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Absent by Fate: USS Lexington and Pearl Harbor

April 02, 2018 ·

The USS Lexington (CV-2), an iconic warship of the US Navy, wasn't originally intended to be an aircraft carrier. When her construction was first authorized, in 1916, she was meant to be a battlecruiser. Her keel wasn’t laid down until 1921, as anti-submarine vessels and merchant ships took priority. This delay ultimately saved the Fore River […]

Learning About the Military Airfields of Oahu

March 29, 2018 ·

Toward the end of the First World War, the United States began to focus on strengthening its defense of the West Coast. Having had virtually no military presence in the Pacific in the lead-up to the war, the US began building a series of bases in the Territory of Hawaii. Here's the story of some […]

American Aviation History on Ford Island

March 26, 2018 ·

Most tours of Pearl Harbor include stops at the museums and monuments on Ford Island. Located in the middle of Pearl Harbor, Ford Island is a 441-acre island that's prominent in both Hawaiian culture and American history. While it's best known as the location of Battleship Row, the scene of massive destruction during the Japanese […]

USS Juneau: Another Historic Find for RV Petrel

March 22, 2018 ·

On March 17, 2018, an autonomous underwater vehicle operating from the Research Vessel Petrel discovered the wreckage of the American light cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52). The explorations of the Petrel are led by Paul Allen, the philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder. During her journeys in the South Pacific, Petrel has also been responsible for locating the remains of the USS […]

Balloons of War: The Japanese Fu-Go

March 20, 2018 ·

During the course of World War II, all sides had their own secret projects intended to give them a strategic edge. The United States was working on a massive bomb that could put an immediate end to the conflict. In Japan, researchers were hard at work on Fu-Go, a unique weapon that, on the surface, […]

The Mark 14 Torpedo: Problem Child of the US Navy

March 16, 2018 ·

In the early months of World War II, the US Navy was finding it difficult to get a leg up on their Japanese opponents. One of the thorniest issues was a piece of weaponry used by American submarines throughout 1942 and 1943. Though the United States had turned the tide of the war by the […]

Paul Allen and the Shipwrecks of World War II

March 14, 2018 ·

When we think about the people who are most instrumental in the preservation of history, we usually think of professional historians and, if we're lucky, people who lived through world-changing events. When it comes to the history of the attack on Pearl Harbor and World War II, there are men and women who are still […]

The Long and Eventful Reign of Hirohito

March 13, 2018 ·

To many in the Japanese leadership in 1941, there appeared to be only one way to get the United States to back off and allow their expansion across Chinese territories: a military attack to destroy the US Pacific Fleet based at Pearl Harbor. The plan drawn up by Isoroku Yamamoto had the approval of most […]

Wreckage of the USS Lexington Found

March 09, 2018 ·

Sunk on May 8, 1942, the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) spent more than 75 years on the sea floor under the waters of the Pacific. Previously believed to be lost forever, an expedition led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen finally located the wreckage of the USS Lexington. Allen’s team, aboard the Research Vessel Petrel off […]

Key Campaigns of the South West Pacific Theater

March 01, 2018 ·

During the 1930s, the United States found itself in a situation that would end up changing it forever. Relations between the US and Japan had been strained ever since the latter began their conquests in China and Southeast Asia. Although the Americans tried to maintain their policy of non-intervention, they eventually found themselves forced into […]

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Absent by Fate: USS Lexington and Pearl Harbor

Learning About the Military Airfields of Oahu

American Aviation History on Ford Island

USS Juneau: Another Historic Find for RV Petrel

Balloons of War: The Japanese Fu-Go

The Mark 14 Torpedo: Problem Child of the US Navy

Paul Allen and the Shipwrecks of World War II

The Long and Eventful Reign of Hirohito

Wreckage of the USS Lexington Found

Key Campaigns of the South West Pacific Theater

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