Wreckage of USCG Cutter Tampa Discovered Off Cornwall, United Kingdom
300 feet deep in the Atlantic Ocean.Tampa was lost in 1918 during World War I after being torpedoed by a German submarine in the Bristol Channel. The vessel sank in less than three minutes, resulting in the death of all 131 people aboard—111 Coast Guardsmen, four U.S. Navy personnel, and 16 British Navy personnel and civilians. This remains the largest single American naval combat loss of life in World War I."Since 1790, the Coast Guard has defended our nation during every armed conflict in American history, a legacy reflected in the courage and sacrifice of the crew of Coast Guard Cutter
50 Years of Women in Navy Diving: Advancing Opportunity in Tandem with Technology
from Second Class Dive School in Little Creek, VA, on March 14, 1975. She acknowledged that her most persistent challenge was working with the Mk V diving rig, the standard hard-hat apparatus introduced in 1905, itself derived from the Siebe-Gorman Davis Six-Bolt Admiralty Pattern helmet used by the British Navy. The Mk V air dive helmet and suit weighed approximately 200 pounds, with the mixed gas version being roughly 100 pounds heavier. For early women divers such as Tobias, the substantial weight of the equipment, often exceeding their own body weight, posed considerable difficulty. Furthermore, the
"Technogenic Craters" Found at Damaged Nord Stream Pipeline Site
from each other," it said. Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, laid on the bed of the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany, were damaged in September and the infrastructure has been a focal point in the wider row between the West and Moscow. Russia's defense ministry said on Saturday that British navy personnel blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines, a claim that London said was false. Sweden and Denmark have both concluded that four leaks on Nord Stream 1 and 2 were caused by explosions, but have not said who might be responsible. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has called the
Wreckage of USS Wasp CV-7 Discovered
;s single greatest loss at sea.Additional past Allen-led expeditions have resulted in the discovery of USS Astoria, the Japanese battleship Musashi and the Italian WWII destroyer Artigliere. His team was responsible for retrieving the ship’s bell from the HMS Hood for presentation to the British Navy in honor of its heroic service
US Navy Sailors Dive Into Aquarium Exhibits
do something a little different, and I believe the Sailors’ presence has been a great draw for the public. Today, we got to bring these Sailors down into our waters and really bring them into our world.”Throughout Maryland Fleet Week and Air Show Baltimore, October 3-9, U.S., Canadian and British navy vessels will be available for embarking visitors in the Inner Harbor, Fells Point and Locust Point. Service members will be participating in an array of other activities, including visiting local schools, conducting ship tours, attending receptions and sporting events, participating in community
Future USS South Dakota Delivered to US Navy
commissioned as the lead ship in its class. The four ships of the South Dakota class are considered the most efficient battleships built under the limitations of the Washington Naval treaty. South Dakota served in the Pacific and Atlantic as a carrier escort and patrolled the North Atlantic with the British navy. During the ship's second tour in the Pacific, it helped to cripple the Japanese navy during the Battle of the Philippine Sea before helping to bombard shore defenses at Okinawa and preparing for an eventual invasion of the Japanese home islands.Virginia-class submarines are built to operate
Wreckage of USS Ward Found in the Philippines
have resulted in the discovery of the USS Indianapolis (August 2017), Japanese battleship Musashi (March 2015) and the Italian World War II destroyer Artigliere (March 2017). His team was also responsible for retrieving and restoring the ship's bell from the HMS Hood for presentation to the British Navy in honor of its heroic service
The Quest to Find and Explore USS Indianapolis
. The team embarked with several high-profile marine archaeology projects already under their belt, including the discovery of Japanese battleship Musashi in March 2015 and Italian WWII destroyer Artigliere in March 2017, as well as the recovery of the bell from the HMS Hood for presentation to the British Navy. Other search missions to locate Indianapolis have been undertaken by various groups over the years, but all have come up short – partly due to a lack of sufficient technology. For the Indianapolis search, Mr. Allen deployed an exploration team outfitted with the latest state-of-the-art
USS Indianapolis Wreckage Located
ocean. Allen-led expeditions have also resulted in the discovery of the Japanese battleship Musashi (March 2015) and the Italian WWII destroyer Artigliere (March 2017). His team was also responsible for retrieving and restoring the ship's bell from the HMS Hood for presentation to the British Navy in honor of its heroic service. Allen's expedition team was recently transferred to the newly acquired and retrofitted R/V Petrel specifically for continuing exploration and research efforts. The 13-person expedition team on the R/V Petrel is in the process of surveying the full site
August 2026
