In Robert Kurson’s book, “Shadow Divers,” he reveals how a group of divers solve one of the last mysteries of World War II. Captain Bill Nagle owns the Seeker which is a charter boat that people can rent to take them to shipwrecks. Nagle is a world renowned deep sea shipwreck diver, because he pushes the limits on how far and where divers can go. Nagle has explored some of the most dangerous shipwrecks such as the Andrea Doria and Texas Tower. He has also retrieved various souvenirs from wrecks such as china dishes and the boat’s bell, but Nagle has massive respect for the history of sunken watercraft.
The Virginia rammed the USS Cumberland completely demolishing it. Next, the Virginia shot down the USS Congress. As night fell the Virginia withdrew as it was night the Monitor arrived and the first battle of two ironclads was started in the morning. Each ship fired non-stop at the other with barely any damage done. As the canon fire continued it was clear that no ship would win.
On May 7, 1915 the British luxury ocean liner, the RMS Lusitania, sunk within 18 minutes of being shot by a German U-boat in an act of self defense. Germany’s U-boats were latest technology; similar to submarines. They were hard to detect by radar and surprised the enemy. Out of 192 Americans onboard 128 died, which outraged Americans Eventually bringing them into the war. Despite a minimal amount of evidence on the contrary, Germany had every right to sink the Lusitania.
In the novel, Dead Wake by Erik Larson, the author depicts a true tale of the sinking of the Lusitania. After setting sail from New York on May 1st, 1915, the Lusitania came into contact with a German U-boat, known as the U-20, who eventually sank the ship and killed thousands six days later on May 7th, 1915. However, as simple as the case may seem, Larson believes that the Lusitania’s destruction was very preventable, but those in control of the ship’s aid seemed to benefit greatly from its obliteration. This benefit, gained by Room 40, the British Royal Navy’s secret intelligence administration, was the hope that American’s on the Lusitania would die in the sinking, and therefore draw America into the war, aiding Britain. Throughout the very
On August 2nd 1964, two United States Navy ships were secretly attacked by the North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin. A few days later, another two U.S. Destroyer boats were attacked by North Vietnamese torpedo
The Edmund Fitzgerald is a big mystery like the Titanic and just like the Titanic it has lots of theories on how it sank but to pacific there was 4 theories on how it sank on November 10, 1975 on lake Superior. People still don’t know what happened to the Edmund Fitzgerald till this day or what happened to her crew 29 men because no one lived to tell the tale of the Edmund Fitzgerald. There are many theories on how it sank to be exact there was 4 theories anyway. I choose the 4th theory. I believe in this theory because in the text titled the “Theory : 4Three Sisters” it talks about how the Edmund Fitzgerald could have sank by the Three Sisters the Three Sisters is a Lake Superior phenomenon that has two huge waves and later a monster wave as the
On February 15th, 1898 the USS Maine exploded. The explosion cause 266 deaths. Since the explosion there have been many investigations done where it had exploded. The USS Maine was a battleship. It exploded while docked in Havana Harbor.
The Open Sea In eighteen minutes nearly 1,200 people lost their lives due to U-20 boat captain, Walther Schwieger. A new form of war technology allowed for this to happen without a single hand of human on human contact. Throughout Erik Larson’s Dead Wake, you will be completely captivated by the way he manages to turn a historical event into a storyline that will have you instantly hooked. Larson manages to switch from New York, Washington, Berlin, London, and the vast seas throughout the chapters.
At 9:40 PM on the night of February 15th ,1898, the United States’ battleship, the USS Maine, exploded in Havana Harbor due to an unknown cause, and killed over 250 soldiers and officers boarded on the vessel. The explosion of the Maine was conceived as a horrific event in United States history that gave the capital-driven government of the U.S. the opportunity to expand into the Pacific Ocean and also establish a stronger control over the Caribbean. The sinking of the USS Maine was used to further the United States imperialistic goals through the fabrication of stories involving how the Maine sank, the manipulation of the U.S. public via the use of yellow journalism and the exploitation of the United States nationalistic ideals. Before the
On March 8, the Merrimac destroyed two Union vessels, the U.S.S. Cumberland and the U.S.S. Congress. A third, the U.S.S. Minnesota, almost met the same fate before nightfall. The Union also lost two small transport vessels and one schooner while most of the other ships sustained damage. The Merrimac’s path of destruction on March 8 was the worst defeat for the U.S. Navy until the attack on Pearl Harbor 80 years later.
Based on all the events that happened during President Taft’s presidency, the sinking of the RMS Titanic has got to be a good foundation for the final year of his presidency. Most of the laws and acts put into place were based off this world tragedy. “In 1912, at the end of Taft’s administration, the sinking of Titanic seemed to highlight all that was wrong, but it also offered the President the opportunity to correct what was wrong.” Throughout this paper, a brief biography of President Taft will be conducted, along with a summary of the sinking of the Titanic, then the researcher will divulge into the aftermath of the sinking and how it affected the US government.
The Imperial German Government’s purpose was to put aside all restraints of law or of humanity and use it’s submarines to sink every vessel. “The present German submarine warfare against commerce is a warfare against mankind,” Woodrow Wilson mentioned in his speech. This speech was monumental because it convinced American citizens entry into the war was necessary, brought America into a devastating war, probed America was a power of the world, brought women into workplaces, and it pushed for women’s suffrage. Not every
They managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels as well as eight enormous battleships and more than 300 airplanes. Over 2000 soldiers and sailors died of the attack after an 1800 pound bomb hit the deck of the USS Arizona shortly after exploding along with another thousand wounded. The next day President Franklin D Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. It was approved with just one objective vote. Thus, America joins World War Two.
During the civil war (lasting from 1861 to 1865) many changes in our nation occurred. Some of those changes were in government, agriculture, work, laws, military, and machinery. The military and machinery advancements that occurred during the civil war were very large steps into the things we used today. They modernization of the military tactics and weapons made it easier for the U.S. to fight and the new machinery made those new “modern” ideas come to life.
I still remember July 31, 2015 like it was yesterday. I was lying in bed at five in the morning, contemplating the day I had ahead of me on a warm summer morning. Hearing a knock on my bedroom door, my mom walked in and whispered that she was leaving for the hospital with my dad. All I could manage to do was hug her. My mom was scheduled to be induced to have my youngest brother, Andrew.
