USS Mississippi survived two turret explosions, two kamikaze strikes and fired the last salvo in battleship-to-battleship combat before ushering in the age of guided missiles.

In one of the most extraordinary naval battles of World War II, the small American task unit known as Taffy 3 suddenly found ...

Four Avenger-class mine countermeasure ships stationed in Bahrain were decommissioned in 2025 after each serving for over 30 ...

On March 25, however, the Navy was reminded that one didn’t need a war to be imperiled by the sea, as F-4 sank with Lt. Alfred L. Ede and all 20 of its crewmen. This was the first American submarine ...

A U.S. Navy sailor looks out from the bridge wing aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls, June 4, 2024. (MC2 Ange Olivier Clement/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy sent the last Ticonderoga-class ...

Following the sinking of hms Hood in May 1941, the Royal Navy launched one of the largest naval hunts in history. The German ...

As naval warfare reemerges as a key strategy in the US war with Iran, World War II museum ships are finding new relevance.

We've been taking a look back at some of Barrow’s amazing maritime launches over the years – delving into the renowned Sankey Archive.

From the 1890s through the World War II, battleships ruled the waves. These steel leviathans projected naval power across all the world's seas, clashing with other ships or bombarding enemy forces ...

History buffs across South Jersey may already be familiar with some of the area's most interesting museum stops, but the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards are officially giving South Jersey her ...

The Marine Corps’ recent exercises on the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) marks the first time that the fifth-generation fighter jet has operated from that vessel. The United States Navy’s amphibious assault ...

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened on Tuesday to sink U.S. warships amid continuing nuclear talks between the Middle Eastern nation and the U.S. “The Americans constantly say ...