The Iowa-class battleships were the pinnacle of American naval engineering and firepower. Conceived in the late 1930s and built during World War II, these ships were designed to be the fastest and ...

Four Chinese naval vessels were spotted transiting from the East China Sea to the Philippine Sea, the Japanese military said.

About 14,000 American and Filipino forces will take part in battle-readiness exercises in the Philippines, including live-fire drills, in a largescale deployment that shows the Trump administration is ...

The new policy aims to revitalizing a U.S. shipbuilding industry that has fallen well behind production levels of its rivals ...

Providence native Jarek Marte’s life-changing enlistment led him to serve aboard USS Iwo Jima as a Navy weapons specialist.

Today, as a floating memorial, the Turner Joy stands as a testament to naval engineering and warfare—but also as a reminder ...

Richard “Dick” Aaron Life, Captain, United States Navy, died peacefully while resting, at age 85. He was with family during ...

The 377-foot vessel can dive to depths of more than 800 feet below the surface and maneuver at speeds of over 25 knots.

Under the command of Lt. Cmdr. Maurice Jester, the cutter Icarus sank a German submarine in less than an hour.

Alfredo Gonzalez’s webpage was removed from the U.S. Navy history website, as part of the Trump administration’s push to ...

The USS Biddle, a Belknap-class guided-missile cruiser launched in 1965, played a key role in the Vietnam War starting in 1967. On July 19, 1972, it achieved what is believed to be the last enemy ...