Observation balloon Rossia was the flagship of the Vladivostok Cruiser Squadron during the Russo-Japanese War. An observation balloon was flown off her quarterdeck to (unsuccessfully) locate Japanese shipping.
What ship, formerly called USS "Phoenix" which saw action in World War II, became the first to be sunk by a nuclear-powered submarine, in 1982?
On 31 October 1941, the USS Reuben James, a post-World War I four-funnelled Clemson-class destroyer, became the first US Navy ship to do what?
