The Rules, the Decider, and the Tradition Since 1819, Congress has said Navy ships are to be named by the Secretary of t ...

The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the ...

After service in World War II, the longtime Little Compton resident worked as an investment banker, GOP fundraiser, Navy ...

USS Alaska surged ahead, ready to confront an innovative German pocket battleship in the cold waters of the Atlantic. The ...

Santos Jimenez registered for military service on his 18th birthday, Oct. 11, 1943, and participated in the invasion of Iwo ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.

US President Donald Trump said he's thinking about bringing back US Navy battleships. Battleships were heavily armored, gun-wielding ships that dominated naval fights for decades. Aircraft carriers, ...

A service has been held in Guernsey to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the sinking of two Royal Navy warships hit by German torpedo boats. More than 500 men died when HMS Charybdis and HMS ...

Out of all American World War 2 naval vessels, the USS Enterprise (CV-6) is by far the most decorated ship in the U.S. Navy.

The Essex-class aircraft carrier came about during World War II and was one of the first class of carriers to be outfitted ...

Coined by the military as "landing ship, tanks," or LSTs, U.S. forces deployed ships from southern Indiana to the Pacific ...

Between October 2023 and January 2025, Navy ships fired more defensive missiles at incoming Houthi drones and rockets than they used in three decades following Desert Storm. They also launched ...