Not all ships sink to the bottom of the sea due to enemy fire, as some are scuttled instead. It was common during WWII, but ...

A famed Japanese destroyer sunk by U.S. torpedoes during a pivotal battle in World War II has been discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean more than 80 years after it sank, an exploration team ...

SYDNEY (AP) — A team of explorers announced it found a sunken Japanese ship that was transporting Allied prisoners of war when it was torpedoed off the coast of the Philippines in 1942, resulting in ...

KRISTIANSAND, Norway – More than 80 years after it was sunk, the wreckage of a World War II warship has been found off the coast of Norway. Statnett, a Norwegian power operator, says its crews ...

Sunday is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, marking nearly 85 years since the USS Arizona was sunk, on a day that President ...

A Japanese navy destroyer torpedoed during a crucial Second World War battle has finally been discovered on the Pacific Ocean floor 80 years after it sank. The Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer ...

In September 1939, the HMS Oxley became the first Allied submarine sunk in WWII, torpedoed by the friendly submarine HMS ...

An American World War II warship sunk by Japanese forces in a fierce battle after the attack on Pearl Harbor has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean. More than 200 American servicemen ...

World War II was a tumultuous time that saw combat in both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Despite how large the planet is, a war that involved every major nation made it seem that much smaller, and ...

A team of scientists discovered a Japanese naval destroyer for the first time since it was sunk by American troops in World War II. Researchers exploring islands off the coast of the Solomon Islands ...

In November of 1942, the SS City Cargo sailed from Bombay, India, for the United Kingdom. Aboard the ship were soldiers and supplies for the English war effort. Among the cargo was a chest full of ...