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.
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 ...
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 ...
President Donald Trump went on a bonkers riff about battleships in which he waxed poetic about their butter-knife-like qualities and longed to recreate a key plot point of the Hasbro movie Battleship.
Though battleships saw extensive and meritorious service in World War II, the conflict exposed their weaknesses against the rising power of the aircraft carrier. For the first half of the 20th century ...
This year, we celebrate the most significant milestone in our Nation’s history: 250 glorious years of American independence. From the very beginning, our country has been blessed with countless black ...
One of America's last battleships, USS Wisconsin, is moored on the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, Virginia. Now a floating museum, the ship's most recent battle was winning Good Morning America's Great ...
The US Navy does not need the Trump-class vessel—and is unlikely to ever get it. “I did not expect to be told to build a battleship,” United States Navy Rear Admiral Derek Trinque, the Navy staff’s ...