On This Day: USS Maine explodes, sparks Spanish-American War
On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor, killing 260 crewmen and leading to a U.S. declaration ...
Moment Sun Man Jerome Starkey swoops on Russian warship in Wildcat chopper in dramatic showdown in English Channel
THIS is the moment Sun Man Jerome Starkey joined Royal Navy gunboats as they intercepted a Russian convoy in a dramatic Channel showdown. HMS Iron Duke charged at full speed up to a Russian ...
‘Sign of things to come’: Chinese warships off Australian coastline exposes ‘dangerous’ threat
The appearance of a flotilla of Chinese warships in Australian waters just days after a deadly clash involving a surveillance ...
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Corpsman receives medal for saving Marine from heat stroke
Hospital Corpsman Billy Bui said his sense of duty comes from his grandfather, who risked everything to help his family flee ...
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The day Norfolk's Horatio Nelson became a national hero
By early 1797, 38-year-old, Norfolk born Horatio Nelson had been in the Royal Navy for over 26 years. Within the Navy his reputation for dash and bravery was well established, although, to the general ...
How the Battle of Cape St Vincent saw Horatio Nelson's elevation to the public eye
At about 1:30 p.m., Culloden and other ships, including Captain Cuthbert Collingwood (another destined to join the ‘Band of Brothers’) in HMS Excellent, were gradually overhauling the Spanish rear and ...