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

Outnumbered and outgunned, the crew of the U.S.S. Johnston fought overwhelming odds before their ship sank more than 21,000 ...

The USS New Orleans was struck by a Japanese “Long Lance” torpedo during the November 1942 Battle of Tassafaronga, off the ...

Divers and remotely operated vehicles discovered a wide array of vessels in Lake Constance — from century-old paddle steamers to a fully intact cargo sailing ship.

Illegal salvagers have plundered at least six World War II shipwrecks near Indonesia for scrap metal, including the wreck of an American submarine that has now "completely vanished," according to ...

In 2002, divers stumbled upon the wrecks of three Dutch warships that took 900 crew members to their watery graves during World War II's Battle of the Java Sea.

Shattered by bomb impacts, the 100-meter-long British destroyer "Keith" has been lying at the bottom of the Dunkirk channel since its sinking in 1940. It went down during Operation Dynamo, when ...

After 22 days, the Maritime Archaeology of Guadalcanal expedition concluded its historic surveys of the infamous Ironbottom Sound.

The deck of the barge was piled high with pieces of rusted steel believed to have been looted from the battleships. AP Looters have been known to target WWII shipwrecks for their raw materials.

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 ...

A study of the Pappy Lane shipwreck off the coast of North Carolina found bacteria that hasten corrosion as well as species that may help preserve the ship or make it a more enticing habitat for ...