World War I (1914 to 1918) and World War II (1939 to 1945) saw some of the biggest naval battles and operations in history, and shipwrecks from this era are scattered across the world's oceans — ...

Pacific Wrecks is a well-known organization that explores the living legacy of World War II in the Asia-Pacific region. This includes the battlefields, airfields and war wreckage, the aircraft, and, ...

When the USS Hornet sunk in World War II, a tractor used to move aircraft went down too. Now a recovery mission is being ...

A long-lost chapter of World War II naval history resurfaced this week as explorers uncovered new artifacts from the wreck of the USS DeHaven, an American destroyer that sank off the Solomon Islands ...

Ernest Pugh went off to war in 1942. The plane he flew hadn’t been seen in 80 years … until it was found on the top of a mountain Papua New Guinea.

World War II sailor’s travel log from USS Amesbury found in Massachusetts furniture. The Naval destroyer sits broken in half, 5 miles off Key West Florida. NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary ...

A famed Japanese destroyer lost in 1942 has been found severed on the South Pacific seafloor — the result of a fantastic David-vs.-Goliath sea battle that remains the stuff of legend for the U.S. Navy ...

On September 2, 1945, the Second World War ended when Japan officially surrendered. Today, on the 80th anniversary, the ...

The intact stern was discovered severed from the hull, which rewrote the story of Teruzuki’s final moments, the Ocean Exploration Trust reports. Those are depth charges along the edge of the deck.