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How US used 40,000-ton warship named after famous WWII battle to transfer Maduro

Maduro was detained in Caracas along with his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown by helicopter to the amphibious assault ship USS ...
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The US Navy ship that vanished before World War II

In 1918, just years before World War II reshaped global warfare, a massive U.S. Navy ship vanished at sea. USS Cyclops, her ...

USS Turner explosion victims may be buried with others in Long Island National Cemetery, Pinelawn

Recent investigations conducted by World War II historians and researchers suggest some "missing" sailors from the USS Turner ...

USS Iwo Jima – The Assault Ship That Transferred Maduro To New York

It would be easy to mistake LHD-7 for an "aircraft carrier," but the conventionally-powered warship is actually a Wasp-class ...
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Historic World War II ship found in the Pacific Ocean

Scientists and explorers have found the severed bow of a damaged World War II warship. A team aboard the Exploration Vessel Nautilus found the USS New Orleans 675 meters deep in the Solomon Islands' ...
Task & Purpose

Missing bow of World War II cruiser found after 83 years

On Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was in the middle of a pitched battle off of Guadalcanal. A Japanese torpedo scored a direct hit on the bow of the U.S. Navy cruiser. The blast ignited the ship’s ...