Had London simply taken a step back and realized the Germans were disinterested in deploying the Tirpitz from its Norwegian ...

The Schuler period was important for the invention of the gyrocompass: Even Albert Einstein was involved in the development ...

In the late autumn of 1941 a select group of British naval men, volunteers for a mission of danger and hardship, proceeded to a lonely country house and began a strange program of training.

Anschütz came closer to his goal when his gyroscope was first used on the harbor steamer “Schleswig” in the Kiel Fjord and later ... on the orders of Admiral Tirpitz. Anschütz-Kaempfe ...

Many people look at the Middle Ages through romantic eyes. They think about “armoured knights on lumbering steeds”, beautiful damsels in pointy hats, dragons, chivalry, and courtly love.

Situated in south-western Norway, north-east of Bergen, Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord, set 120 km from one another, are part of the west Norwegian fjord landscape, which stretches from Stavanger in ...

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The Cold Spring Village Board on Monday (March 3) adopted a report by two consultants detailing concerns with the Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Hudson Highlands Fjord ...

As we sail into them, I’m intrigued as well as curious, because what is South America’s answer to the Norwegian fjords remains largely unknown and shrouded in mystery due to its remote ...

It wasn’t just dogs, bears, and elephants that served in the military—pigs played their part too! Tirpitz was a pig rescued by the British navy during World War I. He was named after Admiral Alfred ...

Alex Wild, 35, has been a park ranger for 15 years, working seasonal National Park Service positions for five of the last six years. Then, in 2024, Wild landed his dream job as an interpretive ...

We have prepared this ultimate Azur Lane tier list for the best ships in the game to help make your decisions a little easier. Why? Azur Lane requires you to choose the best ships in order to go on a ...