115K views · 1.3K reactions | The most decorated battleship in U.S. Navy history. USS New Jersey (BB-62) served in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War, epitomizing naval endurance. #USSNewJersey #BB62 #BigJ #Battleship #IowaClass #NavalHistory #Legend | Navy History | Facebook

78K views · 2.5K reactions | The Cruiser That Carried the Unknown Soldier, USS Olympia In 1921, USS Olympia brought the Unknown Soldier home from France, braving storms across the Atlantic. On November 9, she delivered him to Arlington with full honors—securing her place in America’s history of sacrifice and remembrance. #WWI #USSOlympia #UnknownSoldier #Arlington #USNavy #AmericanHistory | The Reliable Narrator | Facebook

When torpedoes from a Japanese submarine crippled USS Wasp near Guadalcanal, the destroyer Lansdowne rushed in—pulling 447 men from burning seas. Then came the hardest order of all: sink the carrier. Her first torpedoes failed to detonate, victims of the same flaws plaguing the Navy’s torpedo program. Only after multiple hits did Wasp finally slide beneath the flames, ending one of the Pacific’s most tragic days. #WWII #USSLansdowne #USSWasp #Guadalcanal #PacificWar #WW2History | The Reliable Na

On Friday the 13th, 1942, the US Navy clashed with Imperial Japanese forces in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. The conflict led to the destruction of ships on both sides, but ended in a strategic US victory. | HISTORY