18. -- Torpedo boat G 137, which has attained a speed of 33.9 knots, (about 39 land miles,) is declared to be the fastest war vessel afloat. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

They knew that at any moment, German U-boats could descend upon them. Disaster struck at 4:15 p.m. The German UB-64 launched a torpedo that hit the vessel's starboard side and caused an explosion.

The discovery of torpedo fragments disproved German claims and led to a major diplomatic crisis with the United States. The U-boat responsible, commanded by Oberleutnant Herbert Pustkuchen ...

The site was built in 1856 and according to Historic England it was said to be the largest dry-dock in the Bristol Channel.

when a lone-wolf German U-boat arose from the murky depths of Casco Bay and fired one torpedo. Forty-nine men lost their lives, a great naval manhunt was launched and an enduring controversy ...

When German U-boat Commander Walther Schwieger ordered a torpedo strike on the Lusitania, he didn't know it would be the shot that eventually led the U.S. into WWI. But it wasn't a mistake ...

"The SS Salsette sank 45 minutes after the torpedo hit, taking the vast majority of Ambedkar's books and papers, including the first draft of his Columbia University doctoral dissertation ('The ...

Based on its experience in World War I, German Adm ... North Carolina, as “Torpedo Junction.” During that time, U-boat captains became so confident that on Feb. 28, 1942, U-578 torpedoed ...

The Lusitania, targeted by a German U-Boat, was hit with one small torpedo, which caused an explosion on board. Most survivors agree that a second, more massive explosion that caused the ship to ...