submarine

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Just the year before, in February 1942, a Japanese submarine had shelled an oil field near Santa Barbara, and the very next night, L.A. was ordered into a blackout.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

A highlight was the INS Kursura, a Soviet-built, 300-foot submarine commissioned by the Indian Navy in 1969 that had been transformed into a museum ship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

A Sri Lanka hospital discharged 22 Iranian crew members who survived the sinking of their warship by a US submarine, with another 10 still receiving treatment.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Video footage suggests the submarine may have fired from 3-4km away, around 05:30 local time.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

On January 31, 1917, the German ambassador in Washington informed the American government that Germany was about to resume unrestricted submarine warfare against all vessels approaching the British Isles.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman