Maritime History Notes: Tankers landed for Apollo program
Three laid-up Mission tankers were enlisted to help get a man on the moon.
Three laid-up Mission tankers were enlisted to help get a man on the moon.
FreightWaves Classics profiles the USS Repose, a hospital ship that served the nation’s wounded in three wars.
FreightWaves Classics profiles Commodore Robert Lopez and Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
FreightWaves Classics profiles retired Captain Mery-Angela Sanbria Katson as part of FreightWaves’ salute to National Hispanic Heritage Month.
FreightWaves Classics profiles Rafael Celestino Benítez, a Hispanic-American leader in the U.S. Navy and in international law.
FreightWaves Classics profiles the USNS Washington Chambers, one of the ships of the Military Sealift Command.
FreightWaves Classics profiles the USNS George Watson, part of the Military Sealift Command fleet.
World War II had been over for less than one year when the U.S. Navy (USN) began to assess “the adaptability of an all-jet aircraft to shipboard operations.” Therefore, on […]
FreightWaves Classics profiles the USS Kiowa, which served the U.S. in war and peace.
FreightWaves Classics honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their nation on Memorial Day.