TIL the USS Colorado made nearly 12,000 career dives during WWII- significantly more than most modern submarines- and sunk the last Japanese warship of the war! Sorry, wrong sub :(

The sailor's birthday Because of a minor infraction, a sailor aboard the USS Reeves, bound for Japan, was busted one rank, fined and given extra duty for three weeks. Looking forward to celebrating his 21st birthday on July 22, he consoled himself every night during his extra duty by reciting, ""They can bust me, they can fine me -- but they can't take away my birthday."" As July 22 approached, his excitement increased. When he went to bed on July 21, he happily repeated, ""They can bust me, the…

What do you call a communist pirate ship? The USS Arrrrrr