A World War II torpedo boat that sank three enemy ships and took part in two invasions has returned to its home port. Volunteers at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans spent more than a decade ...

The motor torpedo boat (MTB), also known as the patrol torpedo (PT) boat, has acquired its own special swashbuckling aura since the American Civil War, when a Union boat armed with spar torpedoes sank ...

While the World Wars brought their share of devastation to the world, many can agree that they also introduced a host of impressive gadgets and machinery that redefined the modern world. From the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the changing world of underwater warfare. The Russian Navy has raised a torpedo boat sunk during World War Two. Despite 78 ...

An ex-Navy torpedo recovery ship at the center of a years-long dispute has now taken on a new role off South Carolina's coast ...

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According to the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the boats’ grounding may have been due to foul weather which is also making things slower for crews to remove them. The vessels involved are ...

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