When you think of Naval vessels, you're likely to conjure up gargantuan aircraft carriers and submarines. Chances are you would never think of a PT boat, and that's if you even know what one is. The ...
Struggling with a calamitous downturn in tourist traffic caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the National World War II Museum suspended cruises on its restored 78-year-old PT boat in April 2020 and ...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - She is 78 feet long, 40 tons, and could travel up to 40 knots, or 46 miles per hour, in her prime. “Usually, there were 13 or 14 U.S. Navy crewmen aboard a PT boat like this,” ...
Following a zigzag path through New Orleans’ Warehouse District, a World War II naval patrol boat reached its final home Saturday, closing out a 79-year career in which it sank three enemy ships in ...
The series features treasure hunter Darrel Miklos and his team searching for the storied treasure lost by the Nazis in World War II. Here’s the information you’ll need to watch “Lost U-Boats of WWII” ...
Read the original article on Coffee or Die Magazine. Follow Coffee or Die on Instagram. During World War II, 26-year-old John F. Kennedy was nearly killed in action when a Japanese destroyer collided ...
NORFOLK, Va. — June 6, 2024, marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, one of the most pivotal moments of World War II where the Allied forces launched a counteroffensive that eventually led to the defeat ...