Accounts vary as to what prompted its destruction, but they generally begin with the accidental death of a Tlingit shaman, ...

The U.S. Navy officially apologized this week for the bombardment of Angoon, a native Alaskan village, in 1882.

The Harpoon missile, first developed in 1977 by McDonnell Douglas, revolutionized naval warfare with its radar-homing and sea-skimming capabilities. Designed to counter Soviet threats like the ...

It is not specified in which areas these anti-drone guns are being used in the Ukraine operation MOSCOW, October 17. /TASS/. Russian troops are successfully using Harpoon-3 anti-drone guns in the ...

The U.S. Navy has formally apologized for obliterating an Alaska Native village in 1882, the second such apology this fall.

A mystery beginning in the South Atlantic and ending in South Kensington has finally been solved. The century-long story of ...

In the 1980s, the U.S. considered converting four Iowa-class battleships into "battlecarriers," blending battleship firepower ...

When the whale was at 150 feet or less, he would sight and fire the harpoon gun on the bow. Once the 140 pound harpoon with an exploding head had been fired into the whale, it was secured to the ...

who was killed aboard a whaling ship by an exploding harpoon gun. According to the Naval Heritage and History Command, accounts from the time say members of the Tlingit tribe forced the whaling ...

Whaling as an industry began around the 11th Century when the Basques started hunting and trading the products from the northern right whale (now one of the most endangered of the great whales). They ...

It was the beginning of the now famous Harpoon wargame lineage. The 5th iteration, Harpoon V, has just been released by Larry Bond and Chris Carlson. The Harpoon series has been a favorite of ...

The USS New Jersey (BB-62), known as "Big J," is arguably the greatest battleship ever, renowned for her impressive combat ...