Resting four miles deep beneath Philippine waters, the legendary USS Johnston stands as an untouched, highly protected WWII ...
While much of World War II is remembered as taking place on land or in the sky, the battles in the water were just as important. Protecting shipping lanes, troops, and supplies was all necessary over ...
A century ago, the great navies of the world built hundreds of battleships to project power on the high seas. Today, only 10 remain, preserved as museum ships.
The U.S. Navy has been here before: a massive warship design looked unbeatable on paper, then a new way of fighting made the investment far less convincing. That is why the abandoned Montana-class ...
USS Mississippi (BB-41) fought across the Pacific for four years. She earned eight battle stars, took two kamikaze hits and kept firing at enemy positions. She survived two catastrophic turret ...
The Navy is considering assigning the hull numbers of two decommissioned Chamsuri-class patrol boats to next-generation ...
On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato. Escorted by the light cruiser Yahagi and eight ...
When the ancient Greeks faced the Persians in the Battle of Artemisium, they set the tone for the Battle of Salamis.