In May 1941, the German Kriegsmarine launched Operation Rheinübung, a breakout into the Atlantic. The newly commissioned ...

The Battleships by Rob McCauley and Ian Johnston (Channel 4 Books, 2000) £20.00. Relates the story of the battleships from the Battle of Trafalgar to the Gulf war, and their role in global history.

-- PBS and Channel 4 Provide 24-Hour Coverage of the Expedition Including Live Webcast of Underwater Filming of the Wreckage -- PASADENA, Calif. - July 27, 2001 - It was one of the greatest sea ...

Movie"Two of the worlds leading shipwreck detectives use stateoftheart equipment to discover how the Hood battleship was sunk so quickly during World War II" ...

WHEN the German battleship Bismarck sank British battleship HMS Hood on May 24, 1941, it generated calls for revenge, sparking one of the great sea chases of the war — the hunt for the Bismarck.

OF all the major sea battles in the West during the Second World War, the clash between the Royal Navy and the German battleship Bismarck is probably best the best known among members of the general ...

Hitler's Lost Battleship' How did a squadron of British Swordfish torpedo bombers manage to disable the most formidable battleship of the Second World War? This is an extended trailer for the History ...

A series of photos here of the Second World War aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal revived memories for former News defence correspondent TIM KING Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you ...

For three days last weekend, the brand new 35,000-ton German battleship Bismarck was mistress of the seas. Against seemingly heavy odds, she had blown to bits Britain’s largest warship, the 42,100-ton ...

A grainy image taken by a Spitfire pilot flying at 25,000ft (7,600m) led to one of the most significant incidents of World War Two - the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck. The photograph was ...