A Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS New Orleans in 1942, tearing off nearly one-third of the ship and killing over 180 ...

Ships in the United States Navy can fulfill their service for anywhere between 25 to 53 years, depending on the vessel. If a ship retires, it's turned over to the Navy Inactive Ships Office which ...

The United States Navy has a tradition of naming many of its popular ships after U.S. presidents. Here are five that stand out in history.

A REMOTE paradise island, littered with abandoned World War II wrecks, has become a popular destination for dark tourists.

Like the British Royal Navy more than a century before it, the U.S. Navy has a command of the sea that affords the United States unrivaled international influence. For decades, its size and ...