On April 5th, 1942, two Royal Navy heavy cruisers, hms Cornwall and Dorsetshire, were patrolling the Indian Ocean west of Ceylon. They were unaware that the full strength of the Japanese First Air ...

Join us as we delve into the gripping tale of the final voyage of the Heavy Cruiser Mikuma during the pivotal Battle of ...

Even being blown overboard could not stop Cassin Young from saving his ship.

The Boston-class gave the U.S. Navy the world’s first array of guided-missile cruisers. The class had humbler origins as Baltimore-class heavy cruisers. Through its various iterations, the ...

At dawn on October 25, 1944, the U.S. Navy escort-carrier group “Taffy 3” sighted the Imperial Japanese Navy’s remaining battleship fleet approaching from the northern horizon off Samar—four ...

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Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s Alaska-class battlecruisers were developed during World War II to counter Germany’s pocket battleships and potential Japanese equivalents. These massive, ...