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Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Vega

February 12, 2020 ·

Commissioned into service in the US Navy on December 21, 1921, the Sirius-class cargo ship USS Vega (AK-17) was originally launched as a Type 1022 civilian freighter named SS Lebanon. From 1921 to 1924, she was part of the Naval Transportation Service from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The cargo ship performed six round-trip voyages out of San […]

New Aircraft Carrier To Be Named for Doris Miller

January 20, 2020 ·

Many of the heroes of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor have been honored with medals and citations. Some have even had US Navy ships named in their honor. One notable figure from the attack, however, is receiving an unprecedented honor. According to Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly, the United States […]

Discoveries of R/V Petrel in 2019

December 24, 2019 · Chris

2019 was a very active year for the Research Vessel Petrel. An ambitious project launched by Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, Petrel has continued to search the deep waters of the Pacific even after Allen’s death in October of 2018. Since 2015, R/V Petrel has made many amazing discoveries, including some of the major American and […]

How Accurate Is the New Midway Movie?

November 26, 2019 · Chris

When you immerse yourself in history, it becomes clear how important it is for the theatrical movies that claim to depict real events to be as accurate as possible. While Hollywood often takes shortcuts to fit within a two-hour run-time, it shouldn’t omit or change key moments if the film is intended to come across […]

Missing Submarine USS Grayback Located

November 22, 2019 · Chris

Over the course of the Pacific War, the Imperial Japanese Navy and the United States Navy engaged in many deadly encounters. Scattered throughout the Pacific Theater are the sunken remains of ships that didn’t survive the engagements. In recent years, several projects have made it their mission to locate these wrecks. One of the most […]

The Battleship That Never Was

November 19, 2019 ·

As tensions rose across the Pacific in the run-up to the outbreak of war, the Imperial Japanese Navy tried to intimidate the United States with the massive Yamato-class battleship. Little was known about the new class of battleship, though it was rumored to have battery configurations that violated the Second London Naval Treaty, which Japan […]

Technology of R/V Petrel Aids in Major Discoveries

November 06, 2019 · Chris

If you’ve been following the many discoveries of the R/V Petrel expeditions, you likely have given some thought to the type of equipment used by the pioneering researchers. Founded—and funded—by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, Petrel has been able to invest in high-tech equipment that allows the team to see the ocean floor in ways […]

Participant in Iwo Jima Photo Identified

October 26, 2019 ·

American history is constantly being revised as new information and technologies emerge. As time goes on, and those who were present for some of the most historic moments pass away, we’re left with questions where factual information should be. One of these moments is the taking of the iconic image of six men raising the American […]

Pearl Harbor Hosts Gala Midway Movie Screening

October 13, 2019 ·

It was the turning point of the War in the Pacific for the United States Navy, following the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. In late 2019, the Battle of Midway is being commemorated in a lavish Hollywood production directed by Roland Emmerich. Special guests will get a sneak peek of the new […]

Three Events That Altered the Course of the War

October 02, 2019 ·

At the start of the War in the Pacific, the United States had suffered devastating defeats that made it seem as if the Empire of Japan could conquer the Pacific. Still reeling from the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the Americans and their allies had a long way to go before they could […]

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Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Vega

New Aircraft Carrier To Be Named for Doris Miller

Discoveries of R/V Petrel in 2019

How Accurate Is the New Midway Movie?

Missing Submarine USS Grayback Located

The Battleship That Never Was

Technology of R/V Petrel Aids in Major Discoveries

Participant in Iwo Jima Photo Identified

Pearl Harbor Hosts Gala Midway Movie Screening

Three Events That Altered the Course of the War

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