What You Need to Know: Destroyers have been integral to naval warfare since the early 20th century, prized for their speed, maneuverability, and versatility in escorting larger vessels. -The United ...

Designed in 1939, the Fletcher-class destroyers were named for Rear Adm. Frank Friday Fletcher (1855 – 1928). Fletcher received the Medal of Honor for the 1914 Battle of Veracruz and was in turn the ...

The U.S. Navy’s “dancing mouse” has been located after more than eight decades. The USS Edsall, which was sunk early in World War II while facing down overwhelming odds, was confirmed to be found this ...

The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval engagement in history, a sprawling affair that lasted from Oct. 23 to 26, 1944, involving four major engagements. In spite of hopeless odds, Japanese Adm ...

A Navy destroyer that was sunk by Japanese forces during World War II has been discovered, the U.S. Navy confirmed on Monday. The Royal Australian Navy found the USS Edsall at the bottom of the Indian ...

More than 80 years after it was sunk by Japanese forces during World War II, the U.S. Navy said Monday that the wreckage of the destroyer USS Edsall has been found at the bottom of Indian Ocean. A ...

A famed Japanese destroyer sunk by U.S. torpedoes during a pivotal battle in World War II has been discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean more than 80 years after it sank, an exploration team ...

The Navy says it will name one of its next Arleigh Burke-class destroyers after Charles Jackson French, the late San Diego resident who towed 15 injured shipmates to safety in shark-filled waters ...

The Ocean Exploration Trust, headed by famed explorer Bob Ballard of Lyme, has announced it has found the World War II wreck of the Japanese naval destroyer Teruzuki off the Solomon Islands in more ...

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B. Roberts, shown here a week or two before she was lost in the battle. (U.S.