The Royal Australian Navy announced this week it has discovered the wreckage of the World War II destroyer USS Edsall in the Indian Ocean. Australian navy officials informed the U.S. Naval History and ...
The USS Edsall, an American destroyer that played an important role early in the Pacific theater during World War II and was sunk by Japanese forces, killing more than 200 American service members, ...
The loss of the HMAS Sydney (II), pride of the Australian navy, has long been a source of pain and bewilderment. In waters off Western Australia in late 1941, following a successful tour in the ...
While the massive aircraft carriers and mysterious submarines of powerful military countries tend to get the most media attention, the often-overlooked destroyer plays an essential role in modern ...