Japan's enormous I-400-class subs were supposed to bring the fight to US shores, launching planes to drop bombs on American cities and bases during during World War II. But wartime shortages limited ...

During World War II, a small American destroyer escort quietly destroyed Japan’s final submarine scouting line in the Pacific ...

A Sept. 22, 1943, aerial view of the Ellwood oil field showing the oil piers bombarded by the Japanese submarine I-17 on Feb. 23, 1942, and the route of the submarine (S). The location of the Wheeler ...

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Here’s What You Need to Remember: Unfortunately for officials in Tokyo, the Japanese Navy had struck a powerful blow, but not a crippling one. The bombardment failed to hit the repair facilities and ...

A World War II-era Japanese submarine that had been captured and intentionally sunk by U.S. forces was discovered earlier this year in its watery tomb. The massive submarine, lost underwater since ...

A long-lost legendary Naval submarine has finally been found — more than 80 years after it was torpedoed by Japanese forces. The USS Harder was found resting 3,000 feet below the ocean near the ...

The USS Edsall, an American warship known for its crew's courageous last stand against Japanese forces during World War II, has been found. The U.S. Navy announced the discovery on Monday. The ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: However, despite the efforts of Allied censors, the Sydney raids did impart a sense of vulnerability to Australians. Civilians moved away from coastal zones, a ...