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Jaluit Atoll TBD Devastator (S...

The Douglas TBD Devastator was an American torpedo bomber of the United States Navy. Ordered in 1934, it first flew in 1935 and entered service in 1937. At that point, it was the m...

War In the Pacific LVT

Guam, the most strategically important U.S. possession in the Pacific, played a dramatic role in the early moments of America's involvement in both World Wars. In 1941, Japanese pl...

Windjammer Shipwreck – D...

The Avanti sank on Jnauary 22, 1907 as it was transporting lumber from Pensacola to Montevideo, Uruguay. The details of the sinking of the ship are unknown. There are no historical...

George M Cox

The first voyage of Puritan as the newly appointed George M. Cox was also to be its last. On May 25, 1933 the ship left Chicago bound for Port Arthur to begin its new route in the ...

Monarch

Monarch was built in 1890 by John Dyble, formerly of Parry and Dyble. The combined firm had, in 1882-83, built United Empire, Monarch's running mate. The new ship was built for the...

SS America

Isle Royale National ParkAmerica was built to act as an excursion vessel between Michigan ports and Chicago. During this time, as many as 1,200 excursionists would be aboard. In 19...