Ramsey is so dedicated to the Nevada that when he dies, he wants a portion of his remains to be buried over the battleship, which the Navy sunk with an aerial torpedo in 1948. It’s located 65 nautical ...

The Capital City Arts Initiative presents Ships of Nevada by Wayne Scarpaci, an exhibition with paintings of ships related to Nevada.

Join the Navy and see the world” was one of the best-known promotions to motivate citizens to enlist. For Marshalltown resident Karleen Booth, it held true. Prior to enlisting, Booth, a Leon native, ...

The Iowa-class battleships, America’s last class of battleships, nearly received a nuclear upgrade during the Cold War. In the 1950s, the U.S. Navy developed the Mk-33 "Katie" nuclear artillery shell ...

In 1962, Tom graduated from Fremont Ross High School and then proudly served in the US NAVY (1963-1967) on the fleet tug, Takelma, and later on the USS Baya submarine. In July of 1972, Tom married ...

However, evolving naval strategy emphasized aircraft carriers over battleships, with submarines and planes ... that could outclass the already giant Iowa-class of battle wagons.

The USS New Jersey made waves when it was commissioned — the first submarine in the U.S. Navy's fleet designed specifically ...

USS Puffer launched on Nov. 22, 1942, and on Oct. 9, 1943, during its maiden voyage, encountered an escort destroyer leading a large tanker.

The USS Esdall, a 314-foot destroyer sunk by Japanese forces in 1942, was known as "the dancing mouse" for its ability to ...

The nuclear submarine will be the third ship to bear the Long Island name in U.S. Navy history — the first since the escort ...