"The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril," admitted Winston Churchill at the close of the world's most deadly conflict. Not the Blitz bombing campaign, not the Nazis occupying nearby France, but silent, lurking ...

The USS Becuna submarine sank 3,888 tons of shipping and earned four battle stars in World War II. The sub underwent a Greater Underwater Propulsive Power 1-A modernization in 1951. Now a museum exhibit in Philadelphia, it is the only GUPPY 1-A submarine ...

Happy National Submarine Day! Submarine history runs deep (pun intended) in the United States. Today we commemorate April 11, 1900 — the day the United States Navy acquired its first modern commissioned submarine from an Irish-American inventor in ...

Father and son, Lt. Adam Will and retired Capt. Alex Will, pose for a portrait on the front steps of the Will home in Hampton, Va. on July 6. Adam is the fourth generation of Navy submariners to hail from the Will family following his father, his ...

Here in the United States, it's no secret that we are a military powerhouse amongst other countries in the world. Still to this day, there are things that have remained instituted within the military that some would say are old-school traditions.

The grooves of the Will family’s gold-plated dolphins have tarnished. But the submarine warfare insignia, having been pinned to the chests of four generations, shines nonetheless. The dolphins have been handed down from Will to Will for 100 years ...

Mechanically reproduced from typescript, with original and reproduced photographs, facsimiles, maps, and portraits. "The materials contained in this brochure were collected by Mr. Eustace Williams ... [of] Van Nuys, California and forwarded to the director ...

What You Need to Know: In February 1945, U-864 embarked on a secret mission, Operation Caesar, carrying valuable technology and materials to Japan. However, its journey was cut short when British submarine HMS Venturer intercepted it near Fedje, Norway.

NORFOLK, Va. – The grooves of the Will family’s gold-plated dolphins have tarnished. But the submarine warfare insignia, having been pinned to the chests of four generations, shines nonetheless. The dolphins have been handed down from Will to Will for ...