What You Need to Know: In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck proved formidable, sinking HMS Hood and damaging Prince of Wales while evading pursuit across the North Atlantic. -Yet, a ...

The Portland-class USS Indianapolis played an essential role in the outcome of World War II, being the ship that delivered components for the atomic bombs. As the flagship of the U.S. Fifth Fleet ...

In the second programme in the series, Walter talks to men who have spent their lives at sea. Two Royal Navy World War Two veterans, both from Newtownabbey, recall their experiences of battle and ...

The Royal Navy battleship, HMS Prince of Wales, shortly after being launched down the slipway in Birkenhead, Merseyside on 3 May 1939 Before the outbreak of war, the Government had put plans into ...

Even more than Pearl Harbor, the sinking of the two British battleships served to convince political and naval authorities of the pre-eminence of airpower in the Pacific.