Aircraft carriers have been central to the U.S. Navy, and over the years they have only increased in importance since their introduction in World War 2. Each new generation has pushed the limits of ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The scheduled return of the USS Truxtun (DDG 103) has been delayed, the Navy confirmed. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer was originally scheduled to return to its ...

World War II was a battle fought on all fronts. Dogfights across the skies, devastating battles on land, and, of course, skirmishes on the high seas all featured in the globe-spanning conflict. Given ...

The USS Cobia's departure for restoration was rescheduled for Sunday due to weather. The World War II submarine will travel from Manitowoc to Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay. This is the ...

Overcast skies gripped Tokyo Bay on an early September morning 80 years ago. Naval ships anchored in the harbor rocked ever slightly as officials representing the United States and Japan gathered on ...

The O'Bannon, front, underway in the Solomon Islands, Aug. 15, 1943. Following are the Chevalier and Taylor. (Naval History and Heritage Command) The Fletcher-class destroyer O’Bannon, known as the ...

WASHINGTON — The USS New Orleans (LPD 18) caught fire Wednesday off the coast of Okinawa, according to the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet. The fire began at approximately 4 p.m. Wednesday, local time. It was ...

An expedition led by Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) aboard Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus has just completed comprehensive archaeological surveys of more than a dozen vessels lost during the World ...

As part of Preston’s 125th birthday celebration, Former Navy Captain Marty Sattison gave an update on Tuesday, July 29, on the nearly complete USS Idaho (SSN-799) — the U.S. Navy’s newest ...

AUSTRALIA, — The U.S. Navy has suspended the active search for a USS George Washington sailor who potentially went overboard in the Timor Sea on Sunday. The search was conducted by the U.S. Navy as ...

This battleship saw extensive service in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters of the Second World War. Among the legendary platforms involved in World War II were the battleships. Both the Axis and ...