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AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Divers find HMS Tiger off the Isle of Wight, solving a 118-year-old Royal Navy mystery Fri Aug 21 17:44:11 2026

A British dive team spent five years combing archives to locate the wreck of HMS Tiger, a Royal Navy warship that sank in 1908 and killed more than half its crew, and the discovery is now driving new legislation to protect military shipwrecks. ProjectXplore, a volunteer dive group led by organizers Leo Fielding and Dan […] The post Divers find HMS Tiger off the Isle of Wight, solving a 118-year-old Royal Navy mystery appeared first on American Almanac .

A British dive team spent five years combing archives to locate the wreck of HMS Tiger, a Royal Navy warship that sank in 1908 and killed more than half its crew, and the discovery is now driving new legislation to protect military shipwrecks. ProjectXplore, a volunteer dive group led by organizers Leo Fielding and Dan McMullen, announced on August 10 that it had found the remains of HMS Tiger on the seabed off the Isle of Wight, the same stretch of English Channel where the warship went down after colliding with the 10,000-ton HMS Berwick 118 years ago. More than half of the ship's 57 crew members died in the 1908 sinking. The team laid a wreath on the wreck site, a gesture of respect for the sailors still resting there. Fielding and…Open

STRIPES (Gary Warner) - Navy decommissions fast-attack submarine USS San Juan | Stars and Stripes Fri Aug 7 19:48:55 2026

The Navy has been steadily retiring the Cold War-era Los Angeles-class submarines as newer Virginia-class submarines began to enter the service.

STRIPES - USS Constitution, Coast Guard Eagle highlight Sail 250 Boston | Stars and Stripes Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 2026

Sail 250 Boston celebrates America’s maritime heritage and the nation’s 250th anniversary by bringing together U.S. and international ships.

STRIPES - Navy christens future USS George M. Neal, named for Korean War hero | Stars and Stripes Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 2026

The ship is named for George M. Neal, who was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism during a search-and-rescue mission over North Korea in 1951.

WAR (Commander, Submarine Squadron 15) - Retired Submariner Commemorates Both Bicentennial, Semiquincentennial in Guam Mon Jul 6 16:54:55 2026

Fifty years after raising the national colors in Guam for America's bicentennial, retired Navy Cmdr. Allan Riggs returned to the island to commemorate the nation's 250th birthday alongside a new generation of submariners.

STRIPES - WWII veterans commemorate 82nd anniversary of D-Day in Normandy | Stars and Stripes Sat Jun 6 00:00:00 2026

Twenty-nine World War II veterans were on hand Saturday to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of D-Day on Saturday at Normandy American Cemetery.

STRIPES (Corey Dickstein) - Lost World War II submarine, USS Herring, identified off Japanese coast | Stars and Stripes Mon Jun 1 00:00:00 2026

The U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command confirmed the wreck site of USS Herring, an U.S. submarine lost in the Pacific Ocean during World War II.

YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - America’s Greatest Sailors: Heroes of the High Seas | Full Special NewsNation Wed May 27 21:04:59 2026

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NewsNation’s Leland Vittert, host of “On Balance,” goes inside the U.S. Naval Academy to remember the heroes whose names are literally etched in stone. With the U.S. Navy more important than ever, Vittert looked at how the Navy is preserving its past and preparing for its future. America’s greatest sailors come from a diverse array of backgrounds, but many came through the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. #navy #sailors #usa "On Balance with Leland Vittert" takes a critical look at some of the day's hottest subjects.