The USS Preston was one of hundreds of ships sunk during the Solomon Islands campaign of World War II. Despite losing its bow, the USS New Orleans still made it to port for repairs. Credit: Ocean ...

A new ocean expedition in the South Pacific has revealed striking new images of more than a dozen ships sunk during key World War II battles. Researchers on the Ocean Exploration Trust vessel Nautilus ...

Torn deck plating of the V 1302 John Mahn that was damaged by the bomb that hit amidships. Credit: VLIZ Torn deck plating of the V 1302 John Mahn that was damaged by the bomb that hit amidships.

Three World War II shipwrecks off the coast of Malaysia -- the final resting place of dozens of seamen -- have almost disappeared, local divers say, with the finger pointing at possible scrap metal ...

Pacific Wrecks is a well-known organization that explores the living legacy of World War II in the Asia-Pacific region. This includes the battlefields, airfields and war wreckage, the aircraft, and, ...

On Oct. 26, 1942, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier the USS Hornet was sunk during pitched fighting in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Strapped to the deck of the carrier was a farming tractor, ...

As soon as the United States entered World War II in December 1941, Arthur B. Hiles was prepared to fight for his country. During that time, the 26-year-old lived in the Avalon Apartments in Newark.

Modern tools and good old-fashioned digging revealed royal tombs, World War II shipwrecks, and the oldest Egyptian genome ever sequenced. A mosaic death mask believed to have belonged to the Maya ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The tractor on the wreck of the USS Hornet. On Oct. 26, 1942, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier the USS Hornet was sunk during ...