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USS Indianapolis

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In this episode we’re looking at the sinking of the USS Indianapolis.

Returning from delivering the atomic bomb to Tinian, in preparation for it to be dropped, the Indianapolis was hit twice by torpedoes from a Japanese submarine. She sank in less than a quarter of an hour.

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 HQ Batallón) June 04, 2017

Restored and Seaworthy PT-305: The Only Combat Veteran, Witness of Two Invasions

PT-305 is a torpedo-armed fast attack craft used by Allied Navy in World War II. It's one of two fully restored and operational PT boats (and the only combat veteran). PT-305 ("Half Hitch", "Barfly", "USS Sudden Jerk") is a Higgins 78-foot (24 m) boat, that sank three enemy ships and took part...read more

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 HQ Batallón) February 26, 2017

USS Wisconsin 'The Ultimate Warship' - Amazing Drone Footage

USS Wisconsin (BB-64), one of the "fast battleship" designs planned in 1938 by US Government, was the third of the four completed ships of the Iowa class of battleships. Her keel was laid down on January 25, 1941, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. She was launched on December 7, 1943 and...read more

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Learning about why was the Graf Zeppelin built & never finished? Did you know that?

Great, informative and unbiased video once again from Military History Visualized! The Graf Zeppelin was a major investment, but why was it's construction started in the first place and...read more

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'Yamato' is a Naval Legend: She was the biggest warship of WWII and the World's Largest and Heaviest Battleship

The biggest warship of World War II and the world's largest battleship. Yamato was designed around the idea that an individual ship could have superiority over any battleship of a potential enemy. Her main guns had overwhelming firepower. The ship maintained a very high level of survivability...read more

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USS Yorktown (CV-10), it's a true Naval Legend: she earned 11 battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation during World War II

The USS Yorktown was the pride of the U.S. Navy when first launched. The keel of the aircraft carrier BonHomme Richard was laid down December 1ne, 1941, six days before the attack on Pearl Harbor. The vessel was renamed USS Yorktown (CV-10) in honor of the original carrier ...read more

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Details of the Fate of the 12 US Aircraft Carriers Sunken in World War II - 12 Sad Images

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With the advent of heavier-than-air flight, the aircraft carrier has become a decisive weapon at sea. The effectiveness of large aircraft carriers was demonstrated early in the war, when dozens of Japanese fighters and bombers, launched from aircraft carriers,...read more

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Details of the fate of the 18 Battleships and Battlecruisers sunk in World War II

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Battleships and Battlecruisers were still seen as the height of sea power at the beginning of WWII, and having the most powerful and fastest battleships was considered all important, but by the war's end, these floating fortresses found their...read more

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An incredible story: sunk by a toilet! - Misuse of the new toilet helped British patrols to discover and attack U-1206

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The U-1206, a German Type VIIC submarine "the workhorse of the German U-boat force" was one of the late model boats fitted with a new high-pressure toilet allowing the toilet to be used at greater depths than before (though in reality the culprit was not...read more

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 HQ Batallón) September 04, 2016

U-boats: The Grey Wolves

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The development of the German U-Boat fleet between 1919 and 1939, and the dimensions of the standard Type VII (More information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Type_VII_submarine -  Más información en: ...read more

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