U-10|submarine|1}}s''' constructed in [[Germany]] and shipped to [[Austria-Hungary]] by rail, were both [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] into the [[Kaiserliche Marine|German Imperial Navy]] and the [[Austro-Hungarian Navy]] during [[World War I]]? <small>(2008-11-10)</small>
*... that SM ''U-5'', ceded to [[Italy]] in 1920 as [[war reparations]], was the only member of the '''{{sclass|U-5|submarine|1}}s''' of the [[Austro-Hungarian Navy]] to survive [[World War I]]? <small>(2008-11-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Clarence W. Spangenberger]]''' was the last president of Cornell Steamboat Company, whose more than sixty vessels once made it the largest [[tugboat]] company in the [[United States]]? <small>(2008-11-10)</small>
*... that the [[steamboat]]s '''[[Enterprise (sternwheeler 1855)|''Enterprise'']]''' and ''Maria'' once had a [[monopoly]] on transport along the [[Fraser River]] in [[British Columbia]]? <small>(2008-11-09)</small>
*... that the [[cruise ship]] '''{{MS|Astor}}''' ''(pictured)'' was ordered in 1985 as an [[ocean liner]] for [[Safmarine]]'s [[United Kingdom|UK]]–[[South Africa]] service, but the service was abandoned before the ship was completed? <small>(2008-11-08)</small>
*... that the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>s '''[[SC-21 (United States)|SC-21]]''' program to rethink [[warship]] design led to the "[[tumblehome]]" hull of the [[Zumwalt class destroyer|''Zumwalt'' class destroyer]]? <small>(2008-11-05)</small>
*... that for a short time in the late 1940s, it was planned that '''{{USS|Hawaii|CB-3}}''' would be the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first [[guided missile cruiser]]? <small>(2008-11-04)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Braak (1795)|HMS ''Braak'']]''' was seized and brought into the [[Royal Navy]] when the former [[Dutch Republic|Dutch]] ship anchored in [[Falmouth, Cornwall|Falmouth]], unaware that the Dutch had gone to war with [[United Kingdom|Britain]]? <small>(2008-11-04)</small>
*... that the [[cruise ship]] '''''[[Costa Allegra]]''''' was originally built as the [[container ship]] ''Annie Johnson''? <small>(2008-11-03)</small>
*... that '''[[Western Local Escort Force]]''' was organized by the [[Royal Canadian Navy]] in February 1942 as a response to [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[U-boat]] raids known as the [[Second Happy Time]]? <small>(2008-11-01)</small>
*... that [[cargo ship]] '''[[USS West Ekonk (ID-3313)|USS ''West Ekonk'']]''' was [[keel laying|laid down]], [[Ship naming and launching|launched]], and completed in 73 working days in 1918, becoming the ninth-fastest-[[Shipbuilding|constructed]] ocean-going ship in the world? <small>(2008-11-01)</small>
*... that the future [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]] was among 13 people aboard '''[[HMS Bacchante (1876)|HMS ''Bacchante'']]''' who saw the infamous [[ghost ship]] ''[[Flying Dutchman]]'' off [[South Africa]] in 1881? <small>(2008-11-01)</small>
*... that [[Harold Owen]] claimed the ghost of his brother, the poet [[Wilfred Owen]], appeared to him on board '''[[HMS Astraea (1893)|HMS ''Astraea'']]''' a week after Wilfred's death? <small>(2008-10-31)</small>
*... that despite being built for the [[Spanish Navy]], the [[frigate]] '''[[HMS Santa Margarita (1779)|''Santa Margarita'']]''' spent just five years in service with them, but served for nearly 60 years with the [[Royal Navy]]? <small>(2008-10-30)</small>
*... that at the time of her completion in 1918, [[United States|American]] [[cargo ship]] '''{{USS|West Lianga|ID-2758|2}}''' held the distinction of being both the fastest-[[ship naming and launching|launched]] and the fastest-constructed ocean-going ship in the world? <small>(2008-10-29)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Swiftsure (1787)|HMS ''Swiftsure'']]''' fought at the [[Battle of the Nile|Nile]] for the [[Royal Navy|British]], and at [[Battle of Trafalgar|Trafalgar]] for the [[French Navy|French]]? <small>(2008-10-22)</small>
*... that the '''[[Tugboat Spence|Tugboat ''Spence'']]''' and its barge ''Guantanamo Bay Express'' deliver cargo twice-monthly from [[Naval Station Mayport]] near [[Jacksonville]], [[Florida]] to [[Naval Station Guantanamo Bay]] in [[Cuba]]? <small>(2008-10-14)</small>
*... that the '''[[SS Schenectady|SS ''Schenectady'']]''', an [[oil tanker]], broke in two while sitting at the dock in calm weather? <small>(2008-10-13)</small>
*... that [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''[[William Mounsey]]''', in command of the much smaller '''[[HMS Bonne Citoyenne (1796)|HMS ''Bonne Citoyenne'']]''', captured a [[frigate]] and later commanded her as '''[[HMS Furieuse (1809)|HMS ''Furieuse'']]'''? <small>(2008-10-13)</small>
*... that '''[[marine loading arm]]s''' ''(pictured)'' are used to safely and efficiently move liquids between [[tankship]]s and [[cargo terminal]]s? <small>(2008-10-10)</small>
*... that the '''[[Umikaze class destroyer|''Umikaze'' class]]''' [[destroyer]]s of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] were the first large destroyers designed for open ocean service to be built in [[Japan]]? <small>(2008-10-05)</small>
*... that the '''[[HMS Inconstant (1783)|HMS ''Inconstant'']]''', a [[Royal Navy]] [[frigate]], captured three [[French Navy|French]] warships during the [[French Revolutionary Wars]]? <small>(2008-10-05)</small>
*... that '''[[MSC Sinfonia|MS ''European Stars'']]''', built in 2002, was the last new [[cruise ship]] delivered to '''[[Festival Cruises]]''' before their bankruptcy in 2004? <small>(2008-10-04)</small>
*... that '''[[Sir Michael Seymour, 1st Baronet|Sir Michael Seymour]]''' was appointed to command '''[[HMS Niemen (1809)|HMS ''Niemen'']]''' in September 1809, a ship he had captured from the French that April? <small>(2008-10-03)</small>
*... that in August 1936, the [[Matson Navigation Company]] [[cargo ship]] '''{{SS|Mauna Loa}}''' came to the aid of a [[windjammer]] that was crewed by [[Sea Scouting (Boy Scouts of America)|Sea Scouts]] and had been missing for two weeks? <small>(2008-10-02)</small>
*... that the '''[[Texel Disaster]]''' of 1940 resulted in severe damage to [[HMS Express (H61)|HMS ''Express'']] and the sinking of two other ships who went to her aid? <small>(2008-09-29)</small>
*... that '''{{SS|Empire Simba}}''', a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[cargo ship]], was severely damaged in port by a [[land mine]] dropped by a [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[bomber]] during the [[World War II]]? <small>(2008-09-28)</small>
*... that the damaged and demasted brig '''[[Polly_(brig)|''Polly'']]''' drifted over six months and more than {{convert|2000|mi}} across the [[Atlantic]] with its surviving crew? <small>(2008-09-27)</small>
*... that [[United States|American]] [[cargo ship]] '''{{MS|West Grama}}''' ''(pictured)'', while in the service of the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] in 1919, was the first American-[[flag state|flagged]] ship to enter [[Bulgaria]]n waters? <small>(2008-09-25)</small>
*... that the '''[[Kamikaze class destroyer (1905)|Kamikaze class destroyer]]''' ''Shiratae'' was one of the few ships of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] to have been lost in combat during the [[Battle of Tsingtao]]? <small>(2008-09-25)</small>
*... that survivors of the '''''[[Loch Sloy]]''''' disaster who made it ashore to [[Kangaroo Island]], were eventually found with the remains of two dead [[penguin]]s tied around their neck? <small>(2008-09-24)</small>
*... that [[United States|American]] [[cargo ship]] '''{{MS|West Honaker}}''' was the first [[diesel engine|diesel]]-powered ship to [[Circumnavigation|circumnavigate]] the globe? <small>(2008-09-22)</small>
*... that at the time of its sinking in the 1896 [[Anglo-Zanzibar War]], '''[[HHS Glasgow|HHS ''Glasgow'']]''' was the only ship in the navy of [[Zanzibar]]? <small>(2008-09-22)</small>
*... that [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] [[Naval Armed Guard|gunners]] aboard '''{{SS|West Cheswald}}''' during [[World War II]] were awarded a [[battle star]] after the ship was deliberately sunk during the [[Invasion of Normandy]]? <small>(2008-09-18)</small>
*... that [[cargo ship]] '''{{SS|West Nohno}}''' was the first [[United States|American]] merchant vessel to be armed for service in the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] during [[World War II]]? <small>(2008-09-17)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Vidal|HMS ''Vidal'']]''', the ship sent to [[Annexation|annexe]] [[Rockall]], was named after '''[[Alexander Thomas Emeric Vidal|Alexander Vidal]]''', the first man to properly survey the [[islet]]? <small>(2008-09-17)</small>
*... that '''''[[City of Peking]]''''' and '''''[[City of Tokio]]''''' were the largest ships ever built in the [[United States]] upon their completion in 1875? <small>(2008-09-14)</small>
*... that '''''[[MV Westward]]''''' was modeled after a salmon cannery [[ship's tender|tender]]? <small>(2008-09-12)</small>
*... that the French ship ''Le Foudroyant'' was captured in 1758 and fought against the [[French Navy]] as '''[[HMS Foudroyant (1758)|HMS ''Foudroyant'']]'''? <small>(2008-09-07)</small>
*... that in 1929, the [[United States|American]] [[cargo ship]] '''[[USS West Alsek (ID-3119)|SS ''West Alsek'']]''' became the first [[steamship]] powered solely by [[pulverized coal-fired boiler]]s to cross the [[Atlantic Ocean]]? <small>(2008-09-06)</small>
*... that while [[ship chartering|chartered]] to the [[United States Army]] during [[World War I]], '''{{SS|Kentuckian}}'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Naval Armed Guard]] gun crew destroyed a running [[German Empire|German]] [[torpedo]] headed for another ship? <small>(2008-09-04)</small>
*... that [[United States|American]] [[cargo ship]] '''{{SS|Iowan}}''' rammed and sank two ships, one on each coast of the United States? <small>(2008-09-01)</small>
*... that [[Matsukata Kojiro]], president of '''[[Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation]]''', implemented Japan's first eight-hour work day in 1919, after a [[strike]] by 30,000 workers threatened to bring down the government? <small>(2008-09-01)</small>
*... that while in service as a [[troopship|troop transport]] after [[World War I]], '''{{SS|Ohioan|1914|6}}''' carried two American recipients of the [[France|French]] [[Croix de Guerre]], one of which was a [[homing pigeon]]? <small>(2008-08-31)</small>
*... that the  [[sloop-of-war]] '''[[HMS Victoria (1855)|''Victoria'']]''' became the first [[Australia]]n warship to be deployed overseas by fighting in the [[First Taranaki War]]? <small>(2008-08-31)</small>
*... that [[United States|American]] [[cargo ship]] '''{{SS|Panaman}}''' once delivered {{convert|40000|lb|kg}} of [[canning|canned]] [[hominy]] to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]? <small>(2008-08-30)</small>
*... that the [[ferry]] '''[[Nobska (steamship)|''Nobska'']]''' of [[Nantucket Sound]] was [[United States|America]]'s last coastal [[Steamboat|steamer]]? <small>(2008-08-30)</small>
*... that the [[cargo ship]] '''{{SS|Minnesotan}}''' carried five racing [[yacht]]s from the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] to national championship races in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]? <small>(2008-08-29)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Sans Pareil (1794)|HMS ''Sans Pareil'']]''' ''(pictured)'', a former French ship captured at the [[Glorious First of June]] in 1794, was later used to hold French [[prisoners-of-war]] during the [[Napoleonic Wars]]? <small>(2008-08-28)</small>
*... that the [[steam engine|steam]] [[tugboat]] '''''[[William C Daldy]]''''' is credited with saving the partially constructed [[Auckland Harbour Bridge]] during a 1958 storm? <small>(2008-08-26)</small>
*... that early in [[World War I]], the [[cargo ship]] '''{{SS|Montanan}}''' of the then-neutral [[United States]], was fired upon and stopped by a [[Imperial Japan|Japanese]] warship? <small>(2008-08-26)</small>
*... that the battleship '''''[[Battleship Illinois (replica)|Illinois]]''''' ''(pictured)'', exhibited at the 1893 [[World's Columbian Exposition]], was actually a full scale, detailed replica made of brick and cement? <small>(2008-08-25)</small>
*... that the sinking of the year-old [[United States|American]] [[cargo ship]] '''{{SS|Washingtonian}}''' with her $1,000,000 cargo of [[Raw sugar#Culinary sugar|raw sugar]] in January 1915 contributed to a 9% rise in the price of sugar in the United States? <small>(2008-08-23)</small>
*... that '''[[Operation Strikeback]]''' had the first use of [[Single-sideband modulation|single-sideband voice communications]] for tactical operations by the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]]? <small>(2008-08-23)</small>
*... that '''{{SS|Dakotan}}''' ''(pictured)'', a 1910 [[United States|American]] [[cargo ship]], was transferred to the [[Soviet Union]] under [[Lend-Lease]] during [[World War II]] and continued sailing into the 1960s? <small>(2008-08-21)</small>
*... that '''{{SS|Pennsylvanian}}''', an American [[cargo ship]], was one of the first two [[steamship]]s to travel eastbound through the [[Panama Canal]] after it opened in August 1914? <small>(2008-08-20)</small>
*... that the '''[[roller ship]]''' was a [[steamship]], raised above the water like a [[hydrofoil]] and moving on several large [[wheel]]s? <small>(2008-08-20)</small>
*... that [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson|Horatio Nelson]]'s first command in the [[Royal Navy]] was the [[brig]] '''[[HMS Badger (1777)|HMS ''Badger'']]'''? <small>(2008-08-20)</small>
*... that the [[Russia]]n [[frigate]] '''[[Russian frigate Oryol|''Oryol'']]''' was completed in 1669 as the first Russian naval ship, and flew the earliest recorded white, blue, and red [[Russian flag]]? <small>(2008-08-19)</small>
*... that the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] [[ship of the line]] '''{{HMS|Colchester|1744|6}}''', launched in August 1744, was wrecked just two months later after running aground on her first commissioned voyage? <small>(2008-08-16)</small>
*... that the 1910 [[United States|American]] [[cargo ship]] '''[[SS El Oriente|SS ''El Oriente'']]''' was [[Chartering (shipping)|chartered]] by the [[International Committee of the Red Cross|Red Cross]] and was one of fourteen ships that sailed under the [[Flag of Switzerland|Swiss flag]] during [[World War II]]? <small>(2008-08-15)</small>
*... that '''[[SS El Sol|SS ''El Sol'']]''' was the first of four [[sister ship]]s [[ship naming and launching|launched]] by [[Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding|Newport News Shipbuilding]] for the steamship line of the [[Southern Pacific Company]]? <small>(2008-08-14)</small>
*... that the '''[[Shirakumo class destroyer]]s''' ''(example pictured)'' were amongst the last [[destroyer]]s purchased by the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] from overseas shipyards? <small>(2008-08-12)</small>
*... that [[cargo ship]] '''[[SS El Occidente|''El Occidente'']]''' fought off two [[History of Germany during World War I|German]] [[submarine]]s in [[World War I]], only to be sunk by one in [[World War II]]? <small>(2008-08-11)</small>
*[[USS Henry R. Mallory]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2008-08-10)</small>
*... that the world's largest [[LNG carrier]] '''''[[Q-Max|Q-Max Mozah]]''''' was named by and after [[Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned|Mozah Nasser al-Misnad]], Sheikha of [[Qatar]]? <small>(2008-08-08)</small>
*... that '''[[Q-Flex]]''' is the world's largest [[LNG carrier]] type currently in service? <small>(2008-08-08)</small>
*... that the [[tugboat]] '''''[[Tuff-E-Nuff (tugboat)|Tuff-E-Nuff]]''''', built in 1895 by [[Neafie & Levy]], was still working commercially in 2007 after 112 years of service? <small>(2008-08-06)</small>
*... that after a collision with the [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[clipper]] ''[[Loch Line|Loch Earn]]'', the [[France|French]] [[steamship]] '''''[[Ville du Havre]]''''' sank in only 12 minutes, with the loss of 226 lives? <small>(2008-08-06)</small>
*... that [[scuba diver]]s concerned about the deterioration of the '''''[[Samuel P. Ely (shipwreck)|Samuel P. Ely]]''''' [[shipwreck]] worked underwater to install reinforcing [[tie rod]]s that would hold the [[hull (watercraft)|hull]] together? <small>(2008-08-05)</small>
*... that future [[Admiral (United Kingdom)|admirals]] [[Samuel Barrington]], [[George Darby]], [[Hugh Palliser]], [[Sir Thomas Pasley, 1st Baronet|Thomas Pasley]], [[Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet|Thomas Troubridge]] and [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson|Horatio Nelson]] all served aboard '''[[HMS Seahorse (1748)|HMS ''Seahorse'']]'''? <small>(2008-08-04)</small>
*... that 19 crewmen of the [[Russian Empire|Russian]] [[oceanliner]] '''{{SS|Czar}}''' received the [[Sea Gallantry Medal|Silver Sea Gallantry Medal]] from [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]] of the [[United Kingdom]] for rescuing 102 survivors from a burning ship in October 1913? <small>(2008-08-03)</small>
*... that the original viewports of the pioneering [[submarine]] '''''[[Ictineo II]]''' (replica pictured)'' ended up as bathroom windows? <small>(2008-08-03)</small>
*... that the '''[[Floating Battery of Charleston Harbor]]''' was the first [[floating battery]] to engage in hostilities during the [[American Civil War]]? <small>(2008-08-03)</small>
*... that while serving aboard '''[[HMS Carcass (1759)|HMS ''Carcass'']]''' as a [[midshipman]] on an [[Arctic]] expedition, a young [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson|Horatio Nelson]] is reported to have chased a [[polar bear]]? <small>(2008-08-01)</small>
*... that the '''[[Ikazuchi class destroyer]]s''' ''(example pictured)'', the first class of [[destroyer]]s in the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]], were all built in [[Scotland]]? <small>(2008-07-30)</small>
*... that early 20th-century [[immigrants to the United States]] are said to have seen [[New York City|New York]] for the first time from the decks of the [[ferryboat]] '''''[[Yankee (ferry)|Yankee]]'''''? <small>(2008-07-29)</small>
*... that the '''[[Harwich Force]]''', under [[Commodore (Royal Navy)|Commodore]] [[Reginald Tyrwhitt]], oversaw the surrender of [[Kaiserliche Marine|German]] [[U-boat]]s at the end of the [[First World War]]? <small>(2008-07-29)</small>
*... that the sinking of the '''[[SS Königin Luise (1913)|SS ''Königin Luise'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first [[Kaiserliche Marine|German naval]] loss of the [[World War I|First World War]]? <small>(2008-07-24)</small>
*... that the [[container ship]] '''''[[Atlantic Causeway]]''''' was refitted with a [[Flight deck#Ski-jump|ski-jump]] to enable her to operate [[BAE Sea Harrier|Sea Harriers]] during the [[Falklands War]]? <small>(2008-07-22)</small>
*... that '''[[Neafie & Levy]]''' built the [[U.S. Navy]]'s [[USS Alligator (1862)|first submarine]] ''(pictured)'' in 1862 and its [[USS Bainbridge (DD-1)|first destroyer]] in 1902? <small>(2008-07-21)</small>
*... that '''[[HMT Bedfordshire|HMT ''Bedfordshire'']]''' was one of 24 [[Royal Navy]] [[anti-submarine]] vessels sent to assist the [[United States]] after its entry into [[World War II]]? <small>(2008-07-15)</small>
*... that '''[[SS Catalina|SS ''Catalina'']]''', after reportedly carrying more passengers than any other ship anywhere, has been stuck half-submerged in [[Ensenada, Mexico]] for more than ten years? <small>(2008-07-14)</small>
*... that the '''[[Dogger (boat)|Dogger]]''', a type of [[fishing boat]], takes its name from the [[Dogger Bank]], which was itself named after an earlier type of fishing vessel? <small>(2008-07-12)</small>
*... that '''[[American President Lines]]''' was declared an industry leader in 1989 for its innovations in [[containerization|container]] transport? <small>(2008-07-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Arthur Bingham]]''' was commander of '''[[HMS Little Belt (1807)|HMS ''Little Belt'']]''', when the [[Little Belt Affair]] ''(pictured)'' occurred in 1811? <small>(2008-07-02)</small>
*... that the sailing-ship '''''[[Lwów (ship)|Lwów]]''''' was the first ship under [[Polish Navy|Polish]] banner to cross the [[equator]]? <small>(2008-06-28)</small>
*... that many localities on the coast of [[Great Britain]] developed their own type of [[Fishing vessel|fishing boat]] adapted to local [[fishing]] and sea conditions, and the [[Nobby (boat)|'''nobbies''']] are examples of this? <small>(2008-06-27)</small>
*... that when she was launched in 1956 '''[[MF Storegut|MF ''Storegut'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was the largest lake [[ferry]] in [[Northern Europe]]? <small>(2008-06-20)</small>
*... that the '''[[Millersburg Ferry]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Pennsylvania]] is the last ferry on the [[Susquehanna River]] and the last authentic wooden double stern-wheeled [[Paddle steamer|paddle boat]] operating in the United States? <small>(2008-06-19)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Ontario (1780)|HMS ''Ontario'']]''', an 80-foot [[sloop of war]] recently discovered at the bottom of [[Lake Ontario]], is the oldest [[shipwreck]] and the only fully intact [[Royal Navy|British warship]] ever found in the [[Great Lakes]]? <small>(2008-06-18)</small>
*... that most historians believe stories about [[Dutch (ethnic group)|Dutch]] [[shipwreck]] survivors of the '''''[[Concordia (ship 1696)|Concordia]]''''', settling at a desert [[oasis]] in [[Australia]] in 1708, were a [[hoax]]? <small>(2008-06-16)</small>
*... that the '''[[SS Carsbreck|SS ''Carsbreck'']]''' survived being [[torpedo]]ed by [[Heinrich Liebe]]'s [[Unterseeboot 38 (1938)|''U-38'']] in 1940, but was sunk by [[Reinhard Suhren]]'s '''[[Unterseeboot 564|''U-564'']]''' in 1941? <small>(2008-06-15)</small>
*... that the [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[torpedo boat]] '''[[HNoMS Kjell|HNoMS ''Kjell'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was known as "Terror of the smugglers" when she intercepted [[Rum-running|rum runner]]s during Norway's [[prohibition]]? <small>(2008-06-10)</small>
*... that the sinking of the '''[[Nantucket Lightship LV58|Nantucket Lightship ''LV58'']]''' on [[December 10]] [[1905]] was the first time that an [[United States|American]] ship transmitted a [[distress signal]] by [[radio]]? <small>(2008-06-04)</small>
*... that over fifty surrendered [[U-boat]]s were gathered at '''[[HMS Ferret (shore establishment 1940)|HMS ''Ferret'']]''' awaiting disposal in [[Operation Deadlight]]? <small>(2008-06-02)</small>
*... that the [[Federal government of the United States|US government]] took control of the '''[[Alaska Steamship Company]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s fleet during [[World War II]]? <small>(2008-05-26)</small>
*... that between 1920 and 1929 the [[Canadian Pacific Steamships]] vessel '''[[SS Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm|SS ''Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm'']]''' bore six different names, but sailed under only four of them? <small>(2008-05-24)</small>
*... that during [[World War I]], a [[torpedo]] struck the [[ocean liner]] '''[[SS Kroonland|SS ''Kroonland'']]''', ''(pictured)'' but failed to explode? <small>(2008-05-21)</small>
*... that the [[armed merchantman|armed merchant cruiser]] '''[[HMS Hector (F45)|HMS ''Hector'']]''' was in the process of being decommissioned when she was sunk in the [[Easter Sunday Raid]]? <small>(2008-05-20)</small>
*... that '''[[HMNZS Te Mana (F111)|HMNZS ''Te Mana'' (F111)]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first [[Royal New Zealand Navy|New Zealand]] [[warship]] to visit a Russian port? <small>(2008-05-17)</small>
*... that the [[cargo ship]] '''[[MV Virginian (T-AK 9205)|MV ''Virginian'']]''', now under contract to [[Military Sealift Command]], was accidentally hit by an [[Exocet missile]] while unloading cargo in [[Iraq]] in 1986? <small>(2008-05-14)</small>
*... that in addition to providing cargo service to [[Ascension Island]], the [[freighter]] '''[[MV Ascension|MV ''Ascension'']]''' also helped researchers study its [[green sea turtle]] population? <small>(2008-05-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Friedrich Guggenberger]]''''s '''[[Unterseeboot 81 (1941)|''U-81'']]''' sank the [[Royal Navy]] [[aircraft carrier]] [[HMS Ark Royal (91)|HMS ''Ark Royal'']] ''(pictured)'' with a single [[torpedo]]? <small>(2008-05-13)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Herring Buss|Buis]]''''' ''(pictured)'' was first adapted for use as a fishing vessel in the [[Netherlands]], after the invention of [[gibbing]] made it possible to preserve [[herring]] at sea? <small>(2008-05-11)</small>
*... that the [[US Navy]]'s '''[[Casco class monitor|''Casco''-class]]''' [[monitor (warship)|monitors]], long delayed due to the exacting standards of [[Chief Engineer]] '''[[Alban C. Stimers]]''', proved barely able to float on debut and were quickly withdrawn from service? <small>(2008-05-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Birely, Hillman & Streaker]]''' was the only [[Philadelphia]]n manufacturer of wooden ships to survive the post-[[American Civil War|Civil War]] slump? <small>(2008-05-11)</small>
*... that in 1789 [[Spain]] seized the [[United Kingdom|British]] sloop '''{{ship||Princess Royal|1778 sloop|2}}''', nearly [[Nootka Convention|causing a war]], then used the vessel to explore the [[Strait of Juan de Fuca]], finding the [[San Juan Islands]] and the entrances to [[Puget Sound]] and the [[Strait of Georgia]]? <small>(2008-05-08)</small>
*... that '''[[HNoMS Honningsvåg|HNoMS ''Honningsvåg'']]''' was a German fishing trawler captured in the [[Norwegian Campaign]] and served the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] throughout [[World War II]]? <small>(2008-05-05)</small>
*... that the 122-year old '''[[Baltimore Steam Packet Company|Baltimore Steam Packet Company ("Old Bay Line")]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the last overnight steamship service in the U.S. when it ceased operation in 1962? <small>(2008-05-05)</small>
*... that the '''[[Gondola (steam yacht)|steam yacht ''Gondola'']]''' ''(pictured)'' on [[Coniston Water]] is thought to be the inspiration for [[List of characters in Arthur Ransome books|Captain Flint's]] houseboat in [[Arthur Ransome]]'s ''[[Swallows and Amazons]]''? <small>(2008-05-04)</small>
*... that the '''[[Lynchburg Ferry]]''' in [[Lynchburg, Texas]] is the oldest operating [[ferry]] service in [[Texas]]? <small>(2008-05-02)</small>
*... that the travel time of the [[sternwheeler]] '''''[[Lytton (sternwheeler)|Lytton]]''''' ''(pictured)'' on the stretch of the [[Columbia River]] known as Little Dalles was six hours upriver, but less than seven minutes downriver? <small>(2008-04-26)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Washington Irving (sidewheeler)|Washington Irving]]''''' [[sidewheeler]], the biggest passenger-carrying riverboat ever built, sank after colliding with an oil barge in 1926? <small>(2008-04-24)</small>
*... that '''[[Commodore Cruise Line]]''' was the first [[Florida]]-based company to operate week-long cruises around the year? <small>(2008-04-23)</small>
*... that the [[Minesweeper (ship)|mine countermeasures ship]] '''[[USS Scout (MCM-8)|USS ''Scout'']]''' used her [[sonar]] to locate hazardous sunken debris off the [[Louisiana]] coast after [[Hurricane Katrina]]? <small>(2008-04-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Pullmantur Cruises]]''' is the largest [[Spain]]-based [[cruise line]]? <small>(2008-04-21)</small>
*... that the world's largest [[Fish processing vessel|'''factory trawler''']], the {{convert|144|m|ft}} long ''Atlantic Dawn'', is able to process 350 tonnes of fish a day? <small>(2008-04-19)</small>
*... that '''[[Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino]]''' was the largest [[Navy|naval]] [[ship construction|shipbuilding]] firm of the [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]]? <small>(2008-04-18)</small>
*... that the '''[[SS Blairspey|SS ''Blairspey'']]''' was hit by at least three [[torpedo]]es from two different [[U-boat]]s, but still managed to reach port because her cargo of [[timber]] kept her afloat? <small>(2008-04-15)</small>
*... that in order to cut costs, [[Olau Line]] [[maritime flag|re-flagged]] their [[cruiseferry]] '''{{MS|Olau Hollandia|1989|2}}''' to [[Luxembourg]] in January 1993, but were forced to revert the ship to [[Germany|German]] flag only a month later? <small>(2008-04-15)</small>
*... that the '''[[SS Assyrian|SS ''Assyrian'']]''' started life as a [[Germany|German]] [[merchant ship]] in the [[First World War]] and ended it as [[United Kingdom|British]] merchant in the [[Second World War]]? <small>(2008-04-13)</small>
*... that the [[Royal Navy]] [[destroyer]] '''[[HMS Quail (G45)|HMS ''Quail'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was [[naval mine|mined]] in November 1943, but did not sink until May 1944? <small>(2008-04-13)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Shoshone (Snake River sternwheeler)|Shoshone]]''''' was the first of only two [[steamboat]]s to be brought down through [[Hells Canyon]], North America's deepest [[gorge]], to the lower [[Snake River]]? <small>(2008-04-12)</small>
*... that '''[[Order of battle for Convoy SC-7|twenty out of the thirty five]]''' [[merchant vessel|merchant ships]] of [[convoy SC-7]] were sunk by [[Germany|German]] [[U-boat]]s? <small>(2008-04-12)</small>
*... that seven [[whaling ships]] escaped the '''[[Whaling Disaster of 1871]]''', but were forced to abandon their catch in order to accommodate 1,219 people from 33 other ships trapped in ice off the [[Alaska]]n coast? <small>(2008-04-10)</small>
*... that the [[USS Mount Vernon (LSD-39)|'''USS ''Mount Vernon''''']], a control ship in the cleanup of the [[Exxon Valdez oil spill]], was destroyed off the coast of [[Hawaii]] in 2005? <small>(2008-04-09)</small>
*... that the 1901 [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] torpedo boat '''[[HNoMS Sæl|HNoMS ''Sæl'']]''' was sunk by three German [[Schnellboot]]s in 1940? <small>(2008-04-08)</small>
*... that of the twenty-five [[clipper ship]]s owned by the '''''[[Loch Line]]''''', which operated between the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Australia]], seventeen were lost at sea? <small>(2008-04-03)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Colonel Wright (sternwheeler)|Colonel Wright]]''''' was the first [[steamboat]] to run on the [[Snake River]]? <small>(2008-04-03)</small>
*... that the fire and explosion of '''[[SS Fort La Monte|SS ''Fort La Monte'']]''' wrecked the nearby [[Royal Navy]] [[destroyer]] '''[[HMS Arrow (H42)|HMS ''Arrow'']]''' ''(pictured)''? <small>(2008-04-02)</small>
*... that '''[[Gustav Wilhelm Wolff]]''' was nicknamed ''Teutonic'' in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|British House of Commons]] after a steamship built by his company [[Harland & Wolff]]? <small>(2008-04-02)</small>
*... that the [[steamboat]] '''''[[Flyer (steamboat 1891)|Flyer]]''''', which by 1930 had covered more miles than any other dedicated inland vessel, had an imperfectly sealed [[Hull (watercraft)|hull]], causing it to [[List (watercraft)|list]] to [[Port (nautical)|port]] throughout its working life? <small>(2008-03-31)</small>
*... that the incompleted '''[[Montana class battleship|''Montana''-class battleships]]''' would have had a heavier [[broadside]] than the [[Yamato class battleship|''Yamato''-class battleships]]? <small>(2008-03-30)</small>
*... that the hero of the ''[[Loch Ard (ship)|Loch Ard]]'' disaster, Tom Pearce, lost one of his sons when the '''''[[Loch Vennachar]]''''' was wrecked off [[Kangaroo Island]] in 1905? <small>(2008-03-30)</small>
*... that when the commander of the [[Nazi Germany|German forces]] in the [[Dodecanese]] came to surrender aboard '''[[HMS Kimberley (F50)|HMS ''Kimberley'']]''', he did so aboard a captured British [[Motor Launch]]? <small>(2008-03-29)</small>
*... that the [[Confederate States of America]] bought fast [[steamboat]]s from '''[[Edward Harland]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s company [[Harland & Wolff]] during the [[American Civil War]] so they could outrun the [[Union blockade]]? <small>(2008-03-26)</small>
*... that following the collapse of [[Renaissance Cruises]] in late 2001, '''{{MS|R Two}}''' and five of her [[sister ship]]s were laid up together, first at [[Gibraltar]] and later at [[Marseille]]? <small>(2008-03-25)</small>
*... that despite a [[Second World War|wartime]] career lasting less than a year, '''[[HMS Codrington (D65)|HMS ''Codrington'']]''' transported a number of dignitaries, including [[George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]] ''(visit pictured)'', [[Neville Chamberlain]] and [[Winston Churchill]]? <small>(2008-03-25)</small>
*... that the [[U.S. Department of Defense]] pays the owners of the '''{{MV|Baffin Strait|T-AK W9519}}''' [[US$]]12,550 per day to carry cargo from [[Singapore]] to [[Diego Garcia]]? <small>(2008-03-24)</small>
*... that the [[cruise ship]] '''{{MS|Columbus C.}}''' sank in [[Cádiz]] harbour after accidentally ramming the harbour's [[Breakwater (structure)|breakwater]] in 1984? <small>(2008-03-24)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Albatros (1899)|Albatros]]''''' was the last [[sailing ship]] in European waters carrying commercial cargo? <small>(2008-03-17)</small>
*... that several [[United States Navy|US Navy]] [[WWII]] [[troop transports]], such as '''[[USS Hermitage (AP-54)|USS ''Hermitage'']]''', '''[[USS Monticello (AP-61)|USS ''Monticello'']]''' and '''[[USS Lejeune (AP-74)|USS ''Lejeune'']]''', were former [[ocean liner]]s that were seized from the enemy? <small>(2008-03-16)</small>
*... that [[oil tanker]] '''[[MV Transpacific (T-1)|MV ''Transpacific'']]''' is currently under contract to transport [[fuel]] for the [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Defense Department]] for [[United States dollar|US$]]18,848 a day? <small>(2008-03-15)</small>
*... that the [[RMS Sylvania|'''RMS ''Sylvania''''']] was built for the [[transatlantic]] trade but spent only the first 10 years of her 46-year career in that role? <small>(2008-03-14)</small>
*... that the [[Wärtsilä]] [[Turku shipyard]] in [[Finland]] built [[Belorussiya class cruiseferries|'''five state-of-the-art cruiseferries''']] for the Black Sea Shipping Company, [[Soviet Union]], in 1975&ndash;1976? <small>(2008-03-10)</small>
*... that the [[Troopship|troop transport]] '''{{USS|Wakefield|AP-21|6}}''', a former [[ocean liner|luxury liner]], operated in [[World War II]] as a "lone wolf" by relying on her speed to avoid [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] U-Boats? <small>(2008-03-09)</small>
*... that the [[Troopship|troop transport]] '''USS Wakefield (AP-21)''', a former [[ocean liner|luxury liner]], operated in [[World War II]] as a "lone wolf" by relying on her speed to avoid [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] U-Boats? <small>(2008-03-09)</small>
*... that on [[28 November]] [[1968]] the [[Finland|Finnish]] [[ferry|ferries]] [[Palm Beach Princess|'''MS ''Ilmatar''''']] and MS ''Botnia'' collided in the [[Åland]] archipelago, resulting in the death of six people? <small>(2008-03-06)</small>
*... that [[Italy]]'s [[Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico]] [[shipyard]] built two [[ocean liner]]s named '''[[MS Stockholm (1941)|MS ''Stockholm'']]''' for the [[Swedish American Line]] between 1936 and 1941, neither of which operated commercially? <small>(2008-03-03)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Bonaventure (F139)|HMS ''Bonaventure'']]''' became the first ship to re-enter service with the [[Clan Line]] after the end of the [[Second World War]], having spent five years as a [[submarine tender|submarine depot ship]]? <small>(2008-03-03)</small>
*... that the '''[[Dix (steamboat)|''Dix'']]''' of the [[Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet]], a [[steamboat]] which sank and drowned over 45 people after a collision off [[Duwamish Head]], [[Washington]] in 1906, was twice refused a [[Seakeeping|seaworthiness]] certificate? <small>(2008-03-03)</small>
*... that a [[Venice|Venetian]] foundation seeking to rebuild the '''''[[Bucentaur]]''' (model pictured)'' has written to [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] for a financial contribution as compensation for [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]]'s 1798 destruction of the original ship? <small>(2008-03-03)</small>
*... that in the post-[[WWII]] era, the '''[[Zidell Companies|Zidell]]''' [[family business]] based in [[Portland, Oregon]] became the largest [[shipbreaking]] operation in the [[U.S.]]? <small>(2008-03-02)</small>
*... that the '''[[Hennepin (shipwreck)|''Hennepin'']]''', which transported [[construction aggregate]] around the [[Great Lakes]] early in the 20th century, was the first self-unloading [[bulk carrier]] in the world? <small>(2008-02-29)</small>
*... that the '''[[Swedish American Line]]''' was the first [[transatlantic]] [[shipping company]] to operate a [[diesel engine|diesel-engined]] [[ocean liner]]? <small>(2008-02-27)</small>
*... that photos of the [[rogue wave]] encountered by the '''[[MS Stolt Surf|MS ''Stolt Surf'']]''' contributed to the growing evidence of their presence in the deep ocean? <small>(2008-02-27)</small>
*... that the [[cutter (ship)|cutter]] '''[[HMS Entreprenante (1801)|HMS ''Entreprenante'']]''' was the smallest [[Royal Navy|British warship]] at the [[Battle of Trafalgar]]? <small>(2008-02-26)</small>
*... that in 1909, [[New Zealand]] gifted '''[[Early naval vessels of New Zealand|a new battlecruiser]]''' to [[United Kingdom|Britain]]? <small>(2008-02-26)</small>
*... that after sinking the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[ocean liner]] '''[[SS Dwinsk|SS ''Dwinsk'']]''' in June 1918, the [[Kaiserliche Marine|German submarine]] [[Unterseeboot 151 (1917)|''U-151'']] remained in the area and used the survivors in seven [[Lifeboat (shipboard)|lifeboats]] as a lure in order to try to sink additional [[Allies of World War I|Allied]] ships? <small>(2008-02-25)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Calliope (1884)|HMS ''Calliope'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was the only ship in [[Apia, Samoa|Apia]] harbour to escape being wrecked in the [[1889 Apia cyclone|great tropical cyclone]] which struck [[Samoa]] in 1889? <small>(2008-02-24)</small>
*... that the wreck of the [[scallop]] [[dredger]] '''''[[Solway Harvester]]''''' was discovered by the [[Royal Navy]]'s [[minehunter]] [[HMS Sandown (M101)|HMS ''Sandown'']]? <small>(2008-02-22)</small>
*... that the '''[[Arthur Middleton class attack transport|''Arthur Middleton'' class]]''' [[attack transport]] '''[[USS George Clymer (APA-27)|USS ''George Clymer'']]'''  saw service in four major wars and earned a total of fifteen [[battle star]]s? <small>(2008-02-21)</small>
*... that '''[[Sir James Lithgow, 1st Baronet|Sir James Lithgow]]''' played a prominent role in restructuring the [[Britain|British]] [[shipbuilding]] industry in the 1930s? <small>(2008-02-21)</small>
*... that the [[ocean liner]] [[SS Shalom|'''SS ''Shalom''''']] accidentally rammed and bisected the [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]] ''Stolt Dagali'', sinking the [[Bow (ship)|bow]] of the tanker but not the [[stern]]? <small>(2008-02-21)</small>
*... that the '''[[Heywood class attack transport|''Heywood'' class]]''' [[attack transport]] '''[[USS William P. Biddle (APA-8)|USS ''William P. Biddle'']]''' rescued survivors from four [[US Navy]] [[troopship]]s [[torpedo]]ed during [[Operation Torch]]? <small>(2008-02-20)</small>
*... that the 9,000 ton '''[[McCawley class attack transport|''McCawley''-class]]''' [[attack transport]] '''[[USS McCawley (APA-4)|USS ''McCawley'']]''' was accidentally sunk during the [[Solomon Islands campaign|Solomons campaign]] in 1943 by [[friendly fire]]? <small>(2008-02-20)</small>
*... that four of the five ships operated by the '''[[Hamburg Atlantic Line]]''' and their successors were named ''[[Hanseatic]]'' at some point of their tenure in the company? <small>(2008-02-19)</small>
*... that the [[U.S. Navy]]'s '''[[Harris class attack transport|''Harris''-class]]''' [[attack transport]]s '''[[USS Leonard Wood (APA-12)|''Leonard Wood'']]''', '''[[USS Joseph T. Dickman (APA-13)|''Joseph T. Dickman'']]''' and '''[[USS J. Franklin Bell (APA-16)|''J. Franklin Bell'']]''' were all named after [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] [[general]]s? <small>(2008-02-18)</small>
*... that the '''{{USS|Hunter Liggett|APA-14}}''' ran hazardous support missions to the [[United States|American]] [[garrison]] on the bitterly contested island of [[Battle of Guadalcanal|Guadalcanal]] for over 14 months? <small>(2008-02-17)</small>
*... that in 1940, the '''[[USS American Legion (APA-17)|USS ''American Legion'']]''' transported a [[Princess Märtha of Sweden|Norwegian Princess]] to the safety of [[United States|America]], along with a vital [[Bofors 40mm gun]] to be used as a [[mass production]] [[prototype]]? <small>(2008-02-17)</small>
*... that [[HMS Incomparable|'''HMS ''Incomparable]]''''' was a design for a mammoth [[battlecruiser]], proposed by British Admiral [[Jackie Fisher]] in 1915, but never built? <small>(2008-02-17)</small>
*... that the [[World War II]]-era '''[[Crescent City class attack transport|''Crescent City'' class]]''' [[attack transport]]s '''[[USS Crescent City (APA-21)|USS ''Crescent City'']]''' and [[USS Calvert (APA-32)|USS ''Calvert'']] each received ten [[battle star]]s and a [[Navy Unit Commendation]]? <small>(2008-02-16)</small>
*... that the '''[[Ormsby class attack transport|''Ormsby''-class]]''' [[attack transport]]s '''[[USS Ormsby (APA-49)|USS ''Ormsby'']]''' and '''[[USS Sheridan (APA-51)|USS ''Sheridan'']]''' earned six [[battle star]]s for [[WWII]] service apiece, and were both scrapped after accidents in 1969? <small>(2008-02-15)</small>
*... that the 1989 [[Malta Summit]] between the [[United States]] and [[Soviet Union]] was held onboard [[SS Maxim Gorkiy|'''SS ''Maxim Gorkiy''''']], a Soviet [[cruise ship]] that had partially sunk near [[Svalbard]] less than six months before? <small>(2008-02-15)</small>
*... that the [[ocean liner]] [[SS Leonardo da Vinci|'''SS ''Leonardo da Vinci''''']] was constructed in 1960 with provisions to be [[nuclear power|nuclear-powered]]? <small>(2008-02-14)</small>
*... that the [[WWII]]-era '''[[Windsor class attack transport|''Windsor''-class]]''' [[attack transport]] '''{{USS|Queens|APA-103}}''' was sunk as an [[artificial reef]] off [[Texas]] in 2007? <small>(2008-02-13)</small>
*... that the '''{{SS|Charles W. Wetmore}}''' ''(pictured)'' negotiated the [[St. Lawrence River]] rapids in 1891 to become the first [[whaleback]] ship to operate outside the [[Great Lakes]]? <small>(2008-02-13)</small>
*... that after surviving the battles at [[Battle of Badoeng Strait|Badoeng Strait]] and [[Battle of Midway|Midway]], the Japanese destroyer '''''[[Japanese destroyer Asashio|Asashio]]''''' was sunk in the [[Battle of the Bismarck Sea]] while picking up survivors from her sister ship, the ''[[Japanese destroyer Arashio|Arashio]]''? <small>(2008-02-12)</small>
*... that Captain [[Philip Broke]] personally led the [[Boarding (attack)|boarding party]] from '''[[HMS Shannon (1806)|HMS ''Shannon'']]''' onto the [[USS Chesapeake (1799)|USS ''Chesapeake'']] ''(pictured)''? <small>(2008-02-12)</small>
*... that the [[lead ship]] of the '''[[Frederick Funston class attack transport|''Frederick Funston'' class]]''', the '''{{USS|Frederick Funston|APA-89}}''', was named after a [[Frederick Funston|US Army General]] [[A Defence of General Funston|lampooned]] by [[Mark Twain]]? <small>(2008-02-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Japanese submarine I-17]]''' was the first [[Axis powers|Axis]] ship to shell the United States mainland in [[World War II]] triggering an "invasion" scare along the West Coast? <small>(2008-02-08)</small>
*... that after being captured from the French, '''[[HMS Donegal (1798)|HMS ''Donegal'']]''' went on to capture two French ships at the [[Battle of San Domingo]]? <small>(2008-02-08)</small>
*... that the '''''[[MS Athina B|Athina B]]''''' became a temporary [[tourist attraction]] after becoming beached at an English [[Brighton|seaside town]]? <small>(2008-02-07)</small>
*... that the '''[[Sumter class attack transport|''Sumter''-class]]''' [[attack transport]]s '''[[USS Warren (APA-53)|USS ''Warren'' (APA-53)]]''' and '''[[USS Wayne (APA-54)|USS ''Wayne'' (APA-54)]]''' collectively earned 11 [[battle star]]s for [[WWII]] service and were both converted postwar into [[container ship]]s? <small>(2008-02-06)</small>
*... that [[Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet|Thomas Masterman Hardy's]] first command was '''[[HMS Mutine (1797)|HMS ''Mutine'']]''', a ship he had himself captured at the [[Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1797)|Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife]]? <small>(2008-02-06)</small>
*... that [[Cape Leeuwin]], the most south-westerly point of the [[Australia (continent)|Australian continent]], is named after the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[galleon]] '''[[Leeuwin (galleon)|''Leeuwin'']]'''? <small>(2008-02-04)</small>
*... that sixteen ships of the [[US Navy]]'s '''[[Gilliam class attack transport|''Gilliam'' class]]''', including '''[[USS Banner (APA-60)|''Banner'']]''', '''[[USS Carteret (APA-70)|''Carteret'']], [[USS Dawson (APA-79)|''Dawson'']]''' ''(pictured)'', '''[[USS Gasconade (APA-85)|''Gasconade'']]''' and '''[[USS Geneva (APA-86)|''Geneva'']]''', were [[Operation Crossroads|expended]] as [[atomic bomb]] targets after barely two years of service? <small>(2008-02-03)</small>
*... that the '''{{USS|Garrard|APA-84}}''', like other ships in [[Gilliam class attack transport|her class]], had an active service life of less than two years? <small>(2008-02-03)</small>
*... that the [[Liberty ship]] '''''[[SS George Washington Carver]]''''', ''(pictured)''  the second named for an [[African American]], was sponsored by singer [[Lena Horne]] and constructed in 42 days from start to delivery? <small>(2008-02-03)</small>
*... that the German four-mast sailing ship '''''[[Herzogin Cecilie]]''''', under Finnish flag after 1920, won the "grain race" from Australia around [[Cape Horn]] to Europe four times from 1926 to 1936? <small>(2008-02-03)</small>
*... that the '''{{USS|Cortland|APA-75}}''' was the object of a failed [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] [[sabotage]] attempt in [[World War II]]? <small>(2008-02-02)</small>
*... that the '''[[Pensacola Convoy]]''', which in [[1941]] carried the first [[United States of America|United States]] soldiers to be based in [[Australia]], was planned initially to reinforce Allied forces [[Battle of the Philippines (1941–42)|defending the Philippines]]? <small>(2008-02-02)</small>
*... that the [[Japan|Japanese]] [[destroyer]] '''''[[Japanese destroyer Matsu|Matsu]]''''' had a very short career: just more than three months from her completion in 1944, to her sinking as she returned from her first escort mission? <small>(2008-01-31)</small>
*... that the [[US Navy]]'s [[Haskell class attack transport|''Haskell'' class]] [[attack transport]]s '''[[USS Bexar (APA-237)|''Bexar'']]'''  ''(pictured)'', '''[[USS Bottineau (APA-235)|''Bottineau'']], [[USS Bollinger (APA-234)|''Bollinger'']]''' and '''[[USS Rockwall (APA-230)|''Rockwall'']]''' all participated in the [[Bikini Atoll]] [[Operation Crossroads|atomic bomb tests]] in 1946? <small>(2008-01-30)</small>
*[[USS Bollinger]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2008-01-30)</small>
*... that the '''[[K-1000 battleship|K-1000 class]]''' was a [[hoax]] class of [[battleship]] made up by the [[Soviet Union]] at the start of the [[Cold War]] as [[propaganda]]? <small>(2008-01-30)</small>
*... that the [[Japan|Japanese]] [[destroyer]] '''''[[Japanese destroyer Matsu|Matsu]]''''' had a very short career: just more than three months from her completion in 1944, to her sinking as she returned from her first escort mission? <small>(2008-01-30)</small>
*... that after service with the [[United States Navy]] in [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]], the '''[[USS Noble (APA-218)|USS ''Noble'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was transferred to the [[Spanish Navy]] in 1964 and renamed the ''Aragon''? <small>(2008-01-29)</small>
*... that during [[World War II]], the Japanese destroyer '''''[[Japanese destroyer Hatsukaze|Hatsukaze]]''''' survived [[Battle of the Java Sea|four]] [[Battle of Midway|major]] [[Battle of the Eastern Solomons|fleet]] [[Battle of Santa Cruz Islands|actions]] against the American, British, Australian and Dutch fleets, but was sunk after colliding with a Japanese [[Japanese cruiser Myoko|cruiser]]? <small>(2008-01-29)</small>
*... that the [[US Navy]]'s [[Haskell class attack transport|''Haskell'' class]] [[attack transport]]s '''[[USS Meriwether (APA-203)|''Meriwether'']]''' ''(pictured)'', '''[[USS Tazewell (APA-209)|''Tazewell'']], [[USS Natrona (APA-214)|''Natrona'']], [[USS Okaloosa (APA-219)|''Okaloosa'']], [[USS Oneida (APA-221)|''Oneida'']]''' and '''[[USS Rawlins (APA-226)|''Rawlins'']]''' all participated in only one battle - the [[invasion of Okinawa]] in 1945 - before being collectively struck from the [[Naval Vessel Register|Naval Register]] on the same day in October 1958? <small>(2008-01-27)</small>
*[[USS Renville]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2008-01-27)</small>
*[[USS Oneida (APA-221)]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2008-01-27)</small>
*... that the [[US Navy]]'s [[Haskell class attack transport|''Haskell'' class]] [[attack transport]]s '''[[USS Montrose (APA-212)|''Montrose'']], [[USS Renville (APA-227)|''Renville'']]''',  and '''[[USS Okanogan (APA-220)|''Okanogan'']]''' all saw action in three major wars &ndash; [[World War II]], the [[Korean War]] and the [[Vietnam War]]? <small>(2008-01-27)</small>
*[[USS Okaloosa]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2008-01-27)</small>
*[[USS Natrona]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2008-01-27)</small>
*... that the ceremony marking the Japanese surrender of [[Timor]] on [[11 September]] [[1945]] was held aboard '''[[HMAS Moresby (1918)|HMAS ''Moresby'']]'''? <small>(2008-01-27)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Chanticleer (1808)|HMS ''Chanticleer'']]''' had been scheduled to survey [[South America]], but was in such poor condition that the [[HMS Beagle|''Beagle'']] was selected instead for [[Second voyage of HMS Beagle|the 1831 voyage]] that established [[Charles Darwin]] as a [[naturalist]]? <small>(2008-01-26)</small>
*... that the '''[[First ten Revenue Service cutters|ten Revenue Marine]]''' [[cutter (ship)|cutters]] authorized by the [[U.S. Congress]] in 1790 &ndash; including the '''''[[USRC Vigilant|Vigilant]]''''', '''''[[USRC Active|Active]]''''', '''''[[USRC General Green|General Green]]''''', '''''[[USRC Massachusetts (1791)|Massachusetts]]''''', '''''[[USRC Scammel|Scammel]]''''', '''''[[USRC South Carolina|South Carolina]]''''' and '''''[[USRC Eagle|Eagle]]''''' &ndash; comprised the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. Federal government's]] first "armed force afloat"? <small>(2008-01-25)</small>
*... that when politics threatened funding for the '''[[Fuji class battleship]]s''' of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] in 1893, [[Emperor Meiji]] offered to pay from the expenses of the [[Imperial Household Agency|Imperial Household]] himself? <small>(2008-01-25)</small>
*... that the '''[[First ten Revenue Service cutters|ten Revenue Marine]]''' [[cutter (ship)|cutters]] authorized by the [[U.S. Congress]] in 1790 &ndash; including the '''''[[USRC Vigilant|Vigilant]]''''', '''''[[USRC Active|Active]]''''', '''''[[USRC General Green|General Green]]''''', '''''[[USRC Massachusetts (1791)|Massachusetts]]''''', '''''[[USRC Scammel|Scammel]]''''', '''''[[USRC South Carolina|South Carolina]]''''' and '''''[[USRC Eagle|Eagle]]''''' &ndash; comprised the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. Federal government's]] first "armed force afloat"? <small>(2008-01-24)</small>
*... that the '''[[SS Tararua|SS ''Tararua'']]''' sank off [[the Catlins]] in 1881, in [[New Zealand]]'s worst civilian shipping disaster? <small>(2008-01-23)</small>
*... that the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] frigate '''''[[Ertuğrul (Ottoman frigate)|Ertuğrul]]''''' disaster, which occurred in 1890 off [[Kushimoto]], led to strengthening foreign relations between [[Turkey]] and [[Japan]]? <small>(2008-01-17)</small>
*... that it is expected to take 17 years to design and build the first of '''[[Collins class submarine replacement project|Australia's new submarines]]'''? <small>(2008-01-16)</small>
*... that the captain of the [[steamboat]] '''''[[Natchez (boat)|Natchez]]''''' would increase his boat's speed by putting [[bacon]] and [[hog]] [[fat]] in its engines, and giving his men [[whiskey]]? <small>(2008-01-14)</small>
*... that two new '''[[amphibious warfare ships of Australia]]''' to be added to the nation's fleet starting in 2012 will each be able to carry an entire [[infantry]] [[battalion]] and up to 16 helicopters? <small>(2008-01-14)</small>
*... that no commercial boat has beaten the '''[[Robert E. Lee (steamboat)|steamboat ''Robert E. Lee's'']]''' [[1870]] speed record between [[New Orleans]] and [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] of 90 hours and 14 minutes to this day? <small>(2008-01-13)</small>
*... that '''[[Vorpostenboot]]''', the [[patrol boats]] that the [[Kriegsmarine]] used in [[World War II]], were in fact modified fishing ships? <small>(2008-01-10)</small>
*... that Sir '''[[James Hutchison (British politician)|James Hutchison]]''', known as the "[[The Scarlet Pimpernel|Pimpernel]] of the [[Maquis (World War II)|Maquis]]" for his liaison work with the [[French Resistance]], was so well known to the [[Gestapo]] that he had [[plastic surgery]] before being parachuted into [[France]] after D-Day? <small>(2008-01-10)</small>
*... that the practice of taking '''[[Ship's cat|cats aboard ships]]''' ''(example pictured)'' dates back to the [[Ancient Egypt]]ians? <small>(2008-01-10)</small>
*... that many streets in [[Coconut Grove, Northern Territory|Coconut Grove]], [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]] are named after victims of the [[shipwreck]] of '''[[SS Gothenburg|SS ''Gothenburg'']]''' off the coast of [[Queensland]] in 1875? <small>(2008-01-06)</small>
*... that in attempting to stop [[Unterseeboot 30 (1936)|U-30]] from sinking the '''[[SS Fanad Head|SS ''Fanad Head'']]''', two [[Blackburn Skua]]s managed to cripple themselves with their own bombs, causing them to crash? <small>(2008-01-05)</small>
*... that after sinking the '''[[SS City of Cairo|SS ''City of Cairo'']]''', [[Kapitän|Kapitän zur See]] [[Karl-Friedrich Merten]] gave the survivors directions to the nearest land, and parted with the words "Goodnight, and sorry for sinking you"? <small>(2007-12-24)</small>
*... that the '''[[Joshua Hendy Iron Works]]''' - a struggling business with only 60 employees by the late 1930s - ended [[World War II]] having supplied the engines to almost 30% of [[United States|America's]] 2,700 [[Liberty ship]]s ''(pictured)''? <small>(2007-12-23)</small>
*... that the [[L and M class destroyer|L class]] [[destroyer]] '''[[HMS Legion (G74)|HMS ''Legion'']]''' rescued 1,560 crew members of the [[torpedo]]ed [[aircraft carrier]] [[HMS Ark Royal (91)|HMS ''Ark Royal'']]? <small>(2007-12-23)</small>
*... that [[HMCS Esquimalt (J272)|'''HMCS ''Esquimalt''''']] was the last [[Royal Canadian Navy]] warship lost to enemy action in [[World War II]]? <small>(2007-12-23)</small>
*... that the [[Tribal class destroyer (1936)|Tribal class]] [[destroyer]] '''[[HMS Tartar (F43)|HMS ''Tartar'']]''' received the [[nickname]] 'Lucky Tartar' due to her numerous escapes from dangerous situations in [[World War II]]? <small>(2007-12-19)</small>
*... that the fleet of the '''[[Royal Naval Patrol Service]]''', also known as  "[[Harry Tate]]'s Navy" or "[[Winston Churchill|Churchill]]'s Pirates", consisted of hundreds of [[Expropriation|requisitioned]] [[trawler‎]]s, [[whaler]]s, [[Drifter (fishing boat)|drifters]], [[paddle steamer]]s, [[yacht]]s, [[Tugboat|tugs]] and the like? <small>(2007-12-18)</small>
*... that the [[E and F class destroyer|F class]] [[destroyer]] '''[[HMS Fury (H76)|HMS ''Fury'']]''' ''(pictured)'' carried the former [[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VIII]] to [[France]] the day after he [[Edward VIII abdication crisis|abdicated]] the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|throne]]? <small>(2007-12-15)</small>
*... that [[U-boat]] commander [[Reinhard Hardegen]] deliberately placed his [[Unterseeboot 123 (1940)|submarine]] in danger during the sinking of the '''[[SS Gulfamerica|SS ''Gulfamerica'']]''' by refusing to risk hitting civilians onshore? <small>(2007-12-13)</small>
*... that the [[United States Coast Guard|US Coast Guard]] [[Cutter (ship)|cutter]]s '''[[USCGC Seneca (1908)|''Seneca'']]''' and '''[[USCGC Ossipee (WPR-50)|''Ossipee'']]''' endured a collective total of five [[torpedo]] near misses in [[World War One]]? <small>(2007-12-11)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Benbow (1913)|HMS ''Benbow'']]'s''' ''(pictured)'' class, the [[Iron Duke class battleship|''Iron Duke''s]], were the first [[Royal Navy]] [[battleship]]s to mount anti-aircraft guns? <small>(2007-12-11)</small>
*... that despite the [[torpedo]]ed [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[merchant vessel|merchant]] '''[[SS Stalingrad|SS ''Stalingrad'']]''' sinking in under four minutes, 66 of her crew still managed to survive? <small>(2007-12-10)</small>
*... that of 36 merchant vessels that set out in June 1942 as part of [[United Kingdom|Britain]]'s disastrous [[Convoy PQ-17]], 27 never returned including '''[[Pan Kraft|SS ''Pan Kraft'']]'''? <small>(2007-12-08)</small>
*... that the [[United States Coast Guard|U.S. Coast Guard]]'s '''[[Owasco class cutter|''Owasco'' class]]''' cutters '''[[USCGC Owasco (WHEC-39)|''Owasco'']]''', '''[[USCGC Winnebago (WHEC-40)|''Winnebago'']]''' ''(pictured)'' and '''[[USCGC Sebago (WHEC-42)|''Sebago'']]''' were armed for [[World War II]] service but did not see combat until the [[Vietnam War]]? <small>(2007-12-06)</small>
*... that the specifications for the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy's]] [[World War II]] [[icebreaker]]s were so imposing that '''[[Western Pipe and Steel Company|Western Pipe & Steel]]''' was the only [[Shipbuilding|shipbuilder]] to submit a [[Construction bidding|bid]]? <small>(2007-12-02)</small>
*... that the [[schooner]]s '''[[Texan schooner San Antonio|''San Antonio'']]''' ''(pictured)'', '''[[Texan schooner San Bernard|''San Bernard'']]''' and '''[[Texan schooner San Jacinto|''San Jacinto'']]''' of the [[Texas Navy|Second Texas Navy]] were originally built in 1836 as [[Baltimore Clipper]]s and fitted out for use in the [[Slavery in the Spanish New World colonies|slave trade]] in [[Havana]]? <small>(2007-12-01)</small>
*... that the '''[[Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company]]''' produced 90 navy tanker ships in two years, from 1943-1945 and employed over 18,000 people while doing so? <small>(2007-11-26)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Amphion (1911)|HMS ''Amphion'']]''' (''pictured'') was sunk in the opening 36 hours of the [[First World War]]? <small>(2007-11-23)</small>
*... that the [[frigate]] '''[[HMNZS Canterbury (F421)|HMNZS ''Canterbury'']]''' was decommissioned by the [[Royal New Zealand Navy]], sold to a trust for a symbolic [[New Zealand dollar|NZ$]]1, and [[Scuttling|scuttled]] in the [[Bay of Islands]] by a former crewmember? <small>(2007-11-22)</small>
*... that the [[frigate]] '''[[HMS Alarm (1758)|HMS ''Alarm'']]''' was the first ship of the [[Royal Navy]] ever to have a fully [[Copper sheathing|copper-sheathed]] hull? <small>(2007-11-21)</small>
*... that '''[[USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137)|USS ''General S. D. Sturgis'']]''' was the [[troopship |transport ship]] assigned to deliver officials of the [[United States]], [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[Dutch East Indies]], [[China]] and the [[Philippines]] to [[Tokyo Bay]] for the [[Japanese Instrument of Surrender|Japanese surrender ceremonies]] at the end of [[World War II]]? <small>(2007-11-20)</small>
*... that '''[[USS General R. L. Howze (AP-134)|USNS ''General R. L. Howze'']]''' held the record for ships assisting the 1954 mass exodus out of [[North Vietnam]] with 38 births on board during [[Operation Passage to Freedom]]? <small>(2007-11-20)</small>
*... that [[Sir Robert Ropner, 1st Baronet|Robert Ropner]], who [[shipbuilding|built]] the first '''[[trunk deck ship]]''' in 1896, was sued for [[patent infringement]] because his design was similar to that of [[turret deck ship]]s? <small>(2007-11-20)</small>
*... that the '''[[Melbourne-Voyager collision|collision]]''' between aircraft carrier [[HMAS Melbourne (R21)|HMAS ''Melbourne'']] and destroyer [[HMAS Voyager (D04)|HMAS ''Voyager'']] is the only event in Australian history to be subject to two [[Royal Commission]]s? <small>(2007-11-19)</small>
*... that '''[[turret deck ship]]s''' incurred lower [[canal]] tolls because [[tonnage]] measurements used to calculate those tolls did not account for the vessels' unique shape? <small>(2007-11-15)</small>
*... that the [[Flower class corvette|Flower class]] [[corvette]] '''[[HMS Bryony (K192)|HMS ''Bryony'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was sunk before she could even be launched? <small>(2007-11-15)</small>
*... that the [[United Kingdom|British]] motor [[tanker (ship)|tanker]] '''[[SS Atheltempler|SS ''Atheltempler'']]''', part of [[Convoy PQ-18]] to aid the [[Soviet Union]] in the war against [[Nazi Germany]], was sunk north of [[Bjørnøya|Bear Island]]? <small>(2007-11-14)</small>
*... that the [[Royal Navy|British]] [[Hawkins class cruiser|''Hawkins''-class]] [[heavy cruiser]] '''[[HMS Frobisher (D81)|HMS ''Frobisher'']]''' ''(pictured)'' in 1944 was involved in [[Operation Neptune]] as a member of Gunfire Bombardment Support Force D allocated to [[Sword Beach]] in the [[D-Day]] landings? <small>(2007-11-13)</small>
*... that the resort town [[Arniston, Western Cape]] near [[Cape Agulhas]], the southern-most tip of [[Africa]], was named after '''[[Arniston (ship)|''Arniston'']]''', an [[East Indiaman]] that [[shipwreck]]ed in the vicinity in 1815? <small>(2007-11-11)</small>
*... that on [[June 14]], [[1835]], [[United States Revenue Cutter Service|USRC]] '''[[USRC Ingham (1832)|''Ingham'']]''' became the first United States [[warship]] to engage a [[Mexico|Mexican]] ship in combat? <small>(2007-11-10)</small>
*... that the [[transport ship]] '''[[USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145)|USNS ''General Hoyt S. Vandenberg'']]''' is scheduled to be sunk in 2008 to form an [[artificial reef]] off the [[Florida Keys]]? <small>(2007-11-08)</small>
*... that when the [[Texas Navy|Texan]] [[schooner]] '''[[Texan schooner Austin|''Austin'']]''' (''pictured'') led the [[brig]] [[Texan brig Wharton|''Wharton'']] and several [[Republic of Yucatan|Yucatecan]] ships to victory over a [[Mexico|Mexican]] fleet in the [[Naval Battle of Campeche|Battle of Campeche]] in 1843, it was the only time that [[steamboat|steam]]-driven [[warship]]s were defeated by [[sailing ship]]s? <small>(2007-11-08)</small>
*... that Series III of the [[Sri Lanka Navy]]'s '''[[Ultra Fast Attack Craft]]'''  is the fastest of its class of [[patrol boat]]s in the [[South Asia]]n region, with a maximum speed of 53 [[Knot (speed)|knots]]? <small>(2007-11-07)</small>
*... that the [[Texas Navy|Texan]] [[schooner]] '''[[Texan schooner Zavala|''Zavala'']]''' was the first [[steamship]]-of-war in [[North America]]? <small>(2007-11-06)</small>
*... that the Articulating Propulsion System with [[thrust vectoring]] control allows the '''[[Super Dvora Mk III]]''' to function in shallow waters at drafts of 1.2 meters? <small>(2007-11-05)</small>
*... that [[HMAS Stalwart (AD 215)|'''HMAS ''Stalwart''''']] was the largest Australian designed and constructed naval vessel? <small>(2007-10-31)</small>
*... that the [[Crown Colony class cruiser|Crown Colony-class]] [[cruiser]] '''[[HMS Jamaica (44)|HMS ''Jamaica'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was [[nickname]]d "The Galloping Ghost of the Korean Coast" because the [[North Koreans]] claimed that she had been sunk on three occasions? <small>(2007-10-30)</small>
*... that '''[[Joseph Throckmorton]]''' was called a "second [[Nero]] or [[Calligula]] (sic)" for his actions on his [[steamboat]] '''''[[Warrior (1832)|Warrior]]''''' at the 1832 '''[[Battle of Bad Axe]]'''? <small>(2007-10-28)</small>
*... that the [[US Navy]] [[Bayfield class attack transport|''Bayfield'' class]] [[attack transport]]s '''[[USS Alpine (APA-92)|USS ''Alpine'']]''', '''[[USS Barnstable (APA-93)|USS ''Barnstable'']]''', '''[[USS Callaway (APA-35)|USS ''Callaway'']]''', '''[[USS Cecil (APA-96)|USS ''Cecil'']]''' and '''[[USS Goshen (APA-108)|USS ''Goshen'']]''' all found use as cargo vessels after World War II but were scrapped at [[Kaohsiung]] in Taiwan in the 1970s? <small>(2007-10-27)</small>
*... that the '''[[Greek submarine Delfin|Greek submarine ''Delfin'']]''' was the second [[submarine]] to enter service in the Greek navy? <small>(2007-10-21)</small>
*... that the 1945 sinking of '''[[USS Eagle 56 (PE-56)|USS ''Eagle 56'']]''' was classified as a [[boiler]] explosion until 2001 when historical evidence convinced the [[United States Navy|Navy]] to reclassify it as a combat loss due to enemy action? <small>(2007-10-12)</small>
*... that the [[Texas Navy|First Texas Navy]] comprised four [[schooner]]s: '''[[Texan schooner Brutus|''Brutus'']]''', '''[[Texan schooner Independence|''Independence'']]''' ''(pictured)'', [[Texan schooner Invincible|''Invincible'']] and [[Texan schooner Liberty|''Liberty'']]? <small>(2007-10-05)</small>
*... that the three-month '''[[The Great Tea Race of 1866|Great Tea Race of 1866]]''' to bring [[tea]] to [[London]] from [[China]] almost ended in a tie? <small>(2007-10-01)</small>
*... that the last surrender of the [[American Civil War]] took place aboard the British '''[[HMS Donegal (1858)|HMS ''Donegal'']]''' after the [[CSS Shenandoah|CSS ''Shenandoah'']] completed a 9,000 mile voyage specifically to do so? <small>(2007-09-27)</small>
*... that the [[Danae class cruiser|''Danae'' class cruiser]] '''[[HMS Durban (D99)|HMS ''Durban'']]'''  ended her wartime career supporting the [[Battle of Normandy]] as a [[blockship]] off the [[Normandy]] coast in 1944? <small>(2007-09-25)</small>
*... that '''[[Tirpitz (pig)|Tirpitz the pig]]''' ''(pictured)'' rescued after the sinking of the [[SMS Dresden|SMS ''Dresden'']] became a ship's mascot on one of the cruisers that sank the ''Dresden''? <small>(2007-09-22)</small>
*... that despite being hit by two [[torpedoes]] that broke her in half, only one life was lost in the sinking of the [[Liberty ship]] '''[[SS James B. Stephens|SS ''James B. Stephens'']]'''? <small>(2007-09-20)</small>
*... that [[cryptologist]] [[Harry Hinsley]]'s realisation that German [[weather ship]]s were the [[Achilles' heel]] of the [[Cryptanalysis of the Enigma|Enigma code]] led to the capture of the '''''[[German ship Lauenburg|Lauenburg]]'''''? <small>(2007-09-18)</small>
*... that the [[Crown Colony class cruiser|Crown Colony-class]] [[light cruiser]] '''[[HMS Nigeria (60)|HMS ''Nigeria'']]''' made one of the earliest captures of German [[Enigma machine|Enigma material]]? <small>(2007-09-17)</small>
*... that the '''[[Underfall Yard]]''' takes its name from a unique system of sluices designed by [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]] to remove silt from [[Bristol Harbour]]? <small>(2007-09-13)</small>
*... that in the early 1940s, '''[[HMS Ceres (D59)|HMS ''Ceres'']]''' ''(pictured)'', a [[C class cruiser|C-class]] [[light cruiser]] of the British [[Royal Navy]], was involved in the evacuation and later recapturing of [[British Somaliland]]? <small>(2007-09-09)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Shelly (ship)|Shelly]]''''' was an [[Israel]]i [[cargo vessel]] that sank after being accidentally rammed by a [[cruise liner]], killing two crewmembers? <small>(2007-09-08)</small>
*... that the [[C class cruiser|C-class]] [[light cruiser]] '''[[HMS Carlisle (D67)|HMS ''Carlisle'']]''' (''pictured'') was damaged by German bombers during the [[Allied invasion of Sicily|Allied landings in Sicily]] and spent the rest of the war in [[Alexandria]] harbour? <small>(2007-09-08)</small>
*... that the first '''[[HMS Ark Royal (1587)|HMS ''Ark Royal'']]''' was sunk in [[1636]] when she struck her own [[anchor]] and stove in her hull whilst underway? <small>(2007-09-05)</small>
*... that the '''[[Christopher Columbus (whaleback)|S.S. ''Christopher Columbus'']]''', the only [[whaleback]] passenger liner ever built, carried 1.8 million passengers to and from the [[World's Columbian Exposition]] in a single season? <small>(2007-08-24)</small>
*... that during the [[Russo-Japanese War]], the [[London Times]] refitted the Chinese ship '''''[[Haimun]]''''', creating the world's first ship dedicated to [[war correspondence]] covering the on-going naval battles? <small>(2007-08-23)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Thomas Wilson (shipwreck)|Thomas Wilson]]''''' (''pictured''), a [[whaleback]] freighter, was the last such freighter built without hatch [[coaming]]s? <small>(2007-08-22)</small>
*... that the '''[[SMS Hannover|SMS ''Hannover'']]''' and her four sister ships represented the last [[Deutschland class battleship|''Deutschland'' class]] pre-[[dreadnought]] [[List of battleships of Germany|battleships]]? <small>(2007-08-22)</small>
*... that the location of [[William D. Brown]]'s '''[[Lone Tree Ferry]]''' landing, which prompted the founding of [[Omaha, Nebraska]], was lost to historians until 2004? <small>(2007-08-20)</small>
*... that the [[Romania]]n crude oil tanker '''[[M/T Independenţa|M/T ''Independenţa'']]''' burnt for weeks in 1979 after colliding with a freighter? <small>(2007-08-10)</small>
*... that ''[[Royal Mail Ship|RMS]] '''[[Dunottar Castle]]''''' transported [[Winston Churchill]], [[Frederick Russell Burnham]], [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]], and [[Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts|Lord Roberts]], among others, to and from [[Cape Colony]], [[South Africa]]? <small>(2007-08-07)</small>
*... that the '''[[Greek frigate Hellas|Greek frigate ''Hellas'']]''', the first flagship of the [[Hellenic Navy]], was burned by the Admiral [[Andreas Vokos Miaoulis|Andreas Miaoulis]] during a [[Greek War of Independence#Diplomatic endgame|civil war]] in 1831? <small>(2007-08-07)</small>
*... that the [[Russia|Russian]] [[sailing ship]] '''[[Sedov|STS ''Sedov'']]''' features a glass-domed [[banquet hall]] with a [[Stage (theatre)|stage]] and a [[movie theatre]]? <small>(2007-08-04)</small>
*... that the launch of the [[protected cruiser]] '''[[Japanese cruiser Chitose|''Chitose'']]''' in 1898, one of the few ships in the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] built by the [[United States]], was filmed by [[Thomas Edison]]? <small>(2007-08-01)</small>
*... that the [[British U class submarine|U class submarine]] '''[[HMS Vandal (P64)|HMS ''Vandal'']]'''  (''pictured'') had the shortest career of any [[Royal Navy]] submarine, being lost with all hands just four days after its commission? <small>(2007-07-21)</small>
*... that the [[Nantucket]] and [[Martha's Vineyard]] [[ferry]], [[Sankaty (steamboat)|'''''Sankaty''''']], set fire to the famous whaler ''[[Charles W. Morgan]]'' before being commissioned as a [[minelayer]] by the [[Royal Canadian Navy]]? <small>(2007-07-18)</small>
*... that [[World War II]] [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] [[light cruiser]] '''[[Japanese cruiser Kuma|''Kuma'']]''' was torpedoed by a [[Royal Navy]] [[submarine]] while engaged in [[anti-submarine warfare]] training? <small>(2007-07-18)</small>
*... that [[Ulysses S. Grant|General Ulysses S. Grant's]] [[American Civil War|Civil War]] dispatch boat '''''[[Monohansett (steamboat)|Monohansett]]''''' was a chartered [[Martha's Vineyard]] ferry? <small>(2007-07-16)</small>
*... that after the [[HMS Tyger (1647)|'''HMS ''Tyger''''']] wrecked in 1742, the crew survived 56 days on a desert island and another 56 days sailing to [[Jamaica]] in small boats, at a loss of only 11 out of 281 men? <small>(2007-07-12)</small>
*... that the '''[[American Holland class submarines|''"Amerikansky Golland"'' class submarines]]''' ordered by the [[Imperial Russian Navy]] also served in the [[Soviet Navy|Soviet]] and [[United States Navy|United States]] navies? <small>(2007-07-12)</small>
*... that the '''[[SS Suevic|SS ''Suevic'']]''' of the [[White Star Line]] ran into rocks off the coast of [[England]] while steaming at full speed in dense fog at night in 1907 but everyone on board survived? <small>(2007-07-10)</small>
*... that in 1942 survivors of the British submarine '''[[HMS P36 (submarine)|P36]]''' were shipwrecked again less than six weeks later when the submarine [[HMS Olympus (N35)|HMS Olympus]] hit a mine off [[Malta]]? <small>(2007-07-08)</small>
*... that the first shot fired by [[British Empire]] forces in [[World War I]] was targeted at the [[Germany|German]] ship '''''[[Pfalz (ship)|Pfalz]]''''' which was departing [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] as Britain declared war on Germany? <small>(2007-07-07)</small>
*... that the '''[[Moyie (sternwheeler)|PS ''Moyie'']]''' (''pictured'') was the last working [[sternwheeler]] in [[Canada]] and is the oldest intact sternwheeler in the world? <small>(2007-07-06)</small>
*... that '''[[HNoMS Heimdal OPV (1892)|HNoMS ''Heimdal'']]''' became the first Norwegian ship to apprehend a ship for [[illegal fishing]] when she seized the British [[trawler]] ''Lord Roberts'' in 1911? <small>(2007-07-05)</small>
*... that the '''[[Trygg class torpedo boat|''Trygg'' class]]''' was a class of three torpedo boats built for the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] and that they were all sunk during [[World War II]], two after having been captured by the [[Germany|German]] [[Kriegsmarine]]? <small>(2007-07-04)</small>
*... that the submarine '''[[HMS Storm (P233)|HMS ''Storm'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first to be commanded by a British [[Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve]] officer? <small>(2007-07-01)</small>
*... that '''''[[Demologos]]''''', the first warship powered by a [[steam engine]], saw only one day of active service in the [[U.S. Navy]], carrying President [[James Monroe]] around [[New York Harbor]]? <small>(2007-06-30)</small>
*... that the [[Royal Navy]] ordered the construction of the destroyer [[HMS Ledbury (1940)|'''HMS ''Ledbury''''']] two days after the outbreak of [[World War II]]? <small>(2007-06-26)</small>
*... that the '''[[Chester-Hadlyme Ferry]]''' is the second oldest continuously operating [[ferry]] service in the [[United States]]? <small>(2007-06-24)</small>
*... that the [[Cheviot Beach, Victoria|beach]] where Australian Prime Minister [[Harold Holt]] disappeared in 1967, and presumably drowned, was named after the '''''[[SS Cheviot]]''''' that was wrecked nearby in 1887 with the loss of 35 lives? <small>(2007-06-22)</small>
*... that the '''[[USS Sandpiper (AM-51)|USS ''Sandpiper'']]''', originally built as a [[minesweeper (ship)|minesweeping ship]], was redesignated a [[seaplane tender]]? <small>(2007-06-21)</small>
*... that miniature scale for '''[[Naval wargaming|naval wargames]]''' ''(ships pictured)'' is worked out almost exclusively in [[ratio]]s, rather than the [[millimetre]]-based scale preferred by land-based [[miniature wargaming]]? <small>(2007-06-19)</small>
*... that the '''[[Naniwa class cruiser]]s''' were the first [[protected cruiser]]s designed in [[Japan]]? <small>(2007-06-19)</small>
*... that the '''[[USS Grebe (AM-43)|USS ''Grebe'']]''' survived both [[World War I]] and the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]], only to be destroyed by a [[hurricane]] in 1943? <small>(2007-06-16)</small>
*... that the '''[[Brandenburg Navy]]''' (''pictured'') fought in many battles in the [[Baltic Sea]] before merging with the [[Prussian Navy]] in [[1701]]? <small>(2007-06-12)</small>
*... that the [[Russo-Japanese War]] vintage '''[[Japanese cruiser Yakumo|Japanese cruiser ''Yakumo'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was the only warship in the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] (aside from [[prize of war|prizes-of-war]]) to have been built in [[Germany]]? <small>(2007-06-10)</small>
*... that '''[[Japanese cruiser Izumo|Japanese cruiser ''Izumo'']]''' was dispatched to [[Malta]] as the [[flagship]] of an [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] [[destroyer]] unit in [[World War I]], as part of Japan's contribution to the [[Allies of World War I|Allied]] [[war effort]] under the [[Anglo-Japanese Alliance]]? <small>(2007-06-07)</small>
*... that the construction of the '''[[Asama class cruiser]]s''' ''(pictured)'' of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] began as a private venture by the [[United Kingdom|British]] shipbuilder [[Armstrong Whitworth]] of [[Elswick]], for projected export business? <small>(2007-06-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Unterseeboot 515|U-515]]''' sank seven [[Allies of World War II|Allied ships]] in a 12-hour period during her [[Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945)|third patrol of the war]]? <small>(2007-06-05)</small>
*... that the '''[[Dunedin (ship)|''Dunedin'']]''' ''(pictured)'', the first commercially successful [[refrigeration|refrigerated]] ship, ushered in a meat and dairy boom in [[Australasia]] and [[South America]] with its first shipment in 1882? <small>(2007-06-02)</small>
*... that '''''[[Aluminaut]]''''', the world's first [[aluminum]] [[submarine]], helped recover a lost [[atomic bomb]]? <small>(2007-05-30)</small>
*... that the [[Imperial Japanese Navy|Japanese]] [[seaplane carrier]] [[Japanese seaplane carrier Wakamiya|'''''Wakamiya''''']] conducted the world's first naval-launched [[air raid]]s? <small>(2007-05-26)</small>
*... that the '''[[San Salvador (Guipúzcoan squadron)|San Salvador]]''' was a [[galleon]] of the [[Spanish Armada]] whose capture supplied the [[English]] with a significant proportion of the [[gunpowder]] that they used in the campaign? <small>(2007-05-25)</small>
*... that the [[minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]] '''[[USS Threat (AM-124)|USS ''Threat'']]''' was transferred to the [[government]] of [[Mexico]] after being [[ship decommissioning|decommission]]ed by the [[US Navy]] and renamed the ''Francisco Zarco''? <small>(2007-05-24)</small>
*... that the [[ocean liner]] '''[[SS Paris|SS ''Paris'']]''', built in 1913, reached such heights of luxury and service that [[sea gull]]s purportedly followed it more than any other ship, hoping to feast on scraps of [[haute cuisine]] that were thrown overboard? <small>(2007-05-24)</small>
*... that the [[cruiseferry]] [[M/S Nordlandia|'''M/S ''Nordlandia''''']] (originally M/S ''Olau Hollandia'') was built to be [[NATO]]-compatible, so that she could easily be converted to a [[troopship]]? <small>(2007-05-24)</small>
*... that 47 people were killed in '''[[USS Iowa turret explosion|a gun turret explosion]]''' onboard [[USS Iowa (BB-61)|USS ''Iowa'']] on April 19, 1989? <small>(2007-05-15)</small>
*... that the grey colored [[USS Achelous (ARL-1)|''Achelous''-class]] [[landing craft]] repair ship '''[[USS Askari (ARL-30)|USS ''Askari'']]''' was painted green during the [[Vietnam War]], reflecting her assignment to the [[brown-water navy]]? <small>(2007-05-09)</small>
*[[USS Achelous]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2007-05-09)</small>
*... that there are at least twelve large '''[[Rottnest Island shipwrecks]]'''? <small>(2007-05-04)</small>
*... that the average speed of the contestants in the '''[[Great Steamboat Race]]''', held each year before the [[Kentucky Derby]], is only 7&nbsp;[[miles per hour]]? <small>(2007-05-02)</small>
*... that the [[USS Achelous (ARL-1)|''Achelous''-class]] repair ship '''[[USS Atlas (ARL-7)|USS ''Atlas'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was used to repair damaged [[landing craft]] after [[D-Day]] in 1944? <small>(2007-04-30)</small>
*... that the [[attack transport]] '''[[USS Bayfield (APA-33)|USS ''Bayfield'']]''' ''(pictured)'' served as headquarters for planning the [[D-Day]] landings on "[[Utah Beach]]" in 1944? <small>(2007-04-28)</small>
*... that a German-American was aboard the German submarine, '''[[Unterseeboot 94  (1940)|U-94]],''' when she was sunk by  [[United States Navy]] and [[Maritime Command (Canada)|Canadian Navy]] forces? <small>(2007-04-24)</small>
*... that the [[USS Achelous (ARL-1)|''Achelous''-class]] [[landing craft]] repair ship '''[[USS Krishna (ARL-38)|USS ''Krishna'']]''' ''(pictured)'' and her sister ship [[USS Indra (ARL-37)|USS ''Indra'']] are the only [[United States Navy|U.S. Naval]] vessels to have borne the name of [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[deity|deities]]? <small>(2007-04-21)</small>
*... that during a [[1942]] air attack on the '''''[[Koolama]]''''', an [[Australia]]n [[merchant ship]], a man survived a direct hit to his head by a [[bomb]], dropped by a [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] aircraft? <small>(2007-04-21)</small>
*... that the [[Russian Federal Atomic Energy Agency]] is building '''[[floating nuclear power station|nuclear power plants that float on water]]'''? <small>(2007-04-20)</small>
*[[Rescue of the Renown]] <small>(article's talk page missing blurb)</small> <small>(2007-04-17)</small>
*... that in 2005, the newly-upgraded [[Roll-on/roll-off|RORO]] [[ferry]] '''''[[Queen of Oak Bay]]''''' lost power and crashed into a [[marina]], damaging or destroying 28 other vessels? <small>(2007-04-17)</small>
*... that the prototypes for the [[WW II]] German [[U-boat#World War II|U-boat fleet]] ''([[German Type II submarine|Type II]] pictured)'' were designed by [[Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw|a Dutch company]] and built in [[Finland]] at the '''[[Crichton-Vulcan]]''' shipyard? <small>(2007-04-13)</small>
*... that the [[USS LST-1|''LST-1''-class]] [[Landing Ship, Tank|tank landing ship]] '''[[USS Benzie County (LST-266)|USS ''Benzie County'']]''' was featured in a [[World War II]]-era [[Camel (cigarette)|Camel cigarettes]] advertisement? <small>(2007-04-09)</small>
*... that in five years of operation during [[World War II]], more than 747 vessels were built in the '''[[Richmond Shipyards]]''' in [[Richmond, California]]&mdash;a feat not equaled anywhere else in the world, before or since? <small>(2007-04-08)</small>
*... that the [[U.S. Navy]] [[Landing Ship, Tank|tank landing ship]] '''[[USS Orange County (LST-1068)|USS ''Orange County'']]''' was decommissioned in August 1946, less than 18 months after entering service, but recommissioned four years later for the [[Korean War]]? <small>(2007-04-03)</small>
*... that the '''[[Alameda Works Shipyard]]''' in [[Alameda, California]], was one of the largest and best equipped [[shipyard]]s in the [[United States]]? <small>(2007-04-01)</small>
*... that three days after a fire gutted the passenger [[ferry]] '''[[Levina 1]]''', killing at least 49, she sank with a party of journalists and investigators on board, killing at least one more? <small>(2007-03-30)</small>
*... that the [[USS Edsall (DE-129)|''Edsall''-class]] [[destroyer escort]] '''[[USS Fiske (DE-143)|USS ''Fiske'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was [[torpedo]]ed and sunk in 1944 by the [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[submarine]] she was hunting? <small>(2007-03-29)</small>
*... that the [[USS Edsall (DE-129)|''Edsall''-class]] [[destroyer escort]] '''[[USS Menges (DE-320)|USS ''Menges'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was hit by an [[acoustic torpedo]] in 1944, destroying the aft third of the ship, but remained afloat? <small>(2007-03-26)</small>
*... that the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] repair ship '''[[USS Mindanao (ARG-3)|USS ''Mindanao'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was severely damaged and almost a third of her crew killed or injured when the [[ammunition ship]] [[USS Mount Hood (AE-11)|USS ''Mount Hood'']] blew up nearby in [[Seeadler Harbor]] in 1944? <small>(2007-03-22)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Alexander Suvorov (ship)|Alexander Suvorov]]''''' [[cruise ship]] stayed afloat despite its crash into a girder of an [[Ulyanovsk]] railway bridge that led to 177 deaths, and is still in working order today? <small>(2007-03-22)</small>
*... that '''[[USS Luzon (ARG-2)|USS ''Luzon'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was an [[internal combustion engine]] repair ship, named after the [[Luzon|Island of Luzon]], the chief island in the northern [[Philippines]]? <small>(2007-03-21)</small>
*... that the '''[[French torpedo boat La Combattante|French torpedo boat ''La Combattante'']]''' ferried [[General de Gaulle]] and other [[Free French]] leaders across the [[English Channel]] from [[Portsmouth]] to [[Courseulles]] in [[Normandy]] on [[14 July]] [[1944]]? <small>(2007-03-17)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Italian submarine Barbarigo|Barbarigo]]''''' was a [[World War II]] [[Italy|Italian]] [[submarine]] that mysteriously disappeared in 1943? <small>(2007-03-14)</small>
*... that the [[California Maritime Academy]] has named three of its four [[school ship|training ships]] '''''[[Golden Bear (ship)|Golden Bear]]''''' ''(third ship pictured)'' since 1946? <small>(2007-03-10)</small>
*... that the [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[submarine]] '''[[Unterseeboot 777|U-777]]''' was sunk in October 1944, less than 7 months after being launched? <small>(2007-03-06)</small>
*... that '''[[U-F2]]''' was a French submarine that was taken as a prize by the Germans in 1940 from a dockyard, and was later converted for [[Nazi Germany|German]] usage? <small>(2007-03-04)</small>
*... that of the 95 '''[[Auk class minesweeper|''Auk'' class minesweepers]]''' used in [[World War II]] only one was sunk by an enemy [[submarine]] and only 11 were lost in total? <small>(2007-03-03)</small>
*... that '''''[[Kanawha (1899)|Kanawha]]''''' (''pictured'') was a steam-powered luxury [[yacht]] aboard which industrialist [[Henry H. Rogers]] met [[Booker T. Washington]] to secretly fund the education of [[African American]]s? <small>(2007-02-27)</small>
*... that [[Germany]] built two '''[[merchant submarine]]s''' ''(pictured)'' in [[World War I]] to trade for valuable raw materials with the [[United States of America|United States]]? <small>(2007-02-24)</small>
*... that four artillery submarines were among many  '''[[Uncompleted U-boat projects|uncompleted U-boat projects]]''' planned by [[Nazi Germany]]? <small>(2007-02-23)</small>
*... that the [[World War II]] '''[[Italian submarine Cappellini|Italian submarine ''Cappellini'']]''' was in all three major [[Axis powers of World War II|Axis]] navies, before being captured by the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]]? <small>(2007-02-20)</small>
*... that of the world's '''[[List of world's largest wooden ships|largest wooden ships]]''', almost all those longer than 300 feet leaked or were not seaworthy? <small>(2007-02-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Unterseeboot 256|U-256]]''' was one of seven [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[World War II]] [[submarine]]s converted into anti-aircraft submarines, and the last German submarine to leave [[Brest, France]]? <small>(2007-02-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Unterseeboot 106|U-106]]''' was one of [[Nazi Germany|Germany's]] most successful submarines, sinking twenty-two [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] ships in [[World War II]]? <small>(2007-02-06)</small>
*... that '''[[Unterseeboot 106|U-106]]''' was one of [[Nazi Germany|Germany's]] most successful submarines, sinking twenty-two [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] ships in [[World War II]]? <small>(2007-02-05)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Japanese cruiser Abukuma|Abukuma]]''''', a veteran of the [[attack on Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor raid]], was sunk in [[1944]] when her own [[Long Lance]] [[torpedo]]es exploded in the torpedo room? <small>(2007-01-31)</small>
*... that '''[[NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw]]''' was a firm created by [[Germany]] in [[1922]] to illegally manufacture submarines? <small>(2007-01-28)</small>
*... that the '''''[[City of York (barque)|City of York]]''''' was a British [[barque]] which sank after hitting a reef off [[Rottnest Island]] within sight of its destination? <small>(2007-01-26)</small>
*... that the first [[Germany|German]] [[U-boat]] sunk by the [[United States Navy]] in [[World War II]] was '''[[Unterseeboot 656|U-656]]''', sunk on 1 March 1942? <small>(2007-01-25)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Japanese aircraft carrier Ryuho|Ryuho]]''''' was the only major warship damaged in the [[Doolittle raid]], and the last Japanese [[aircraft carrier]] to make a war-time voyage outside the [[Japanese archipelago|Home Islands]]? <small>(2007-01-24)</small>
*... that the [[Australia]]n [[steamboat|steamer]] '''[[TSS Kanowna|TSS ''Kanowna'']]''' (''pictured'') was [[Requisition|requisitioned]] twice during [[World War I]], first as a [[troopship]] and then as a [[hospital ship]]? <small>(2007-01-18)</small>
*... that the [[schooner]] '''''[[Rouse Simmons]]''''', known as "The Christmas Tree Ship", was transporting over 5,000 [[Christmas tree]]s to [[Chicago]] when it sank in 1912? <small>(2007-01-18)</small>
*... that '''''[[USS Stewart (DE-238)|USS Stewart]]''''', now a [[museum]] in [[Texas]], is the only surviving example of an [[Edsall class destroyer escort|''Edsall'' class]] [[destroyer escort]]? <small>(2007-01-07)</small>
*... that [[Australia]]'s worst maritime disaster of the 20th century was the sinking of the '''''[[Koombana]]''''' ''(pictured)'' in a [[cyclone]] off [[Port Hedland, Western Australia]]? <small>(2006-12-10)</small>
*... that the ancient '''[[Athenian sacred ships]]''' included a [[galley]] which was believed to be the ship that carried [[Theseus]] to [[Crete]] to face the [[Minotaur]]? <small>(2006-11-18)</small>
*... that the '''[[USS Hunchback|USS ''Hunchback'']]''' was a steam powered ferryboat converted into a gunboat for the [[American Civil War]]? <small>(2006-11-14)</small>
*... that "'''[[Splice the mainbrace]]'''" is an order given aboard naval ships to allow the crew an extra ration of [[rum]]? <small>(2006-11-05)</small>
*... that when the '''''[[Brother Jonathan (steamer)|Brother Jonathan]]''''' (''pictured'') sank off the coast of [[California]] in 1856, it was the worst [[shipwreck]] on the [[West Coast of the United States|Pacific Coast]] of the [[United States]] at the time? <small>(2006-11-04)</small>
*... that in 1804, the frigate '''[[HMS Apollo (1799)|''Apollo'']]''' and forty merchant ships in her [[convoy]] were wrecked off [[Portugal]], the result of a single badly adjusted compass? <small>(2006-11-02)</small>
*... that an attack on the '''[[USS Firebolt (PC-10)|USS ''Firebolt'' (PC-10)]]''' killed the first member of the [[United States Coast Guard]] to die in action since the [[Vietnam War]]? <small>(2006-09-22)</small>
*... that the '''[[USS Robert H. McCard (DD-822)|USS ''Robert H. McCard'']]''', a [[United States Navy]] [[destroyer]], was named after [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps]] [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Robert H. McCard]], a recipient of the [[Medal of Honor]]? <small>(2006-09-14)</small>
*... that in addition to their use on early [[sailing]] ships, early [[train]]s had "'''[[crow's nest]]s'''" as well? <small>(2006-09-10)</small>
*... that a [[lifeboat]] from the wrecked passenger [[steamship]] '''[[SS Valencia|SS ''Valencia'']]''' was found floating in good condition, 27 years after the ship's demise? <small>(2006-08-29)</small>
*... that the container vessel '''''[[Hansa Carrier]]''''' spilled over 80000 [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] shoes into the [[Pacific Ocean]] and that they were used by scientists to track ocean currents? <small>(2006-08-22)</small>
*... that the [[1622]] wreck of the [[British East India Company]] ship, the '''''[[Tryall]]'''''  is the oldest [[shipwreck]] in [[Australia]]? <small>(2006-08-21)</small>
*... that '''[[SS Rajputana|SS ''Rajputana'']]''', a [[Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company|P&O]] [[ocean liner|liner]] traveling between [[Plymouth]], [[England]] and [[Lahore]], [[British India]], was converted into a [[armed merchant cruiser|cruiser]] and eventually sunk by a German [[U-boat]] west of [[Iceland]]? <small>(2006-07-15)</small>
*... that the '''[[Antikythera wreck]]''', discovered by Greek sponge divers in [[1900]], contained [[Antikythera mechanism|one of the first forms of a mechanised clock]]? <small>(2006-06-05)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Prince Albert (1864)|HMS ''Prince Albert'']]''' was the first [[Royal Navy]] warship to have her main armament mounted in [[turret]]s? <small>(2006-06-02)</small>
*... that starting in 1893, '''[[Krupp armour]]''' quickly replaced [[Harvey armor]] as the primary form of protection used on [[capital ship]]s? <small>(2006-06-01)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Ocean (1862)|HMS ''Ocean'']]''' never anchored in [[United Kingdom|British]] waters during her entire period of active service in the [[Royal Navy]]? <small>(2006-05-30)</small>
*... that the main cargo of the '''''[[Peggy Stewart]]''''', burned in the 1774 [[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis]] Tea Party, was not [[tea]] but 53 [[indentured servant]]s? <small>(2007-11-15)</small><br>... that a group of angry American colonists inspired by the [[Boston Tea Party]] gave the owner of a tea ship,  '''''[[Peggy Stewart]]'''''  ''(pictured)'' the option to burn his ship or be [[hanged]] on [[October 19]], [[1774]]? <small>(2006-05-21)</small>
*... that in [[1988]] the Greek passenger ferry, '''''[[City of Poros (ship)|City of Poros]]''''', was the victim of a [[terrorism|terrorist]] attack by members of the [[Fatah - the Revolutionary Council|Abu Nidal Organisation]] which left nine tourists dead and 98 injured? <small>(2006-05-08)</small>
*... that the [[Lake Tanganyika]] passenger ferry '''[[MV Liemba|MV ''Liemba'']]''' began its life as a German warship in World War I, spent eight years on the bottom of the lake, and later portrayed the ''Empress Luisa'' in the film ''[[The African Queen]]''? <small>(2006-05-03)</small>
*... that '''''[[Reaper (sailing vessel)|Reaper]]''''', a 105-year-old historic [[Fifie]] [[herring| herring drifter]], nearly sank off the north east coast of [[England]] after being restored and put back into service as a [[museum ship]]? <small>(2006-05-01)</small>
*... that during the [[American Civil War]], an early [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] steam torpedo boat, '''[[USS Spuyten Duyvil (1864)|USS ''Spuyten Duyvil'']]''', was used to clear obstructions so [[Abraham Lincoln|President Lincoln]] could visit the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] capital of [[Richmond, Virginia]] after [[Robert E. Lee|General Lee]]'s withdrawal? <small>(2006-04-17)</small>
*... that despite inherent design flaws, the [[Polish Navy]] ordered two '''[[Wicher class destroyer|''Wicher''-class destroyers]]''' from a French shipyard in order to help secure a line of [[Credit (finance)|credit]] for the [[Second Polish Republic|Polish government]]? <small>(2006-04-15)</small>
*... that the [[France|French]] [[light cruiser]] '''''[[French cruiser Marseillaise|Marseillaise]]''''' was sabotaged by her own crew on [[November 27]], [[1942]], in order to prevent the [[Germany|Germans]] from capturing the ship? <small>(2006-04-12)</small>
*... that the [[France|French]] [[light cruiser]] '''''[[French cruiser Marseillaise|Marseillaise]]''''' was sabotaged by her own crew on [[November 27]], [[1942]], in order to prevent the [[Germany|Germans]] from capturing the ship? <small>(2006-04-11)</small>
*... that before restoring '''[[Newburgh-Beacon Ferry|ferry service]]''' across the [[Hudson River]] between [[Newburgh (city), New York|Newburgh]] and [[Beacon, New York|Beacon]], [[NY Waterway]] had to strengthen the boat's [[hull (watercraft)|hull]] so it could withstand river [[ice]]? <small>(2006-04-02)</small>
*... that the '''[[Argo Merchant]]''', a derelict oil tanker, ran aground only 25 miles off [[Nantucket Island]] in [[1976]], causing one of the largest [[oil spill]]s in history? <small>(2006-03-02)</small>
*... that '''[[SS Kościuszko|SS ''Kościuszko'']]''', a former [[Russia]]n [[passenger ship]], [[mobilization|mobilized]] by the [[Polish navy]], was visited by [[Winston Churchill]] and King [[George VI of the United Kingdom|George VI]] during [[World War II]]? <small>(2006-02-07)</small>
*... that the [[Polish Navy|Polish Navy]] [[Cruiser (warship)|cruiser]] '''''[[ORP Conrad]]''''' was to be named ''ORP [[Wilno]]'', but the name was changed for political reasons? <small>(2006-02-01)</small>
*... that the [[French Navy]]'s '''''[[Le Napoléon (1850)|Le Napoléon]]''''' ([[1850]]) was the first [[steam]] [[battleship]] in history? <small>(2006-01-17)</small>
*... that the [[France|French]] [[submarine]] '''''[[Plongeur]]''''', built in [[1863]], was the first submarine in the world not to use human power for [[propulsion]]? <small>(2006-01-11)</small>
*... that the [[submarine]] '''''[[Nautile]]''''' was used to probe the [[shipwreck|wrecks]] of the ''[[RMS Titanic|Titanic]]'' and ''[[Prestige oil spill|Prestige]]''? <small>(2005-12-07)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Havengore]]''''' is a [[ceremony|ceremonial]] vessel that was used to carry the body of [[Winston Churchill]] during his [[state funeral]] on [[30 January]] [[1965]]? <small>(2005-12-05)</small>
*... that Capt. [[Robert Bartlett]] skippered the [[schooner]] '''''[[Effie M. Morrissey]]''''' to the [[Arctic]] 20 times in the name of science and research? <small>(2005-11-17)</small>
*... that the [[1904]] [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[yacht]] '''''[[Medea (yacht)|Medea]]''''' and the battleship ''[[USS Texas (BB-35)|USS Texas]]'' are the only surviving [[ship|vessels]] that fought in both [[World war|world wars]]? <small>(2005-11-16)</small>
*... that the '''[[Japanese submarine I-8]]''' was a [[World War II]] [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] submarine, famous for completing a technology exchange mission between occupation forces in [[France]]? <small>(2005-11-16)</small>
*... that the [[French Navy]] ship '''''[[Redoutable (1876)|Redoutable]]''''' was built in 1876 and was the first warship in the world to use [[steel]] as the principal building material? <small>(2005-11-01)</small>
*... that the '''''[[Yuanwang]]'''''-class of ships is used by the [[People's Republic of China]] for tracking and supporting their [[Shenzhou spacecraft]]? <small>(2005-10-28)</small>
*... that the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]]'s [[1888]] warship '''''[[Japanese torpedo boat Kotaka|Kotaka]]''''' is considered as the first effective design of a [[destroyer]]? <small>(2005-10-21)</small>
*... that the [[battleship]] '''''[[Japanese battleship Satsuma|Satsuma]]''''' of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] was the first ship in the world to be designed and ''laid down'' as an "all-big-gun" battleship, although the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[HMS Dreadnought (1906)|HMS ''Dreadnought'']] was eventually the first one to be ''completed'' in [[1906]]? <small>(2005-10-20)</small>
*... that a sailor from the '''[[SS Thames|SS ''Thames'']]''' owed his life to a cask of [[Porter (beer)|porter]] after the ship wrecked on the [[Isles of Scilly]] in [[1841]]? <small>(2005-10-04)</small>
*... that the anti-[[smuggling]] activities of the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] [[frigate]] [[HMS Rose (1757)|'''HMS ''Rose''''']] in [[1775]], provoked the [[Rhode Island]] government to commission the first warship, the [[Sloop-of-war]] [[USS Providence (1775)|''Providence'']], in what became the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]]? <small>(2005-09-14)</small>
*... that the [[shipwreck]] of the '''[[HMS Orpheus|HMS ''Orpheus'']]''' was the biggest maritime disaster in [[History of New Zealand|New Zealand history]]? <small>(2005-09-07)</small>
*... that the [[Canadian Coast Guard]] [[icebreaker]] '''[[CCGS Labrador|''Labrador'']]''' was the first ship to [[circumnavigate]] [[North America]]? <small>(2005-08-31)</small>
*... that [[Alexander Selkirk]] was travelling on the [[Great Britain|British]] [[galleon]] '''''[[Cinque Ports (1703 ship)|Cinque Ports]]''''' when he was abandoned on the uninhabited [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] [[island]] of [[Juan Fernández]] in [[1704]] and that his tale inspired the story of [[Robinson Crusoe]]? <small>(2005-07-29)</small>
*... that the '''[[French battleship France]]''' sank after hitting an uncharted rock during a patrol of Quiberon Bay on [[August 26]], [[1922]]? <small>(2005-07-08)</small>
*... that the [[light cruiser]] '''[[Japanese cruiser Oyodo|''Oyodo'']]''' of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] was Admiral [[Jisaburo Ozawa]]'s [[flagship]] after the [[aircraft carrier]] [[Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku|''Zuikaku'']] was sunk during [[World War II|WWII]]'s [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]? <small>(2005-06-19)</small>
*... that '''[[HMS Adventure (1771)|HMS ''Adventure'']]''' was the first ship to [[circumnavigate]] the globe from west to east? <small>(2005-06-16)</small>
*... that the [[1868]] encounter between '''''[[Japanese warship Kasuga (1862)|Kasuga]]''''' and ''[[Japanese battleship Kaiyo Maru|Kaiy&#333;]]'' was the first [[naval battle]] between two modern fleets in [[Japan]]? <small>(2005-05-20)</small>
*... that the [[Free French Forces|Free French]] [[corvette]] '''[[French corvette Aconit|''Aconit'']]''' was awarded the ''[[Ordre de la Libération]]'' for her service in [[World War II]]? <small>(2005-05-15)</small>
*... that a freak [[explosive decompression|decompression accident]] on board the [[oil rig]] '''[[Byford Dolphin]]''' in [[1983]] literally caused a man to [[explosion|explode]]? <small>(2005-05-13)</small>
*... that the '''[[Dutch ship Brederode|Dutch ship ''Brederode'']]''' was the flagship of the [[United Provinces]] in the six largest battles of the [[First Anglo-Dutch War]]? <small>(2005-05-12)</small>
*... that the [[USS Kidd (DD-661)|'''USS ''Kidd'' (DD-661)''']], currently a [[museum ship]], was a [[Fletcher class destroyer|''Fletcher''-class]] [[destroyer]], and the first ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for [[Isaac C. Kidd|Rear Adm. Isaac C. Kidd]]? <small>(2005-04-25)</small>
*... that '''''[[Junk Keying|Keying]]''''' was a three-masted Chinese [[junk (sailing)|junk]], which sailed from [[China]] to the [[United States]] and [[England]] between [[1846]] and [[1848]]? <small>(2005-04-19)</small>
*... that a '''[[bulbous bow]]''' can increase a [[ship]]'s fuel efficiency by as much as 15%? <small>(2005-04-01)</small>
*... that the first '''''[[USS Wabash (1855)|Wabash]]''''' was a steam screw [[frigate]] in the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] during the [[American Civil War]]? <small>(2005-01-05)</small>
*... that there have been six [[Nautilus (submarine)|submarine]]s and '''[[Ships named Nautilus|ships named ''Nautilus'']]''' in the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]], some as early as [[1803]], 67 years before Captain Nemo's ''Nautilus'' appeared in [[Jules Verne|Jules Verne's]] ''[[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea|20,000 Leagues under the Sea]]''? <small>(2004-11-21)</small>
*... that the '''[[USS Cobbler (SS-344)|USS ''Cobbler'' (SS-344)]]''' was a [[Balao class submarine|''Balao''-class]] [[submarine]],  in the [[United States Navy]] named after a [[cobbler]], the [[killifish]] of [[New South Wales]]? <small>(2004-11-15)</small>
*... that 25 passengers and crew mysteriously disappeared from '''[[MV Joyita]]''' in [[1955]]? <small>(2004-11-09)</small>
*... that '''[[Japanese battleship Kaiyo Maru|''Kaiy&#333; Maru'']]''', a [[Japan]]ese steam warship, was the flagship of Admiral [[Enomoto Takeaki]] of the rebel [[Republic of Ezo]] in the [[Boshin War]]? <small>(2004-11-05)</small>
*... that '''[[Japanese battleship Kotetsu|''Kotetsu'']]''', a [[Japan]]ese [[ironclad]] [[battleship]], was originally intended to be [[CSS Stonewall|''Stonewall'']] of the [[Confederate States Navy]] but was not delivered until after the end of the [[American Civil War]]? <small>(2004-11-04)</small>
*... that the '''[[USS Pogy (SS-266)|USS Pogy]]''' was named after a [[California]]n [[trout]] and sank 16 ships during [[World War II]]? <small>(2004-10-24)</small>
*... that '''[[pre-dreadnought]]''' [[battleship]]s saw their most notable service in the [[Russo-Japanese War]] of 1904&ndash;1905? <small>(2004-10-07)</small>
*... that the '''[[Venetian Arsenal]]''' is mentioned in [[Dante]]'s ''[[Inferno]]''? <small>(2004-09-07)</small>
*... that '''[[Battleship Row]]''' bore the brunt of the [[Japan|Japanese]] [[Attack on Pearl Harbor]]? <small>(2004-05-27)</small>
*... that the '''[[HMS Finisterre (1944)|HMS ''Finisterre'']]''' replaced her sister-ship the [[HMS Hogue (D74)|''Hogue'']] in [[Far East]]ern service after the latter was destroyed by a collision with an [[India]]n cruiser? <small>(2004-05-02)</small>
*... that the '''[[USS Frank Knox (DD-742)|USS ''Frank Knox'']]''' was named in honor of [[Frank Knox]], who was [[United States Secretary of the Navy]] during [[World War II]]? <small>(2004-04-20)</small>
*... that the unmanned [[Apollo 6|Apollo VI]] space capsule was recovered by the '''''[[USS Okinawa (LPH-3)]]''''' 380 miles north of [[Kauai]], [[Hawaii]]? <small>(2004-04-11)</small>
*... that '''[[Dido class cruiser]]s''' fought in the [[Battle of Cape Matapan]], [[Battle of Okinawa]], [[Operation Overlord]], and [[Operation Torch]]? <small>(2004-03-29)</small>
*... that the first [[United Kingdom|British]] merchant navy ship lost to enemy fire since [[World War II]] was the '''''[[Atlantic Conveyor]]''''', sunk by an [[Argentina|Argentinian]] [[Exocet missile]] during the [[Falklands War]]? <small>(2004-03-11)</small>
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