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The Eidsvold class was a class of coastal defense ships, two of which were built for the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1899. The class consisted of two ships, HNoMS Eidsvold and HNoMS Norge. Locally, they were referred to as panserskip.
Read moreConditions were often appalling and the fighting was incredibly fierce, with many young lives lost on both sides. To this day, relics of those battles are part of the fabric of Papua New Guinea.
Read moreMany warships sunk in World War I and World War II have been vandalised for their bronze propellers, the copper in their boilers and even for their scantlings and hull plating.
Read moreThree British ships and a US submarine that sank in the Java Sea during the second world war have been destroyed by illegal scrap metal scavengers, the Guardian revealed in November.
Read moreThe USS Independence dive was part of an expedition to explore the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary with partners at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Naval Historica
Read moreBe it equipment, technique, physiology, photography or biology, divers have the ability to study to their personal level and interest. One aspect that is often overlooked by most divers is the history of diving.
Read moreThere have been a few times during my life as a diver that I have had the opportunity to dive an extraordinary wreck. The Graf Zeppelin is one such wreck. It is more than a shipwreck, it is also one of the great mysteries of World War II.
Read moreA team led by Genoa-based diver wreck-hunter, Massimo Domenico Bordone, found the remains at about 100 metres deep, about 5 nautical miles east of the isle of Tavolara, off Sardinia.
Read moreHMS Tarpon left Portsmouth on 5 April 1940 and ordered to Norway. On the 10th, Tarpon was ordered to take up a new position but was never heard from again.
Read moreThe wreck is remarkably well preserved; it is even said to be the world's best preserved Stuka bomber. The engine was placed in a different bay, probably torn off by the impact to the sea surface or abducted by fishing nets.
Read moreNow limited to the area off Cape Hatteras where the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor sank in 1862, the proposal is to extend NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary to include ships sunk in what is known as “Torpedo Alley.” About 1,200 U.S.
Read moreThe Marshall Islands consist of 29 atolls with a total land mass around 180 square kilometers (70 sq.
Read moreShe was named after the 48th state in the United States. She is of course the USS Arizona. Today her commissioning birthday is being celebrated with a live transmitted dive on this historic wreck, conducted by key personnel from the NPS.
Read moreThe wreckage was first discovered 56km south of Cairns in 35m of water by Cairns diver Kevin Coombs in 2013, but weather and planning challenges delayed the final dives to complete the investigation.
Read moreThe Flying Fortress took part in a raid on Palermo on April 18 1943 when it was attacked by several German ME-110 fighters that knocked out one of its engines.
Read moreDuring World War II, a number of merchant ships were drafted into the military service by the British government, specifically, the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT).
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