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Warship Sunk by the Nazis During World War II Located Off the Coast of Brazil
A German submarine torpedoed the "Vital de Oliveira" in July 1944, killing some 100 of the 270 crew members onboard ...
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New Coastal Forces museum set for Gosport
Dr Dominic Tweddle, director general of the National Museum of the Royal Navy, said Coastal Forces were an "important component" of the navy during the two world wars. "They attracted people ...
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‘Lost In A Valiant Battle’: Royal Australian Navy Finds Wreck Of World War II US Destroyer
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) located the wreck of an American World War II ... during the early 1920s. Wikimedia Commons/Public/U.S. Navy, Public Domain The USS Edsall (DD 219) was sunk off the ...
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Navy divers destroy WW2 bomb found in 17th Century warship
The bomb was towed five miles from Southend Pier before being detonated Royal Navy bomb disposal experts ... the biggest bombs used by the Luftwaffe during the war. "The complexity of this task ...