Japan's navy might have been decimated by June 1944. One of the most decisive battles of the Second World War could have ended up very differently. Be glad it didn’t though. Just one Japanese ...

The ship was downed after an intensive battle with the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1942 while under the command of Lt. Joshua Nix. Accounts report that a Japanese carrier-based plane had spotted the ...

The ship came under attack from the Allied forces, which crippled its rudder. The Imperial Japanese Navy then scuttled the Hiei and it was left to sink. The leisure boat operator repaired the ...

This solution could not only help submarines sense where they are without risking exposure, but also elevate a tactical ...

The Imperial Japanese Navy's Yamato – along with her sister ship Musashi – was the largest battleship ever constructed. her nine 46cm (18.1-inch) Type 94 main guns employed were the largest ...

An Imperial Japanese Navy base was built in Kushira during World ... Kamikaze departed from many locations in Kyushu, aimed at U.S. ships in waters adjacent to Okinawa. By the end of the war ...