Friday, April 6, 2012

TenTop Naval Battles in History

Dec. 10, 2009, US Naval Academy.

ACTIUM-- 31 BC. The final war of the Roman Republic. A disaster for them.

BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC-- 1939-1945 Primarily U-boats vs. Convoys. Also off US coast.

BATTLE OF JUTLAND-- Largest Naval battle of World War I-- only full-scale clash of battleships in the war.

BATTLE OF MIDWAY-- 1942-- turning point of the Pacific War.

BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR-- France vs. Britain

BONHOMME RICHARD VS. SERAPIS-- 1779-- John Paul Jones, "We have not yetbegun to fight." Big upset.

MONITOR VS. THE MERRIMAC (CSS VIRGINIA)-- most revolutionary Naval battle ever. Two ironclads and a turret.

PELOPONESIAN WAR NAVAL BATTLES-- 431 BC to 404 BC. Athens vs. Sparta.

SIEGE OF CANDIA-- Capture of Crete after siege by the Ottoman Empire in the 1600s.

SPANISH ARMADA VS. THE BRITISH NAVY, Battle of Gravelines-- British gain control of the seas in 1588.

It's a Ship Thing, You Know. --DaCoot

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