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| Mar.4 |
Vietnam |
US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson in historic Vietnam visit |
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| Nov.30 |
Argentina |
Argentina sub mission no longer a rescue operation
| Nov.24 |
Argentina |
Still no sign of ARA San Juan |
| Nov.20 |
Argentina |
Missing sub 'had called to report breakdown' |
| Nov.19 |
Argentina |
Missing submarine: Search hampered by bad weather |
| Nov.17 |
Argentina |
Argentine navy loses contact with submarine
Map of Patagonia Argentina The Argentine navy is searching the South Atlantic for ARA San Juan, a German-built TR-1700 that has not made contact for 48 hours | |
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| Aug.27 |
Singapore |
Remains of all 10 missing sailors recovered from USS John S. McCain |
| Aug.20 |
Singapore |
US Navy ship and oil tanker collide off Singapore
Ten sailors are missing and five have been injured after USS John S McCain and an oil tanker collided off the coast of Singapore
| Aug.17 |
Washington |
USS Fitzgerald: US Navy to discipline dozen sailors |
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| Jul.2 |
Southern China |
South China Sea: China calls USS Stethem warship 'a provocation' |
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| Jun.18 |
Northern Syria |
US coalition downs Syrian army plane in Raqqa
| Jun.17 |
Japan |
USS Fitzgerald: Several sailors' bodies found |
| Jun.16 |
Japan |
USS Fitzgerald crash: 7 navy crew missing off Japan
Among the injured is the Fitzgerald's commanding officer, who was taken to hospital by helicopter. The destroyer collided with the container...
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| Apr.25 |
Northeast China |
China launches first domestically made aircraft carrier |
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| Dec.17 |
Southern China |
China accuses US of 'hyping-up' seizure of underwater drone |
| Aug.23 |
North Korea |
North Korea submarine fires ballistic missile
| Jul.8 |
North Korea |
North Korean submarine ballistic missile test 'fails' |
| May.22 |
Egypt |
EgyptAir: Submarine searches for missing flight data recorders |
| Apr.13 |
Russia |
Russian warplanes 'aggressively' pass US missile destroyer
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| Dec.30 |
Southern Iran |
Iran conducts 'provocative' live rocket tests near US ships |
| Dec.13 |
Turkey |
Russia fires warning shot at Turkish fishing boat |
| Oct.27 |
Beijing |
China says US warship's Spratly islands passage 'illegal' |
| Oct.26 |
Southern China |
US Navy destroyer to near disputed China islands
| Oct.6 |
Libya |
EU launches operation to seize migrant smugglers' boats |
| Apr.7 |
Russia |
Russian nuclear submarine fire 'put out' in Arctic dock |
| Feb.25 |
Southern Iran |
Rev. Guard conducts military drill against replica US carrier |
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| Dec.30 |
Southern Italy |
Italy takes over 'migrant ship' after distress scare
| Dec.29 |
Indonesia |
US destroyer to join search for missing AirAsia plane |
| Oct.22 |
Sweden |
Sweden could use force in sub hunt |
| Oct.19 |
Sweden |
Russia denies submarine incident off Sweden
| Sep.3 |
Paris |
France halts Russia warship delivery |
| Jul.19 |
Malta |
400 migrants rescued near Malta; 19 dead |
| May.23 |
Global |
US ship finds hull of missing yacht |
| May.18 |
South Korea |
S Korea to break up coast guard |
| Apr.11 |
Southern Italy |
Italy's navy rescues 6,000 migrants in just four days, U.N. says |
| Mar.19 |
Crimea |
Pro-Russians storm Ukrainian navy base in Crimea |
| Mar.5 |
East Africa |
Israel intercepts ship with weapons headed to Gaza
| Mar.2 |
Crimea |
New Ukraine navy chief defects |
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| Nov.13 |
Philippines |
US carrier to boost typhoon effort |
| Oct.13 |
Southern Italy |
Italy steps up migrant boat patrols |
| Oct.5 |
Somalia |
US Navy SEALS raid militant group linked to Kenya mall attack
| Sep.16 |
Washington |
Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis killed 12 people
| Aug.13 |
Mumbai |
Indian submarine hit by explosion
| Feb.5 |
Tokyo |
Japan PM condemns China radar act |
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| Nov.17 |
Gaza |
Israel shells Gaza from the sea |
| Oct.20 |
Gaza |
Israel intercepts Gaza-bound boat |
| Sep.13 |
Japan |
Chinese ships patrol disputed islands
| Apr.28 |
Lebanon |
Lebanon holds 'Syria arms ship' |
| Apr.5 |
Alaska |
US Coast Guard sinks tsunami 'ghost ship'
| Jan.25 |
Somalia |
Navy SEALs rescue aid workers |
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| Dec.29 |
Russia |
Nuclear submarine in dock fire |
| Dec.28 |
Gulf |
U.S.: Iran blocking Hormuz unacceptable' |
| Sep.28 |
Iran |
Iran to send ships near U.S. waters |
| Aug.14 |
Northern Syria |
21 dead after naval forces shell city
| May.22 |
Karachi |
Militants attack naval air base |
| May.19 |
Libya |
NATO aircraft target Tripoli's seaport |
| Feb.21 |
Egypt |
Two Iranian warships 'enter Suez Canal'
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| Dec.2 |
Japan |
US-Japan military exercises begin |
| Nov.27 |
South Korea |
US and S Korea begin exercises |
| Aug.8 |
North Korea |
North Korea 'holds Southern boat'
| Aug.4 |
South Korea |
S Korea in massive military drill |
| Jun.6 |
Gaza |
Israel foils scuba dive attack |
| May.19 |
South Korea |
N. Korea responsible for sinking warship
| May.6 |
Somalia |
Russian marines storm hijacked oil tanker |
| Mar.28 |
South Korea |
Ship's section believed found |
| Mar.26 |
South Korea |
S. Korea searches for sailors after sinking |
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South Korea |
South Korean navy ship sinking near North
104 crew members are on board the 1,500-ton ship in the Yellow Sea off the Seoul-controlled island of Baengnyeong, near North Korea
| Mar.5 |
Seychelles |
French team destroys pirate boats |
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| Nov.30 |
Gulf |
Iranian navy detains five Britons on yacht |
| Nov.9 |
South Korea |
Two Koreas' navies in skirmish |
| Nov.4 |
Israel |
Israelis seize Iran arms ship |
| Oct.22 |
Guatemala |
Officials seize cocaine submarine |
| Apr.18 |
Somalia |
Dutch navy captures pirates after attack |
| Apr.15 |
Kenya |
French warship captures pirates
| Apr.12 |
Somalia |
Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot pirates holding Richard Phillips hostage after seeing one of the pirates 'had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's...
| Apr.11 |
Somalia |
Pirates fire on approaching U.S. sailors |
| Apr.8 |
Somalia |
U.S. warship nears boat carrying pirates |
| Mar.26 |
North Korea |
U.S. Navy deploys as N. K. readies rocket |
| Mar.10 |
China |
China: U.S. ship violated international law |
| Feb.16 |
United Kingdom |
British, French nuclear submarines collide |
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| Dec.25 |
Somalia |
German navy foils Somali pirates |
| Dec.20 |
Somalia |
Iranian warships sent to Somali waters |
| Dec.13 |
Somalia |
Indian navy 'captures 23 pirates' |
| Nov.19 |
Somalia |
Pirate 'mother ship' left in flames |
| Nov.8 |
Russian Far East |
Twenty die on Russian submarine |
| Aug.27 |
Georgia |
U.S. ship arrives in Georgia |
| Jan.7 |
Iran |
Iran boats threatened US ships
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| Oct.29 |
Somalia |
U.S. destroyer pursues pirates
| Apr.6 |
London |
UK sailors 'were in Iraqi waters' |
| Mar.23 |
Iran |
Iran seizes 15 British sailors
The naval patrol seized sailors who had boarded a vessel suspected of smuggling cars off the coast of Iraq
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| Oct.16 |
Sri Lanka |
Blast 'kills 90' sailors
| Jul.14 |
Southern Lebanon |
4 Israelis missing after naval raid
| Jul.13 |
Beirut |
Israel imposes Lebanon blockade
| May.11 |
Sri Lanka |
Dozens dead in clashes |
| Apr.2 |
Iran |
High-speed underwater missile test-fired |
| Mar.19 |
Somalia |
US captures 13 'pirates' |
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| Aug.29 |
Arctic |
Nuclear submarine sinks |
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| Dec.10 |
Yemen |
Scud missile ship seized
| Jun.28 |
South Korea |
Korean ship battle kills four |
| Jan.4 |
Israel |
Israel seizes arms shipment |
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| Feb.9 |
Hawaii |
U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide
Submarine accidentally hit and sank fishing school vessel. 9 people missing
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| Oct.12 |
Yemen |
17 U.S. sailors on Cole die in explosion
| Aug.12 |
Arctic |
Kursk submarine went down
before year 2000
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| Apr. 2, 1982 |
Falklands |
Falklands War A ten-week war between Argentina and the United Kingdom over two British overseas territories in the South Atlantic | |
| Jun. 7, 1942 |
Hawaii |
Battle of Midway Island ended
Map of Midway Atoll Hawaii Hawaii The United States Navy decisively defeated an attacking fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy | |
| Dec. 7, 1941 |
Hawaii |
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Map of Pearl Harbor Hawaii Hawaii The surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base led to the U.S. entry into World War II | |
| Nov. 12, 1921 |
Washington |
Washington Naval Conference began It was the first international conference held in the United States and the first arms control conference in history | |
| Jun. 21, 1919 |
Scotland |
German fleet scuttled at Scapa Flow
After nine 9 of waiting, Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter made the decision to scuttle the fleet because the negotiation period for the treaty...
| Feb. 1, 1917 |
Germany |
Germany began unrestricted submarine warfare Of naval warfare in which submarines sink vessels such as freighters and tankers without warning, as opposed to attacks per prize rules
| May. 7, 1915 |
Ireland |
German submarine torpedoes the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland
Map of Old Head of Kinsale Ireland She was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat, causing the deaths of 1,198 passengers and crew
| Oct. 26, 1905 |
Ukraine |
Mutiny on the Battleship Potemkin
The ship was made famous by the rebellion of the crew against their officers in June 1905 during the Russian Revolution of 1905
| Feb. 15, 1898 |
Cuba |
U.S.S. Maine blown up
Map of Havana Harbor Cuba The Maine is best known for her loss in Havana Harbor. She exploded without warning, and sank quickly, killing nearly three quarters of her crew
| Jul. 11, 1882 |
Egypt |
Alexandria bombarded by the British
Map of Alexandria Egypt In July 1882, the city came under bombardment from British naval forces and was occupied
| Mar. 9, 1862 |
Virginia |
Battle of the Monitor and Merrimac
Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack was the most noted and arguably most important naval battle of the American Civil War
| Jul. 7, 1853 |
Tokyo |
Mathew Calbraith Perry opens up Japan
Map of Uraga Kanagawa Japan Perry, a Commodore of the United States Navy, played a leading role in the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa
| Oct. 21, 1805 |
Spain |
Battle of Trafalgar
A naval engagement fought by the Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies, during the War of the Third Coalition
| Aug. 1, 1798 |
Egypt |
Nelson wins Battle of the Nile
A major naval battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the Navy of the French Republic at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast
| Apr. 28, 1789 |
Polynesia |
Mutiny on the Bounty
Aboard the Royal Navy ship HMS Bounty in the south Pacific, odisaffected crewmen seized control of the ship from their captain
| Sep. 29, 1758 |
England |
Lord Nelson born
| Jul. 29, 1588 |
England |
Spanish Armada destroyed
Map of Eddystone rocks Plymouth United Kingdom 130 ships sailed under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England