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... that the freighter D. M. Clemson(pictured) was one of the largest vessels on the Great Lakes in 1903? (2025-11-01)
... that more than 200 British warships assembled for a fleet review just days before the start of the First World War? (2025-08-15)
... that goo from a ship might contain a previously undescribed life form? (2025-08-07)
... that North Korea thanked the United States for helping its sailors defeat a group of pirates? (2025-08-04)
... that the wreck of SS Virago, which sank off Alderney in 1882 with the loss of all crew members, was not discovered for 127 years? (2025-08-02)
... that the Potomac-class frigates(example pictured) were built slowly for the sake of quality, only for the last ships to be outdated by the time they were finished? (2025-07-26)
... that following the sinking of HNLMS Kortenaer, an officer responded to ethnic tensions on the lifeboats by beating his subordinates with a paddle? (2025-07-04)
... that the crew of the US Coast Guard Cutter Dione repeatedly attacked the shipwrecks of oil tankers, believing them to be German U-boats? (2025-06-27)
... that the Dutch government considered converting the incomplete Java-class cruisers into English Channel ferries? (2025-06-26)
... that 291 people were killed in the sinking of the Hirano Maru? (2025-06-22)
... that the steam corvetteGefle was the first ship of the Swedish Navy to be equipped with a propeller? (2025-05-24)
... that the crew of HNLMS Java(pictured) struggled to access the sinking ship's life vests because these were locked away in a hard-to-reach compartment? (2025-05-20)
... that when MV Solong struck MV Stena Immaculate in March 2025, the former ship was falsely reported to be carrying highly toxic sodium cyanide? (2025-04-08)
... that the 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? (2025-02-06)
... that HMT Night Hawk was sunk on Christmas Day 1914 while trawling for mines off Scarborough, England? (2024-12-25)
... that a cat, Timoshenko, joined the British submarine HMS Unruffled on twenty patrols during the Second World War? (2024-12-19)
... that Light Vessel 95(pictured) is now a recording studio? (2024-11-27)
... that in October 2024 Manawanui became the first Royal New Zealand Navy vessel to be lost in peacetime? (2024-11-04)
... that in the late 1940s the steam tug Brent removed war-related debris, including naval mines, from the River Thames? (2024-09-11)
... that the 1885 wreck of the cargo ship Dmitry was the inspiration for the arrival of Count Dracula in England in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel? (2024-08-20)
... that the neutral oil tanker Hercules carried an unexploded bomb into a Brazilian port after being attacked by Argentine aircraft during the Falklands War? (2024-07-27)
... that during an expedition on RV Kaharoa, a 34-centimetre-long (13 in) "supergiant" amphipod was discovered? (2024-07-25)
... that the Kelvite sounding machine used a chemical reaction to determine the depth of water in which a ship was sailing? (2024-07-24)
... that when MT Petar Hektorović was temporarily reassigned, one resident of Vis wrote an online memorial to the ship, writing "the waves of Vis grieve for you"? (2024-07-06)
... that the 1866 barque Thoon Kramom(pictured) has a replica serving as a floating restaurant? (2024-03-12)
... that during the "coffin brig" HMS Rinaldo's first three years of service, she captured five ships and sank another? (2023-10-26)
... that the Caleb Grimshaw sank after catching on fire, leaving at least 90 of the 457 people on board dead? (2023-10-14)
... that the FBI set up temporary offices in a museum on an aircraft carrier(pictured) while investigating the 9/11 terrorist attacks? (2023-10-11)
... 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"? (2023-09-22)
... that HMS Redpole, one of the aptly-named coffin brigs, sank in an action with a pirate vessel in August 1828? (2023-09-18)
... that anti-aircraft defense for the Soviet guard ship Groza was supposed to be four single 37 mm 11-K guns, but bad relations with the UK left them with two PM M1910 guns instead? (2023-06-09)
... that although the SS Tembien was known to be carrying Allied prisoners of war, she was sunk by a British submarine on 27 February 1942 with hundreds killed? (2023-02-27)
... that the Japanese vessel Tonan Maru No. 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? (2023-02-17)
... that 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? (2023-01-21)
... that a dispute led to HMS Gloucester taking a path that caused the ship to hit a sandbank, leading to it sinking? (2023-01-13)
... that when launched in 1896, the freighter Sir William Siemens(pictured) and her sister ships were the largest vessels on the Great Lakes? (2023-01-07)
... that one of the Wolfe-class ships of the line was destroyed by a storm before she had even been launched? (2022-12-26)
... that Santa Claus at one time delivered coal? (2022-12-25)
... that Wilhelm Werner fled to Brazil to avoid prosecution for the 1917 murders of the crew of the SS Torrington but returned to Germany and became an SS officer on Heinrich Himmler's staff? (2022-12-15)
... that the collierFranz 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? (2022-11-14)
... that in 2019, the Spanish patrol boat Serviola(pictured) thwarted two attempts at piracy in as many months? (2022-10-28)
... that Turkey's newly acquired fourth drillship, Abdülhamid Han, is able to drill up to 12,200 m (40,000 ft) and in a maximum water depth of 3,665 m (12,024 ft)? (2022-08-16)
... that Brooklyn's West Street Foundry, owned by Wilson Small, built the engine for Error: {{Ship}} missing prefix (help)(pictured), which on debut in 1853 was the largest and fastest steamboat in Maine coastal service? (2022-07-27)
... that HMS Chichester was designed to carry 44 guns but never carried more than 22? (2022-07-21)
... that the Spirit of Norfolk caught fire while carrying 89 schoolchildren? (2022-07-16)
... that the captain of CSS Pontchartrain was twice detached from the ship to fight in land battles? (2022-05-21)
... that the freighter Chester A. Congdon became the largest financial loss to date on the Great Lakes when she wrecked in 1918? (2022-04-14)
... that the tanker MV Millennial Spirit flew under a Moldovan flag, was crewed entirely by Russians, and was mistaken for a Romanian ship? (2022-03-25)
... that the captain of the warship CSS Baltic stated that she was "about as fit to go into action as a mud scow"? (2022-02-27)
... that Operation Ivory Soap created and operated a fleet of aircraft repair vessels to support the United States' island-hopping strategy in the Pacific during World War II? (2022-02-26)
... that the tugboat R. B. Forbes was the first iron mercantile vessel built in New England? (2022-02-25)
... that Pitcairn was named after the midshipman on HMS Swallow who first spotted the island? (2022-02-10)
... that the paddle steamer Lotta Bernard was described as "altogether unfit for the traffic she was employed in" after she sank? (2022-02-04)
... that the steamship Clyde was wrecked in 1879 while carrying more than 500 replacements for the British 24th Regiment, which had suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Isandlwana? (2022-01-21)
... that the Corozal(pictured) was the most powerful dredger ever built when she was launched in 1911 to work on the Panama Canal? (2022-01-18)
... that the Austro-Hungarian yacht Dalmat carried Archduke Franz Ferdinand on his journey to Sarajevo in 1914 and returned with his body? (2021-12-29)
... that New Yorkers could at one time rely on thrice-weekly visits from Santa Claus—though not over Christmas? (2021-12-25)
... that the freighter Manasoo is believed to have been sunk by cows? (2021-12-09)
... that Frontex's role in pushbacks of migrants in Greece has led to investigations by the European Parliament, EU Ombudsman, and EU anti-fraud agency? (2021-11-30)
... that the original name of the sidewheel steamerCSS Maurepas, Grosse Tete, means "big head" in French? (2021-11-14)
... that 125 years ago today, the lifeboat Henry Ramey Upcher rescued the fourteen-man crew of the SS Commodore and three fishermen who had been stranded aboard her? (2021-11-07)
... that the 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? (2021-11-06)
... 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? (2021-09-27)
... that "the most accurate contemporary picture of conditions" on slave ships is an illustration of the Marie Séraphique(pictured)? (2021-09-13)
... that three high-ranking officers of USRC Robert McClelland remained with the ship after it surrendered and entered Confederate service? (2021-08-28)
... that the SS Alpena, currently the oldest active steamship on the Great Lakes, was shortened by 120 feet (37 m) in 1991? (2021-08-27)
... that the 2014-built ERV Nene Hatun is Turkey's first emergency response vessel? (2021-08-26)
... that the six-year-old steel freighter Cayuga(pictured) was sunk by a wooden freighter twenty years older than her? (2021-08-25)
... that Kulgoa was the largest wooden ferry to serve on Sydney Harbour? (2021-08-20)
... that the freighter John Mitchell was the costliest shipwreck on the Great Lakes in 1911? (2021-08-11)
... that the Merchant was the first iron-hulled merchant ship built on the Great Lakes? (2021-08-07)
... that the wooden-hulled Mallard II (pictured), built in 1936, is "probably the oldest operating dredge in California"? (2021-08-05)
... that ownership of the sail training shipJadran(pictured) is disputed between Croatia and Montenegro? (2021-07-22)
... that the World War II tank landing ship USS LST-1081(pictured) was brought back into service with the US Navy because of the Korean War? (2021-05-28)
... that the Soviet frigate Zadornyy was named after the Russian word for "provocative"? (2021-05-11)
... that the Shinan shipwreck, the first major discovery of Korean maritime archaeology, has been described as possibly "the richest ancient shipwreck yet discovered"? (2021-04-18)
... that when SS Birma(pictured) responded to the sinking of the Titanic, RMS Carpathia told them to "shut up"? (2021-04-15)
... that the tourist submarine Windermere operated for only two seasons on her namesake lake in Cumbria, England? (2021-04-12)
... that the whaleback barge 104 was the first ship of its kind to be lost on the Great Lakes? (2021-03-15)
... that Barge 129 was sunk on Lake Superior by the ship that was towing her? (2021-03-14)
... that the tugboat Robert C. Pringle(pictured) was discovered "remarkably intact" 86 years after it sank? (2021-02-21)
... that the whaleback barge 115 was the last Great Lakes shipwreck of the 1800s? (2021-02-20)
... that after the Morning Star sank on Lake Erie, the death toll was unknown because many of the passengers were not on the ship's manifest? (2021-01-25)
... that a U.S. Supreme Court case involving the French ship Euryale considered whether Napoleon III, as a foreign emperor, could bring cases in American courts? (2021-01-14)
... that Choctaw was one of only three semi-whaleback ships ever built? (2021-01-04)
... that U-710 was sunk only ten days after beginning her first patrol? (2021-01-02)
... that in 825 feet (251 m) of water, the composite-hulled bulk carrier S.R. Kirby(pictured) is one of the deepest shipwrecks ever discovered in the Great Lakes? (2020-12-17)
... that the Cousteau Society visited the wreck of the yacht Gunilda in Lake Superior in 1980, calling it "the most beautiful shipwreck in the world"? (2020-12-14)
... that the wreck of the freighter SS Russia was discovered in 2019, only 1,200 feet (370 m) from where a different shipwreck hunter ended the search for her years earlier? (2020-12-12)
... that the wreck of the train ferry Pere Marquette 18(pictured) was discovered in Lake Michigan 109 years after she sank? (2020-12-08)
... that the submarine Sadko(pictured) carries up to 40 tourists and has 22 underwater portholes? (2020-12-03)
... that during the 2018 Grande Tema incident, four stowaways threw faeces and urine and made threats to kill the ship's crew? (2020-11-28)
... that two Royal Navy ships named HMS Surly were launched within a year of each other: an 1855 mortar vessel and an 1856 gunboat? (2020-11-24)
... that the Royal Navy cutterHMS Surly carried almost £96,000 in coin between Dublin and London in 1825? (2020-11-21)
... that the 20-foot (6 m) 19th-century yawlCity of Ragusa(pictured) crossed the Atlantic twice, and President Grant came to see her? (2020-10-28)
... that the Titanic International Society helped identify some of the unknown victims of the Titanic disaster buried in Halifax, Canada (wreath-laying pictured)? (2020-10-11)
... that the 26-foot (7.9 m) lifeboatRed, White and Blue(pictured) was believed in 1866 to be the smallest ship yet to cross the Atlantic? (2020-10-09)
... that the Swedish warship Oscar II(pictured), the first Swedish vessel named after the ruling monarch since 1824, was autographed by the king shortly after being commissioned in 1907? (2020-08-13)
... that 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? (2020-07-18)
... that one hundred years ago, Frank William North brought his congregation home from Russia on the SS Dongola(pictured)? (2020-06-12)
... that after lying on the seafloor for nearly 100 years, the schooner Alvin Clark was noted as "the finest preserved historic vessel in the United States"? (2020-06-09)
... that the American merchant ship Herald served in the U.S. Navy against France before becoming a French privateer, was sold to Britain as a slaver, and ended her days as a West Indiaman? (2020-06-08)
... that a "desperate" attempt was made to rescue Captain William D. Gregory and the crew of the sinking clipper Tejuca during an 1856 hurricane? (2020-05-18)
... that the missionary ship Messenger of Peace(pictured) was built in 15 weeks using scrap metal, ropes made of hibiscus, and sails made of matting? (2019-05-03)
... that HMS Splendid attacked a heavy German merchant ship, but instead sank an Italian destroyer? (2019-04-21)
... that when HMS Courageux was wrecked, more than 100 men escaped to the shore by clambering along a fallen mast? (2019-04-14)
... that the British submarine HMS Stratagem sank only one ship in its 13-month-long career—only three days before it was itself sunk? (2019-03-17)
... that HMS Stonehenge disappeared with all hands in the Indian Ocean in 1944, and her exact location is still unknown? (2019-03-14)
... that the Royal Navy damaged Samuel Travis' house in 1775, then returned 38 years later and attacked his ship? (2019-03-13)
... that all 15 torpedoes fired by HMS Simoom(pictured) during her career missed their targets, but 3 hit and sank a destroyer instead? (2019-03-13)
... that the British submarine HMS Syrtis twice towed X-classmidget submarines, and on both occasions the submarines sank while under tow? (2019-03-09)
... that HMS Saracen was sunk during her 13th patrol shortly after midnight of a Friday the 13th? (2019-03-02)
... that after sailors from HMS Sickle(pictured) boarded a small enemy ship, they brought 1,000 oranges and lemons from the ship's cargo back to their submarine? (2019-02-24)
... that the British submarine HMS P222 was ordered to escort an Allied convoy to Malta on the surface, with the intent that it would be spotted by enemy aircraft? (2019-02-20)
... that the cable ship Alert almost completely isolated Germany from the worldwide telegraph network by cutting its submarine telegraph cables just hours after the outbreak of World War I? (2019-02-04)
... that HMS Sportsman sank twelve Axis ships during World War II? (2019-01-26)
... that when HMS Safari attacked barges at Ras Ali, Libya, the torpedo passed underneath, damaging a mole and killing five men? (2019-01-19)
... that the Soviet destroyer Sposobny(pictured) was designed to survive a nuclear explosion? (2019-01-14)
... that the French submarine Narval was sunk by the same minefield that sank its sister ship Morse(pictured) six months earlier? (2018-12-21)
... that after the French-built Japanese submarine No. 14 was requisitioned by France and commissioned into its navy as Armide, the Japanese built their own No. 14 to the same design? (2018-12-20)
... that the Soviet Union seized the Romanian destroyer Regina Maria and commissioned it into their navy despite Romania having switched sides to join the Allies? (2018-12-19)
... that Aigrette, the first diesel-engine submarine to be launched, had a hydrogen leak and explosion in its battery? (2018-12-10)
... that the French submarine Fulton(pictured) was named after Robert Fulton, the American inventor of the first commercially successful steamboat? (2018-12-09)
... that Fatih, originally named Deepsea Metro II, is Turkey's first drillship? (2018-12-08)
... that the French submarine Perle was sunk by Allied aircraft after being mistaken for a Nazi U-boat? (2018-12-06)
... that instead of meeting the blockade runner MV Alsterufer at a fixed rendezvous point in the Atlantic Ocean, the German torpedo boat T23 encountered two British cruisers? (2018-12-04)
... that after Soviet air attacks damaged the fuel system of the Romanian destroyerRegele Ferdinand in May 1944, an unsuccessful attempt was made to refuel the ship using a bucket brigade? (2018-12-02)
... that the German torpedo boat T22, along with two other torpedo boats, was blown up by naval mines while laying a minefield? (2018-12-01)
... that after being damaged twice by Allied ships, escorting a blockade runner, and hitting two mines, the German torpedo boat T24 was sunk by air-launched rockets? (2018-11-28)
... that when the O'Byrne-class submarines were seized by France before their sale to Romania, the Romanian Navy had to wait 15 more years to get its first submarine? (2018-11-11)
... that despite clear orders to fire only if fired upon, the German torpedo boat Albatros crippled the Norwegian ship Pol III after being rammed, thus firing the first shot of the Norwegian Campaign? (2018-11-11)
... that the Austro-Hungarian cruiser Kaiser Franz Joseph I sank during a gale in October 1919? (2018-10-29)
... that the designs for the 170-gun HMS Duke of Kent may have been fabricated in an attempt to claim credit for several ship-building innovations? (2018-10-02)
... that General Frisbie(pictured) accidentally sank two ships and disabled a third, was renamed Commander, and then turned into a salmon cannery? (2018-09-22)
... that on arriving in Cuba in 1920, the SS Yarmouth(crew pictured), flagship of Marcus Garvey's Black Star Line, was hailed as the "Ark of the Covenant of the colored people"? (2018-09-15)
... that HMS Romulus used false colours to capture a Spanish corvette without a shot being fired? (2018-09-02)
... that naval historian and artist Oscar Parkes became interested in ships after seeing a picture of USS Baltimore(pictured) on a biscuit tin? (2018-07-10)
... that at the Battle of Negapatam, when most of the fleet turned away from the action, HMS Sultan was one of four British ships that turned into it? (2018-07-05)
... that while the freighter Lakeland was sinking on Lake Michigan, her captain allegedly refused a tow? (2018-05-16)
... 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? (2018-05-09)
... that prior to their naval service, USS Otsego(pictured in later army service) escaped destruction in an earthquake, and USS Philippines survived three weeks of storms at sea without a rudder? (2018-05-07)
... that the wreck of the Ohio was discovered 122 years after her sinking? (2018-04-25)
... that an overloaded Kiribati ferry, said to be carrying 88 passengers and 35 tonnes of coconuts, broke in half and sank last January? (2018-04-24)
... that Kaiser Wilhelm II was so charmed with the American yacht Yampa(pictured) that he purchased her himself and had another larger yacht built in America based on her design? (2018-03-01)
... that both small pleasure boats and ships (example pictured) can be listed as historic vessels in Sweden? (2018-02-13)
... that in 1918, infected crew members aboard HMS Mantua(pictured) inadvertently spread the Spanish Flu to Africa? (2018-01-31)
... that after sighting an improvised distress signal made from a lady's shawl, the French frigate Cléopâtre rescued 34 people stranded at sea? (2018-01-18)
... that after the neutral American ship William P. Frye(pictured) was sunk by a World War I Imperial German raider, the German government was billed $228,059.54? (2018-01-07)
... that SMS Marie(pictured) was the first warship built in Hamburg? (2017-12-13)
... that the 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? (2017-11-22)
... that the whalebackSS Clifton disappeared for over 90 years? (2017-10-31)
... that after the 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? (2017-09-24)
... that this August, an all-woman crew plans to circumnavigate the globe on the Indian Navy's second ocean-going sailboat, INSV Tarini(pictured)? (2017-03-24)
... that when the USS Albany disappeared off the coast of Venezuela in 1853, its crew included the offspring of several prominent politicians? (2017-02-12)
... that, in 1904, HMS Spiteful(pictured) became the first warship to be powered solely by fuel oil? (2017-02-08)
... that following a collision, HMS Negro sank after two depth charges from HMS Hoste tore open its hull? (2017-01-16)
... that in June 1940 the SS Broompark brought French scientists, heavy water, and diamonds to Britain? (2017-01-14)
... that INS Vikrant(pictured) was India's first aircraft carrier? (2017-01-02)
... that HMS Tartar's Prize had oversized cannons, a leaky hull, and a smoky galley, and sank in the Mediterranean when her timbers gave way? (2016-12-23)
... that SMS Erzherzog Albrecht was one of the first two iron-hulled ships built for the Austro-Hungarian navy? (2016-10-12)
... that members of a press gang from HMS Aigle stood trial for murder when four people were killed during a raid on the Isle of Portland in 1803? (2016-10-07)
... that in 1915, the HMS Revenge, the ninth ship of the Royal Navy with that name, became the first ship to be fitted operationally with anti-torpedo bulges? (2016-07-17)
... that in May 1762, the crew of HMS Active earned more than 33 years of wages from the capture of a single Spanish vessel? (2016-07-11)
... that the SS Jacona was the world's first seagoing electric generator powership? (2016-07-08)
... that in 1761, the crew of the 26-gun frigate HMS Aquilon rowed for 26 hours straight to escape an enemy ship of the line? (2016-06-14)
... that the Purton Hulks make up the largest ship graveyard(abandoned ship pictured) in mainland Britain? (2016-06-06)
... that in 1744, the British fire shipHMS Anne Galley(pictured) exploded and sank after onboard cannon fire ignited loose gunpowder in the ship's hold, killing all aboard? (2016-05-22)
... that when Cefas' RV Cefas Endeavour(pictured) performed a marine biology survey of the east coast of England, it also found Exmoor? (2016-05-20)
... that while travelling back to Scotland from the Persian Gulf in 2012, the minehunterHMS Pembroke(pictured) protected a cargo ship adrift in the Gulf of Aden from pirates? (2016-05-10)
... that the 12-gun brigHMS Constant captured at least seven French and Dutch vessels while at sea between 1806 and 1813? (2016-04-05)
... that during construction, the hull of HCMS Integrity was filled with water to see if any leaked through the sides? (2016-03-29)
... that the losses sustained by the crew of patrol boat Phaethon, during the battle of Tillyria in 1964, were the first battle casualties of the Hellenic Navy after World War II? (2016-02-24)
... that the Staten Island boat graveyard contains so many abandoned boats and ships that it has been called an "accidental marine museum"? (2016-02-19)
... that the French destroyer Jaguar was unique among the Chacal-classdestroyers in being fitted to serve as a flagship and she was fitted to accommodate the admiral and his staff? (2015-11-09)
... that the P&O ocean liner Strathmore(pictured) was one of five "Beautiful White Sisters"? (2015-11-07)
... that the bomb vessel HMS Endeavour was so inaccurate that the Royal Navy sold it after less than two years of active service? (2015-10-11)
... that the fireboatLeschi 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? (2015-10-05)
... that Novgorod's unusual design (top deck layout pictured) gave the warship a reputation as one of the worst ever constructed? (2015-10-03)
... that when the cargo ship Sinfra was bombed by Allied aircraft in 1943, the German guards machine-gunned the thousands of Italian prisoners on board when they tried to escape the sinking vessel? (2015-09-16)
... that Sir Leonard Redshaw was part of a "Suicide Squad" of scientists and engineers who would be first responders in disasters involving nuclear reactors? (2015-08-12)
... that the submarine wreck found off the Swedish east coast in July 2015 was most likely the RussianSom that sank in 1916? (2015-08-10)
... 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? (2015-07-02)
... that on 16 March 1942 (the day before St Patrick's Day), St Patrick was toasted in the conning tower of U-boat U-753 as they awaited orders from Germany on whether or not to sink the Irish Willow? (2015-06-03)
... that one of the passengers of the wrecked steamship SS Nile escaped its sinking because he spent too long ashore drinking with a friend? (2015-04-29)
... that USS Marcellus(pictured) was struck from the Navy list on the same day that her first captain, Herbert Winslow, was retired from active duty? (2015-04-18)
... that during the Japanese surrender of Hong Kong, one of HMAS Mildura's duties was overseeing the transfer of the local brewery from Japanese to Allied hands? (2015-04-07)
... that after the sinking of 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? (2015-03-24)
... that in 1788 a wa(pictured) arrived in Spanish Guam, stating they had always traded there but stopped after witnessing European cruelty? (2015-03-01)
... that on her first mission, the Phoenix(pictured) helped to save over 3000 migrants and refugees in less than three months? (2015-02-25)
... that an SS Republic passenger described the ship as a "floating palace"? (2014-12-07)
... that two future Admirals of the Royal Navy began their careers aboard HMS Aldborough, a sixth-rate coastal survey vessel? (2014-12-02)
... that the museum Nordland fylkesmuseum bought the Nordlandsjekt Anna Karoline(pictured) after their first choice, Brødrene, was shipwrecked? (2014-11-12)
... that the Dispatch sternwheeler carried as many as 400 passengers over two hours downriver from Coquille to Bandon, Oregon, to attend baseball games there? (2014-11-07)
... that one of the designers of the Swedish Navy stealth shipHSwMS Visby(pictured) said it looked like a "lunchbox"? (2014-10-25)
... that after the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, all new oil tankers built for use between U.S. ports were required to have full double hulls? (2014-09-27)
... that the sinking of the British scout cruiser HMS Pathfinder(pictured) by the German U-boat SM U-21 in 1914 was the first time a warship was sunk by a modern submarine? (2014-08-29)
... that in 1909 the owner of the Wolverine claimed the Coquille intentionally rammed his boat, but the Steamboat Inspection Service subsequently suspended the captains of both vessels? (2014-08-28)
... that the sternwheeler Telegraph twice collided with the rival Charm in 1915? (2014-08-27)
... that after the Russian monitor Rusalka sank, all that was found in the immediate aftermath were a few lifebuoys, and a sailor's corpse in a dinghy? (2014-06-19)
... that the Japanese ironcladFusō sank after colliding with two ships during a storm when her anchor chain broke on 29 October 1897? (2014-04-17)
... that HMS Algerine was sunk 20 months to the day after she was laid down? (2014-04-10)
... that the British aircraft carrierHMS Formidable(pictured) became known as "The Ship That Launched Herself" due to a surprising mishap before her launching ceremony? (2014-04-06)
... 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? (2014-03-31)
... 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? (2014-03-22)
... that the completion of the armoured cruiserHMS Euryalus was severely delayed by multiple accidents including a fire, slipping off her blocks in drydock, and colliding with another vessel? (2014-03-17)
... that a chain boat(example pictured) was a European river craft in the late 19th century that used a chain on the riverbed to haul itself and a string of barges? (2014-03-15)
... that the second fastest Blackwall Frigate that carried wool back from Australia was the Parramatta? (2014-03-13)
... that when HMS Reunion was wrecked in the Thames Estuary, not a single life was lost? (2014-02-03)
... that Captain Larry Dzioba of 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"? (2014-01-31)
... that the tugboat Trabajador helped rescue fifty-two people from the British freighter Silver Hazel that was wrecked in San Bernardino Strait? (2014-01-30)
... that the Indian submarine museum Kursura(pictured) is the first of its kind in South Asia and is visited by about 250,000 people each year? (2014-01-20)
... that the corvette Kulish is named after the weapon of the Indian mythological god Indra? (2014-01-19)
... that instead of repairing their damaged ships at the Venetian arsenal in Corfu, many captains chose to sink them? (2014-01-09)
... that after SS Umona was torpedoed and sank off the coast of Sierra Leone in 1941, survivors used the reflective surface of a tobacco tin to attract the attention of potential rescuers? (2014-01-04)
... that Luftwaffe aircraft bombed SS Abukir for an hour and a half but failed to hit her? (2014-01-03)
... that Aquilo caught fire and sank in 1966, and all aboard were rescued by the intervention of USCGC Point Ledge? (2014-01-02)
... that all 26 crew were rescued when SS Gasfire struck a mine in 1941? (2013-12-23)
... that SS Anselm was overloaded with about 1,200 Royal Marines and Royal Air Force personnel when torpedoed by a German submarine, killing 250? (2013-12-16)
... that the 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? (2013-12-15)
... that the contracts for the two Charodeika-class monitors were transferred to their designer, Charles Mitchell, upon the death of their builder, S. G. Kudriavtsev, in August 1865? (2013-12-09)
... that despite the Norwegian torpedo boat Brand having "exceptionally good" chances at scoring a hit against a group of invading German warships, her commander refrained from opening fire? (2013-12-08)
... that in 1788, the convict ship Prince of Wales drifted helplessly off Rio de Janeiro for a day, because her crew were too ill to bring her into port? (2013-10-23)
... that in May 1942, HMCS Halifax rescued three surviving crewmen of the American trawler Foam that was sunk by Nazi submarine U-432 south of Halifax itself? (2013-10-04)
... that the World War I-era Warrior-class cruiser had "the reputation of being the best cruisers we ever built" by the Royal Navy, according to naval historian Oscar Parkes? (2013-09-27)
... that after HMS Grasshopper was sunk following the Battle of Singapore, two of the crew managed to sail 2,680 miles (4,310 km) to India using a map torn out of a child's atlas? (2013-09-26)
... that the two 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? (2013-09-24)
... that the Japanese battleship Settsu(pictured) simulated the radio traffic of all six aircraft carriers of the 1st Air Fleet at the beginning of the Pacific War in an effort to deceive the Allies as to their location? (2013-09-19)
... that in August 1942 HMCS Trail rescued survivors from the American passenger ship Chatham that had been torpedoed and sunk by Nazi submarine U-517? (2013-09-08)
... that the Chinese junk shipAqua Luna was launched in 2006 after 18 months of construction in traditional style, but is powered by a motor rather than its three sails? (2013-09-06)
... that while on its way to India from the Soviet Union, the nuclear submarine INS Chakra(pictured) was tracked by Australian and American P-3 Orion aircraft? (2013-08-21)
... that in April 2000, Russian President Vladimir Putin spent a night in the nuclear submarine K-18 Karelia(pictured), at a depth of over 50 metres? (2013-08-14)
... that 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? (2013-08-13)
... that the tall shipAstrid served as a lugger, an alleged drug smuggling boat, and luxury sailing ship during its 95-year history? (2013-08-09)
... that Dodi Princess was first called Grains Maid? (2013-07-18)
... that the captain of the brigNancy(pictured) is said to have raised the first American flag in a foreign port, during the Revolutionary War? (2013-07-13)
... that the second USS Arctic(pictured) received her commission in spite of being described as slow, unwieldy and vulnerable to shellfire? (2013-06-27)
... that the USS Ferret was part of a naval fleet that sailed to the Caribbean to subdue the occurrence of pirate raids on merchant ships that had increased to almost 3,000 by the early 1820s? (2013-06-03)
... that the destroyer HMS Versatile once rammed and almost sliced a submarine in half during a military exercise off the coast of Gibraltar? (2013-05-27)
... that while boarding the frigate 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"? (2013-04-10)
... that the cruise ship Norwegian Getaway will feature an entertainment venue devoted to magic, called the "Illusionarium"? (2013-04-03)
... that the Japanese I-351-class submarine was designed to support up to three flying boats with fuel, ammunition, water, and even replacement aircrew? (2013-03-26)
... that when the British authorities attempted to deport Jewish refugees in Palestine to Mauritius aboard the SS Patria in 1940, the paramilitary organization Haganah sank the ship with a bomb? (2013-03-11)
... that 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 pharmacy? (2013-02-26)
... that the Inishtrahull was missing for seven days before it was confirmed sunk off the coast of Kilkee, Co. Clare? (2013-02-21)
... that the Fulmar sank off the coast of Kilkee, Co. Clare, exactly 50 years to the day after the Intrinsic did? (2013-02-16)
... that when the cargo ship Sirius 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"? (2013-02-15)
... 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"? (2012-12-02)
... that fins are used on artefacts and by aquatic animals such as killer whales(pictured) to generate thrust, to control motion, or to regulate temperature? (2012-11-29)
... that the Russian monitorBronenosets was converted into a coal barge in 1903 by the removal of her gun turret, side armor, and the division of her hull into three holds? (2012-10-21)
... 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? (2012-10-21)
... that the 1898 torpedo boat Storm was the only Norwegian warship to fire a torpedo at the invading Germans during the 1940 Norwegian Campaign? (2012-10-20)
... that the Russian corvetteNavarin 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 scrap? (2012-10-19)
... that SS Principessa Jolanda(pictured), the largest Italian ocean liner built up to that time, capsized in 1907 while being launched and was declared a total loss? (2012-08-18)
... that the French battleshipCharlemagne twice participated in the occupation of Mytilene, then owned by the Ottoman Empire, first with a French expedition and later in an international squadron? (2012-07-10)
... that the Royal Navy's Kil class gunboats (pictured) were designed to confuse observers in U-boats with their dazzle camouflage and double-ended hulls? (2012-06-24)
... that in 1926 Jääkarhu became the first Finnish state-owned icebreaker to adopt Finnish as the command language? (2012-05-25)
... that commemorations of the RMS Titanic in popular culture have included songs, poems, plays, musicals, films, books and even black teddy bears? (2012-04-15)
... that the 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? (2012-04-15)
... that the French research vessel Le Suroît was involved in the search for the wreck of the RMS Titanic but missed it by less than one kilometre? (2012-04-15)
... that naval architect William K. MacCurdy developed the Hydra-Cushion rail coupling at SRI International, significantly changing freight transportation? (2012-04-11)
... that the City of Rio de Janeiro is located in San Francisco Bay? (2012-04-01)
... that the occupants of the lifeboats of the RMS Titanic included a musical toy pig, two mysterious "orphans" and a Pekingese dog called Sun Yat Sen? (2012-03-25)
... that HMS Amethyst(pictured) was the only British wooden sailing ship to fight an armoured opponent after she engaged Peruvian Huáscar? (2012-03-23)
... that proposals to raise the 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? (2012-03-15)
... that the Philippe Starck-designed A has been described as both "the most extraordinary yacht launched in recent memory" and "one of the ghastliest megayachts ever created"? (2012-03-01)
... that the cargo ship MV Spiegelgracht ferries luxury yachts from Europe to the Caribbean and back every year, allowing their owners to cruise in both summer and winter? (2012-01-25)
... that the experimental Holland 5 was one of the first two submarines to be accepted into Royal Navy service, but was already considered obsolete? (2012-01-25)
... that after the shipwreck of the Italian 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? (2012-01-23)
... that the sinking of the Japanese ocean linerTerukuni Maru by Nazimines off the English coast in 1939 may have been Japan's first World War II casualty outside East Asia? (2012-01-02)
... that during the Dunkirk evacuation on June 1, 1940, the British destroyer HMS Ivanhoe was hit by a German bomb that killed 26 men and knocked out two of her three boiler rooms? (2011-12-24)
... that the British destroyerHMS Havelock and her sisterHesperus attacked the wreck of U-246 on 30 April 1945 thinking that it was another German submarine which had been spotted earlier that day? (2011-12-21)
... that the British destroyerHMS Basilisk evacuated a total of 695 men on 31 May 1940 from Dunkirk before she was sunk by German aircraft the next day? (2011-12-10)
... that Sevmorput is the only nuclear-powered cargo ship currently in service? (2011-12-09)
... that after HMS Porcupine was nearly split in two by a torpedo, the halves were nicknamed HMS Pork and HMS Pine? (2011-12-04)
... that despite being located in the Orkney Islands, the sand lining of the Scar boat burial(plaque from site pictured) matches no known Scottish sand? (2011-11-03)
... that during the British aircraft carrierArgus's 1920 Spring Cruise with the Atlantic Fleet, three of her aircraft were blown over the side of the carrier? (2011-11-02)
... that Richard Bacon had a lengthy career in fishing, as well as serving in both world wars? (2011-09-03)
... that the houseboat Vallejo, made an icon of 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? (2011-08-31)
... that the Swiss cargo ship Nyon was 5.40 metres (17 ft 9 in) longer when she sank than when she was launched? (2011-08-28)
... that although she was unsuccessful as a cross-Channel ferry, Castalia served for twenty years as a hospital ship? (2011-08-17)
... that Murtaja, launched in 1889, was Finland's first state-owned icebreaker? (2011-08-13)
... that HMS Phoenix (N96)(pictured) was the 18th Royal Navy warship to carry the name Phoenix? (2011-08-13)
... that the schooner Shearwater was hit by falling debris from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001? (2011-08-12)
... that after a boiler explosion aboard the sternwheeler Sarah Dixon, survivors had to row four miles (6.4 km) to find medical assistance? (2011-08-04)
... that during the First World War, the sail-steamer SS Lanthorn was attacked by a German U-boat, and although her crew was rescued, she sank while under tow? (2011-07-08)
... that the British steamship Nancy Moller was intercepted in 1951 by HMS Cossack whilst carrying a cargo of rubber to China in contravention of an United Nations embargo imposed due to the Korean War? (2011-07-06)
... that the freighter Noemijulia was bombed twice during the Spanish Civil War but went on to survive World War II? (2011-07-05)
... that when the SS Ava was wrecked off the coast of Ceylon in February 1858, her passengers included Lady Julia Inglis and her sons, John and Alfred, who were evacuees from the Siege of Lucknow, and the ship's doctor, James Little, who was later to become Honorary Physician to King George V? (2011-07-05)
... that the SS Silesia was a German ship, a British ship, and then an Italian ship before being wrecked in Uruguay? (2011-06-30)
... that the British tanker SS El Grillo, sunk in February 1944 after a German air raid in Seyðisfjörður, Iceland, gave its name to a local beer? (2011-06-26)
... that the cargo ship Empire Defender was seized by Britain twice – during World War I under a German flag and in World War II under an Italian flag? (2011-06-21)
... that although the continued attack by the German auxiliary cruiser Michel on Empire Dawn after she had surrendered was considered to be a war crime, Michel's captain was acquitted of the charge? (2011-06-10)
... that M-134 is one of three state highways in Michigan on an island, and one of two to use a ferry (pictured)? (2011-05-19)
... that over 70,000 cubic yards (54,000 m3) of sand was excavated to extricate the Liberian steamship Santa Kyriaki from a beach in the Netherlands? (2011-05-18)
... that the German destroyerErich Giese managed to torpedo the British destroyer HMS Jersey during the night of 6/7 December 1939 without ever being spotted? (2011-05-13)
... that the former British royal yachtAlexandra(pictured), sold to Norway in 1925, was sunk by Luftwaffe bombers when she tried to escape to the United Kingdom in 1940? (2011-05-10)
... that faced with what they thought to be a suicide mission, the crews of several battleships of the German High Seas Fleet(squadron pictured)mutinied in 1918? (2011-05-01)
... that the ocean liner SS Ranpura ran aground near Gibraltar on 15 April 1936 while carrying $50 million (1936 dollars) of rare Chinese art? (2011-04-25)
... that the crew of the Santorini tried and failed to smuggle weapons, hidden inside barrels, into the Gaza Strip three times, before being caught on their fourth attempt? (2011-04-11)
... that while inspecting the cargo of the freighter Victoria, Israeli naval commandos found 50 tons of weapons concealed beneath bags of cotton and lentils from Syria? (2011-03-28)
... that the actions of the Germanarmored frigateSMS Friedrich Carl during a rebellion in Spain nearly precipitated a war between the rebels and Germany? (2011-03-21)
... that the British destroyerHMS Hasty(pictured) captured the German blockade runner SS Morea in the North Atlantic on 12 February 1940 en-route from the South Atlantic to the UK to refit? (2011-03-21)
... that the Russian battleship Poltava(pictured) was designed, built and sometimes commanded by Peter the Great? (2011-03-13)
... that on her way back to Singapore, HMS Petard ran into a tornado, resulting in thousands of disoriented birds using the ship as a temporary perch? (2011-03-13)
... that the White Star Line ocean liner SS Zealandic was disguised as a decoy version of the British carrier HMS Hermes during WW II and was sunk by German submarine U-106? (2011-03-12)
... that, on April 29, 1849, the ship's master and two officers fled the Hannah in the only lifeboat after the brig was holed by ice, abandoning the passengers and remaining crew? (2011-03-11)
... that at one point in the Battle of Narvik, British destroyerHMS Hotspur found herself engaged in battle with five enemy destroyers? (2011-03-04)
... that the second USRC Virginia, assisted by Richmond and Eagle, captured the armed French schooner Louis and her cargo on 26 April 1799? (2011-03-03)
... that Maersk Line's Triple E Class are expected to be the largest ships in the world when they enter service? (2011-02-28)
... that the British destroyerHMS Gallant(pictured) struck a mine on 10 January 1941 that blew the bow off the ship, and had to be towed stern-first to Malta by the destroyer HMS Mohawk? (2011-02-25)
... that the Belitung shipwreck was an Arabian dhow which was sewn together, held the "Tang treasure" and the largest gold Tang cup ever found? (2011-02-23)
... that in 1827, HMS Nimble, an anti-slave patrol, ran aground near the Florida Keys while engaged in a gun battle with the Spanish slave shipGuerrero, which also ran aground and sank? (2011-02-01)
... that in 1827, HMS Nimble, an anti-slave patrol, ran aground near the Florida Keys while engaged in a gun battle with the Spanish slave shipGuerrero, which also ran aground and sank? (2011-02-01)
... that the sinking in October 1942 of the German prisoner transport Palatia off Lindesnes is the second deadliest ship disaster in Norwegian history? (2011-01-29)
... that the steam engines and boilers of the Russian ironcladPetr Veliky(pictured) were so defective that they had to be replaced five years after she entered service in 1876? (2011-01-25)
... that when the Germans invaded Norway in 1940, the crew of the incomplete Sleipner class destroyer Torscuttled their vessel at the shipyard and joined the land forces fighting the invasion? (2011-01-14)
... that the explosion to move Antoinette, wrecked on Doom Bar, blew in all the windows in the port town of Padstow? (2011-01-13)
... that the GermanbattleshipSMS Prinzregent Luitpold was the only ship of her class designed to mount a diesel engine, though it was never fitted? (2011-01-04)
... that between 1799 and 1804, warships of the Royal Navy captured one French frigate and five different French privateers all with the name Egyptienne? (2011-01-02)
... that buoy tender USCGC Woodrush(pictured) helped rescue 520 passengers and the crew from the cruise ship Prinsendam that sank in the Gulf of Alaska in 1980? (2010-12-27)
... that the Soviet 50.6 t (49.8 long tons; 55.8 short tons) ship MO-103 sank the German submarineU-250, capturing the commander and five crewmen in July 1944? (2010-12-23)
... that although Persier was due to be scuttled as a blockship during Operation Overlord in June 1944, she was returned to service, only to be torpedoed and sunk in February 1945? (2010-12-11)
... that in the deepest underwater rescue in history, CURV-III, a US NavyROV, saved two men stranded in a submersible at a depth of 1,575 ft (480 m) with just minutes of air remaining? (2010-12-10)
... that British spies helped sink some German minesweepers of the Sperrbrecher type, through determining how to adjust the fuses on magnetic mines? (2010-12-02)
... that three crew members were each given 50 "lashes with nine tails" after HMS Whiting was lost on the dangerous Doom Bar? (2010-11-28)
... that Henry Lambert of the Royal Navy fought the 36-gun French privateer Psyché twice in the same year with two different ships, drawing the first battle and winning the second? (2010-11-24)
... that brandy and wine seized from a Dutch ship on 18 August 1779 changed hands during the night, as the captain of the Monsieur and the squadron leader, John Paul Jones, both claimed it for themselves? (2010-11-23)
... that soon after the ocean linerSS Utopia collided with the battleship HMS Anson, resulting in 564 deaths near Gibraltar in 1891, the partially submerged wreckage was involved in another collision? (2010-11-06)
... that over 110 people were killed when SS Vestris sank in 1928? (2010-11-03)
... that in 1833, the opiumclipperSylph set the unbroken record of sailing from Calcutta to Macao in 17 days, 17 hours? (2010-10-24)
... that the German battleshipSMS Grosser Kurfürst was involved in a series of accidents during her service career, including collisions and several groundings? (2010-10-24)
... that when sailors on board Almirante Latorremutinied, one of their demands was for more sugar? (2010-10-23)
... that the battlecruisers of Japan(Haruna pictured) were destroyed by scrapping, air attack, surface engagements, a submarine, and an earthquake? (2010-10-22)
... that after her sister was sunk in late 1917 while anchored right next to her, Budapest took on her role of being a floating barracks? (2010-10-21)
... that the Swedish monitorFolke was designed opposite of her sister ships, with a gun turret at the stern, so that she could protect them during a retreat? (2010-10-18)
... that the British ironcladHMS 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"? (2010-10-11)
... that the captain of the Swedish river monitorHMS Garmer had to steer the ship as well as aim and fire her gun? (2010-10-08)
... that the British ironcladHMS Enterprise had a wooden hull and iron upperworks which made her the first ship of composite construction in the Royal Navy? (2010-10-08)
... that HMS Minotaur and her 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"? (2010-10-07)
... that the British ironcladHMS Defence damaged her propeller and rudder when she was nearly blown ashore during a gale off Pantelleria in March 1872? (2010-10-01)
... that after the Norwegian monitorHNoMS Mjølner ran aground in 1869 the court of inquiry found the ship's commander and pilot liable for the repairs, but the parliament cancelled the debt two years later? (2010-09-28)
... that the British breastwork monitorCyclops and other ships of her type were described by Admiral G. A. Ballard as being like "full-armoured knights riding on donkeys, easy to avoid but bad to close with"? (2010-09-23)
... that the accommodations aboard the Cyclops class monitor warships were rated the worst in the Royal Navy and referred to by ordinary seamen as "ratholes with tinned air"? (2010-09-23)
... that the keels of both British Renown classbattlecruisers(HMS Renown pictured) were laid on 25 January 1915, six weeks before the contracts were finalized on 10 March? (2010-09-18)
... that the 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? (2010-09-11)
... that the Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō(pictured) served as a repatriation transport after the end of World War II, returning some 40,000 soldiers and civilians to Japan? (2010-09-08)
... that during the Brazilian Fleet Revolt of 1893–94, the rebel river monitorAlagoas had to be towed into position to fire on the government forts in Rio de Janeiro because her engines had been removed? (2010-09-06)
... that the gun turret of the Brazilian Pará-class monitor was manually rotated by four men via a system of gears and required 2.25 minutes for a full 360° rotation? (2010-09-05)
... that the Brazilian river monitorPará was so badly damaged after passing the Paraguayan fort at Humaitá on 23 February 1868 that she had to be beached to prevent her from sinking? (2010-09-04)
... that a newly constructed powership, a floating power plant, supplies 144 MW of electricity to Basra in south-eastern Iraq? (2010-09-03)
... that the Mr. Ekenhead in the second canto of Don Juan was a real-life lieutenant of the HMS Salsette marines who swam the Hellespont with Lord Byron on 3 May 1810? (2010-08-25)
... that when Lieutenant Nevelskoy of the 14-gun Opyt surrendered to Captain Bathurst of the 42-gun frigate HMS Salsette, Bathurst returned Nevelskoy's sword because of the heroic fight he had put up? (2010-08-24)
... 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 knots? (2010-08-16)
... that after his acquittal at a court martial for the loss of HMS Greenwich, CaptainRobert Roddam(pictured) had the minutes printed, but was told they would have sold better had he been 'condemned to be shot'? (2010-08-16)
... that the Rivadavia class battleships(pictured) were the subject of a vicious competition between France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States? (2010-07-26)
... that the French ironclad Belliqueuse once served as the China Station flagship but was later used for target practise by the French Navy? (2010-07-22)
... that after the French ironclad Atalante was condemned in Saigon in 1887, she fell into such a state of disrepair that "she foundered one night and gradually sank into the mud"? (2010-07-22)
... that despite great risks, the Polish minesweeperORP Rybitwa successfully towed her sister ship ORP Mewa to port after Mewa had been hit by German bombs in September 1939? (2010-07-17)
... that all but one of U-109's successes took place during the six patrols she carried out under the command of the U-boat ace, Heinrich Bleichrodt? (2010-07-07)
... that the German submarine U-27 was the second German submarine to be sunk in World War II? (2010-07-07)
... that HMS Concorde, a former French ship, was involved in the capture of the French frigates Engageante and Virginie, and almost captured the Bravoure? (2010-07-01)
... that the Odyssey tanker spilled 43 million gallons of oil off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, in November 1988? (2010-06-21)
... that the first of Denmark’s Galathea expeditions had a budget of nearly half a million Rixdollars, equivalent to 3% of the state’s annual revenues at the time? (2010-06-20)
... that in 1899 the Russian battleship Tri Sviatitelia became the first ship in the world to be fitted with a radio; an installation designed by A. S. Popov that had a range of about 3 miles (4.8 km)? (2010-06-19)
... that the German submarine U-376 only sank two merchant ships in eight patrols before it went missing on 13 April 1943? (2010-06-18)
... that the German Type IXB submarines were the most successful class of submarines in World War II in terms of the total amount of tonnage sunk? (2010-06-17)
... that on March 22, 2003, the treacherous reefs around Land's End claimed yet another ship, the RMS Mulheim? (2010-06-17)
... that the German submarine U-371 made a total of 19 war patrols in her career? (2010-06-17)
... that the British steam-powered submarineHMS Swordfish's performance underwater was so unsatisfactory that she was converted to an anti-submarine patrol boat in 1917–18? (2010-06-16)
... that the Italian ship Castore was commissioned as a gunboat, but was later redesignated as a barge, a minelayer, and a torpedo training vessel? (2010-05-29)
... that HMS Laura, captured by the French in 1812, became an American privateer, only to be recaptured by the British less than a year later? (2010-05-28)
... that the Russian tanker Vandal was one of the first two diesel-powered ships in the world? (2010-05-27)
... that in order to refloat her after running aground off Finland in 1918, SMS Rheinland needed 6,400 metric tons of equipment removed, more than a third of her normal displacement? (2010-05-22)
... that the German blockade runnerDoggerbank was mistakenly sunk by U-43 in March 1943, with all but one of the crew lost at sea? (2010-05-19)
... that two of the eight German Type IXA submarines, U-37 and U-38, were to eventually become the 6th and 10th most successful U-boats in World War II? (2010-05-18)
... that the hull of the Russian imperial yachtLivadia was compared to a pancake, a turtle, and a pair of soup plates? (2010-05-17)
... that the crew of Russian cruiserGromoboi(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? (2010-05-17)
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... that the Russian battleship Oslyabya was the first armored battleship ever sunk by gunfire alone, without any torpedo hits? (2010-05-07)
... that the Russian armored cruiserRossia(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? (2010-05-06)
... that the French battleshipJauréguiberry had a torpedo air chamber accidentally explode between her propellers when she fired her stern torpedo tube in 1905, flooding her steering compartment? (2010-05-05)
... that U-30 sank the first ship in World War II on 3 September 1939 when she torpedoed the British liner Athenia, just 10 hours after Britain declared war on Germany? (2010-05-01)
... that the steamboat Arabia was missing for 132 years before it was discovered half a mile from the Missouri River under 45 feet of mud? (2010-03-30)
... that while she never sank any vessels in her career, U-771 shot down a British B-24 Liberator aircraft? (2010-03-27)
... that after the original owner of the Walsh-Kaiser Company shipyard had difficulty managing the yard, a shipbuilding and a construction company took over? (2010-03-26)
... that while training in 1944, the German U-804 shot down a Norwegian Mosquito? (2010-03-16)
... that the captain of the cargo linerSS Beaverburn was given a gold-headed cane for commanding the first ship in 1947 to reach the port of Montreal? (2010-03-13)
... that 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? (2010-03-07)
... that the British submarine HMS E13(pictured) was attacked and destroyed by German warships during World War I after running aground off the neutral Danish island of Saltholm? (2010-03-03)
... that in 1938, the barquePriwall recorded the fastest ever rounding of Cape Horn by a sailing ship? (2010-03-02)
... that while both U-117 and U-66 were attacked by aircraft from the USS Card on 7 August 1943, only U-117 was sunk? (2010-02-28)
... that despite not sinking a single ship in her career, U-241 managed to shoot down a Norwegian Catalina flying boat? (2010-02-26)
... that a crowd of 20,000 rioted in an attempt to secure the release of the mutinous crew of the battleshipSMS Helgoland(pictured) in November 1918? (2010-02-17)
... that French protests caused the Russians to award the contract for the Gangut-classbattleship to a Russian firm rather than the German winner of the 1908 international design contest? (2010-02-11)
... that within two years of her launching, HMS Wolverine was involved in two friendly fire incidents, one with a frigate and one with a slaver? (2010-02-01)
... that the superior design of HMS Princess, a former Spanish ship captured (pictured) in 1740, led to the Admiralty initiating a series of increases in British warship dimensions? (2010-01-26)
... that the Red Army prevented the incomplete Borodino class battlecruiserIzmail(pictured) from being converted to a carrier by gaining control of a commission appointed to review the needs of the Navy? (2010-01-19)
... 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? (2010-01-13)
... that in the first naval engagement of the War of 1812, the American privateerDash captured HMS Whiting but the US released her, telling her captain to leave American waters as soon as possible? (2010-01-13)
... that the Sovetsky Soyuz class battleshipSovetskaya Belorussiya was cancelled on 19 October 1940 after it was discovered that 70,000 rivets used in her hull plating were of inferior quality? (2010-01-10)
... that besides mechanical failures, fuel leaks and collisions, the passengerlinerSS Iberia also suffered multiple fires and blackouts, and twice grounded in the Suez Canal, before she was finally decommissioned in 1972? (2010-01-05)
... that in 1814 the American privateerSyren captured HMS Landrail, and that in 1896, her namesake, the torpedo gunboat HMS Landrail, rammed and sank the four-masted clipper Siren? (2009-12-15)
... that after ramming U-405, crewmen of USS Borie (DD-215)(pictured) fought the sub's crewmen with Tommy guns, rifles, pistols, shotguns and a flare pistol, and even by throwing a knife and an empty shell casing? (2009-11-29)
... that the wreck of 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? (2009-11-29)
... that although USS Cocopa was built for service in World War II, she remains on active duty with the Mexican Navy as ARM Seri? (2009-11-28)
... that when a SovietG-5-classmotor torpedo boat(pictured) fired a torpedo from its rear deck, it had to turn immediately to avoid being hit by its own torpedo? (2009-11-12)
... that when the steamer 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? (2009-10-12)
... that the 58-foot (18 m) motor yacht Sundowner, manned by Charles Lightoller, his son Roger, and a Sea Scout called Gerald, evacuated 130 men from Dunkirk? (2009-10-06)
... that the ROV on NOAA's new exploratory vessel, Okeanos Explorer(pictured), can descend nearly 19,000 feet and provides real-time viewing of the ocean floor? (2009-08-18)
... that the funding for the German König-class battleships was secured by Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz's threat of resignation? (2009-07-19)
... that the SS Ferret was stolen from Scotland and reappeared several months later in Australia under a new name? (2009-07-18)
... that the diesel exhausts from the Royal Navy's Dark-class fast patrol boats caused the ships to become so dirty that they had to paint the hulls black? (2009-07-17)
... that almost 29 years after she went missing in Darwin Harbour during Cyclone Tracy, the Booya was discovered by accident in only 20 metres (66 ft) of water? (2009-06-16)
... that in the advent of war with Great Britain, Adolf Hitler's Plan Z stipulated that the O class battlecruisers would be tasked with destroying convoys before they could deliver their cargo to the British? (2009-06-05)
... that despite being armed en flûte as a troopship, HMS Wilhelmina still engaged and drove off a more heavily armed privateer to protect the merchant she was escorting? (2009-05-28)
... that the Royal Navy has tended to name its fireships(examples pictured) after subjects related to volcanoes or fire? (2009-05-11)
... that after an engagement (pictured) initiated by HMS Cleopatra, captained by Sir Robert Laurie, the larger FrenchfrigateVille de Milan captured her attacker, but was so badly damaged in the battle that both ships were later captured in turn by HMS Leander? (2009-05-07)
... that on 28 February 1828, dozens of people died when The Emma was launched on the River Irwell in Manchester? (2009-05-04)
... that 14-year-old Raymond Steed(pictured) was the youngest person in the British services to die in battle during the Second World War, when his ship SS Empire Morn was damaged by a mine? (2009-05-03)
... that although the steam-poweredSS Clan Alpine had a maximum forwards speed of 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h), on her final journey she went backwards at 35 knots (65 km/h)? (2009-05-01)
... that after the Collins Line steamer Baltic(pictured) won the coveted Blue Riband in 1851, no American ship would regain the honor for a century? (2009-04-22)
... that despite a career lasting only four years, HMS Jason managed to capture (one engagement pictured) at least six French warships, including two that went on to become Royal Navy vessels? (2009-04-21)
... that the Brazilian dreadnoughtsMinas Gerais and São Paulo "outclassed the entire Argentine fleet" when they were built? (2009-04-21)
SM UB-10 (article's talk page missing blurb) (2009-04-10)
... that Savannah(pictured), the world's first steamship to cross the Atlantic, was converted into a sailing ship on returning from her historic voyage? (2009-04-09)
SM UB-12 (article's talk page missing blurb) (2009-04-07)
... that French submarine Doris was sunk by German submarine U-9 in May 1940, after being ordered to sortie with significant damage, rendering it unable to dive? (2009-03-27)
SM UB-3 (article's talk page missing blurb) (2009-03-11)
... that in 1940 the unarmed Norwegian steamship Dronning Maud was sunk by German aircraft while she was flying Red Cross flags and carrying a company of medical personnel? (2009-03-07)
... that the Imperial Japanese Navy's Haruna was one of the first vessels in the world to be equipped with 14-inch naval guns? (2009-02-22)
... that with the Minas Gerais, Brazil became the third country to have a dreadnought under construction, ahead of traditional powers like France and Russia? (2009-02-21)
... that Histria Perla was the 500th ship to receive Emergency Response Service classification from the German company Germanischer Lloyd? (2009-02-19)
... that in 114 years of existence the Constanța Shipyard in Romania constructed 432 ships with a total of over four million metric tons deadweight (DWT)? (2009-02-17)
... that worldwide there are four million commercial fishing vessels, including 1.8 million undecked traditional craft still powered by oars or sail? (2009-02-06)
... that the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Kamikaze was one of the few larger Japanese warships to survive the Pacific War without significant damage? (2009-01-28)
... that the "floating palaces" Bristol and Providence, built in 1867 by William H. Webb(pictured), contained 500 canaries in cages, each one personally named by shipowner Jim Fisk? (2009-01-13)
... that the USS PGM-18 was blown five feet (1.5 m) out of the water after striking a Japanese mine off the coast during the Battle of Okinawa? (2008-12-23)
... 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? (2008-12-21)
... that after the inexplicable sinking of four identical trawlers in Acadia, the Canadian government took possession of the "cursed ship" Marc Guylaine in 1972, simply changed its name and re-sold it? (2008-12-19)
... that at least 343 persons on the 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? (2008-12-14)
... that like the Titanic, the Hans Hedtoft struck an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage? (2008-12-14)
... that the first two steamboats on the Kootenay River sank when they were overloaded with supplies by the Northwest Mounted Police en route to quell an uprising? (2008-12-05)
... that, on the way to Liverpool, the engine of the diesel-powered cargo liner MV Rakaia failed and the crew had to design makeshift sails to complete the journey? (2008-11-29)
... that the German merchant ship SS Uhenfels was captured at sea during the Second World War, and subsequently became a British merchant? (2008-11-24)
... that the initial ransom demand by Somali pirates to release the MT Stolt Valor, hijacked September 15, 2008, was US$6 million? (2008-11-24)
... that the captain of the SS Empire Abbey died after going thirteen days without sleep in a storm off Newfoundland in February 1945? (2008-11-23)
... that when completed in 1967, MS Finlandia was the largest ferry in the world? (2008-11-23)
... that when the 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 Mahratta? (2008-11-15)
... 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? (2008-11-10)
... that HMS Braak was seized and brought into the Royal Navy when the former Dutch ship anchored in Falmouth, unaware that the Dutch had gone to war with Britain? (2008-11-04)
... that Harold Owen claimed the ghost of his brother, the poet Wilfred Owen, appeared to him on board HMS Astraea a week after Wilfred's death? (2008-10-31)
... that despite being built for the Spanish Navy, the frigateSanta Margarita spent just five years in service with them, but served for nearly 60 years with the Royal Navy? (2008-10-30)
... that at the time of her completion in 1918, Americancargo shipWest Lianga held the distinction of being both the fastest-launched and the fastest-constructed ocean-going ship in the world? (2008-10-29)
... that the damaged and demasted brig Polly drifted over six months and more than 2,000 miles (3,200 km) across the Atlantic with its surviving crew? (2008-09-27)
... that survivors of the Loch Sloy disaster who made it ashore to Kangaroo Island, were eventually found with the remains of two dead penguins tied around their neck? (2008-09-24)
... that the battleship Illinois(pictured), exhibited at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, was actually a full scale, detailed replica made of brick and cement? (2008-08-25)
... that the sinking of the year-old Americancargo shipSS Washingtonian with her $1,000,000 cargo of raw sugar in January 1915 contributed to a 9% rise in the price of sugar in the United States? (2008-08-23)
... that the RussianfrigateOryol was completed in 1669 as the first Russian naval ship, and flew the earliest recorded white, blue, and red Russian flag? (2008-08-19)
... that the Britishship of the lineHMS Colchester, launched in August 1744, was wrecked just two months later after running aground on her first commissioned voyage? (2008-08-16)
... that 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? (2008-07-14)
... that the Dogger, a type of fishing boat, takes its name from the Dogger Bank, which was itself named after an earlier type of fishing vessel? (2008-07-12)
... that the sailing-ship Lwów was the first ship under Polish banner to cross the equator? (2008-06-28)
... that many localities on the coast of Great Britain developed their own type of fishing boat adapted to local fishing and sea conditions, and the nobbies are examples of this? (2008-06-27)
... that most historians believe stories about Dutchshipwreck survivors of the Concordia, settling at a desert oasis in Australia in 1708, were a hoax? (2008-06-16)
... that the 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? (2008-05-11)
... that the travel time of the sternwheelerLytton(pictured) on the stretch of the Columbia River known as Little Dalles was six hours upriver, but less than seven minutes downriver? (2008-04-26)
... that the Washington Irvingsidewheeler, the biggest passenger-carrying riverboat ever built, sank after colliding with an oil barge in 1926? (2008-04-24)
... that Commodore Cruise Line was the first Florida-based company to operate week-long cruises around the year? (2008-04-23)
... that the SS Blairspey was hit by at least three torpedoes from two different U-boats, but still managed to reach port because her cargo of timber kept her afloat? (2008-04-15)
... 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 Alaskan coast? (2008-04-10)
... that the steamboatFlyer, which by 1930 had covered more miles than any other dedicated inland vessel, had an imperfectly sealed hull, causing it to list to port throughout its working life? (2008-03-31)
... that the hero of the Loch Ard disaster, Tom Pearce, lost one of his sons when the Loch Vennachar was wrecked off Kangaroo Island in 1905? (2008-03-30)
... that the troop transportUSS Wakefield (AP-21), a former luxury liner, operated in World War II as a "lone wolf" by relying on her speed to avoid Nazi U-Boats? (2008-03-09)
... that a Venetian foundation seeking to rebuild the Bucentaur (model pictured) has written to Nicolas Sarkozy for a financial contribution as compensation for Napoleon's 1798 destruction of the original ship? (2008-03-03)
... that photos of the rogue wave encountered by the MS Stolt Surf contributed to the growing evidence of their presence in the deep ocean? (2008-02-27)
... 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? (2008-02-19)
... that Japanese submarine I-17 was the first Axis ship to shell the United States mainland in World War II triggering an "invasion" scare along the West Coast? (2008-02-08)
... that after being captured from the French, HMS Donegal went on to capture two French ships at the Battle of San Domingo? (2008-02-08)
... 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? (2008-02-03)
... that the JapanesedestroyerMatsu 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? (2008-01-31)
... that the JapanesedestroyerMatsu 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? (2008-01-30)
... that during World War II, the Japanese destroyer Hatsukaze survived fourmajorfleetactions against the American, British, Australian and Dutch fleets, but was sunk after colliding with a Japanese cruiser? (2008-01-29)
... that the Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul disaster, which occurred in 1890 off Kushimoto, led to strengthening foreign relations between Turkey and Japan? (2008-01-17)
... that it is expected to take 17 years to design and build the first of Australia's new submarines? (2008-01-16)
... that the captain of the steamboatNatchez would increase his boat's speed by putting bacon and hogfat in its engines, and giving his men whiskey? (2008-01-14)
... that in attempting to stop U-30 from sinking the SS Fanad Head, two Blackburn Skuas managed to cripple themselves with their own bombs, causing them to crash? (2008-01-05)
... that after sinking the SS City of Cairo, Kapitän zur SeeKarl-Friedrich Merten gave the survivors directions to the nearest land, and parted with the words "Goodnight, and sorry for sinking you"? (2007-12-24)
... that U-boat commander Reinhard Hardegen deliberately placed his submarine in danger during the sinking of the SS Gulfamerica by refusing to risk hitting civilians onshore? (2007-12-13)
... that of 36 merchant vessels that set out in June 1942 as part of Britain's disastrous Convoy PQ-17, 27 never returned including SS Pan Kraft? (2007-12-08)
... 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? (2007-11-26)
... that turret deck ships incurred lower canal tolls because tonnage measurements used to calculate those tolls did not account for the vessels' unique shape? (2007-11-15)
... 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? (2007-11-05)
... that HMAS Stalwart was the largest Australian designed and constructed naval vessel? (2007-10-31)
... that the 1945 sinking of USS Eagle 56 was classified as a boiler explosion until 2001 when historical evidence convinced the Navy to reclassify it as a combat loss due to enemy action? (2007-10-12)
... that the last surrender of the American Civil War took place aboard the British HMS Donegal after the CSS Shenandoah completed a 9,000 mile voyage specifically to do so? (2007-09-27)
... that Tirpitz the pig(pictured) rescued after the sinking of the SMS Dresden became a ship's mascot on one of the cruisers that sank the Dresden? (2007-09-22)
... that the U class submarineHMS Vandal (pictured) had the shortest career of any Royal Navy submarine, being lost with all hands just four days after its commission? (2007-07-21)
... that after the 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? (2007-07-12)
... that the 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? (2007-07-10)
... that in 1942 survivors of the British submarine P36 were shipwrecked again less than six weeks later when the submarine HMS Olympus hit a mine off Malta? (2007-07-08)
... that the PS Moyie (pictured) was the last working sternwheeler in Canada and is the oldest intact sternwheeler in the world? (2007-07-06)
... that HNoMS Heimdal became the first Norwegian ship to apprehend a ship for illegal fishing when she seized the British trawlerLord Roberts in 1911? (2007-07-05)
... that the 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? (2007-06-22)
... that miniature scale for naval wargames(ships pictured) is worked out almost exclusively in ratios, rather than the millimetre-based scale preferred by land-based miniature wargaming? (2007-06-19)
... that the Dunedin(pictured), the first commercially successful refrigerated ship, ushered in a meat and dairy boom in Australasia and South America with its first shipment in 1882? (2007-06-02)
... that the ocean linerSS Paris, built in 1913, reached such heights of luxury and service that sea gulls purportedly followed it more than any other ship, hoping to feast on scraps of haute cuisine that were thrown overboard? (2007-05-24)
... that the cruiseferryM/S Nordlandia (originally M/S Olau Hollandia) was built to be NATO-compatible, so that she could easily be converted to a troopship? (2007-05-24)
... that in 2005, the newly-upgraded ROROferryQueen of Oak Bay lost power and crashed into a marina, damaging or destroying 28 other vessels? (2007-04-17)
... that in five years of operation during World War II, more than 747 vessels were built in the Richmond Shipyards in Richmond, California—a feat not equaled anywhere else in the world, before or since? (2007-04-08)
... that three days after a fire gutted the passenger ferryLevina 1, killing at least 49, she sank with a party of journalists and investigators on board, killing at least one more? (2007-03-30)
... that the Alexander Suvorovcruise 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? (2007-03-22)
... that the GermansubmarineU-777 was sunk in October 1944, less than 7 months after being launched? (2007-03-06)
... 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 German usage? (2007-03-04)
... that in 1804, the frigate Apollo and forty merchant ships in her convoy were wrecked off Portugal, the result of a single badly adjusted compass? (2006-11-02)
... that in addition to their use on early sailing ships, early trains had "crow's nests" as well? (2006-09-10)
... that a lifeboat from the wrecked passenger steamshipSS Valencia was found floating in good condition, 27 years after the ship's demise? (2006-08-29)
... that the container vessel Hansa Carrier spilled over 80000 Nike shoes into the Pacific Ocean and that they were used by scientists to track ocean currents? (2006-08-22)
... that in 1988 the Greek passenger ferry, City of Poros, was the victim of a terrorist attack by members of the Abu Nidal Organisation which left nine tourists dead and 98 injured? (2006-05-08)
... that the Lake Tanganyika passenger ferry 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? (2006-05-03)
... that Reaper, a 105-year-old historic Fifie herring drifter, nearly sank off the north east coast of England after being restored and put back into service as a museum ship? (2006-05-01)
... that the French Navy ship Redoutable was built in 1876 and was the first warship in the world to use steel as the principal building material? (2005-11-01)
... that the HMS Finisterre replaced her sister-ship the Hogue in Far Eastern service after the latter was destroyed by a collision with an Indian cruiser? (2004-05-02)
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