The Navy cruiser Leyte Gulf wrapped up its final deployment on May 17, 2024, when it returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Manvir Gill/Navy) The Navy ...

SWEETWATER COUNTY -- From America’s entry into World War II in December of 1941 to the end of the conflict early in September, 1945, the United States Navy surged from under 340,000 officers and ...

The USS Quincy is one of the 20,000 ships sunk during WWII, and it's been resting out of sight since it was first discovered in 1992 - unitl now.

Summary: The Albany-class guided missile cruisers, originating from the World War II-era Baltimore-class heavy cruisers, represented a significant transition in naval warfare towards missile dominance ...

USS Leyte Gulf returned home after its last deployment, concluding nearly four decades of service. The guided-missile cruiser patrolled the South Atlantic to counter drug trafficking in the region.

After 25 years of deep refurbishment, Russia’s nuclear-powered Kirov-class cruiser Admiral Nakhimov has completed initial sea ...

The utility that submarines showed during World War I prompted navies to build many variants. One was cruiser submarines, which relied on large deck guns as much as they did on torpedoes. Navies ...

(INSIDE EDITION) -- A U.S. World War II Navy ship that sunk in 1942 was discovered on St. Patrick’s Day, thanks to the efforts of an American billionaire. The USS Juneau was discovered by the ...

The US Navy banned alcohol consumption on naval vessels, bases and shipyards in 1914. As the US faced the impending threat of war, sailors needed an alternative morale boost: ice cream. The Navy built ...

Straddling the line somewhere between a cruiser and a battleship, the Alaska-class occupied a weird middle ground. While technically a cruiser, the Alaska was clearly much bigger than other cruisers.

In August, the U.S. Navy struck one of its most powerful ships from the rolls of active duty, heading for a well-deserved retirement. USS Mobile Bay joined the fleet in 1987, and the service ...

This image shows what the battle cruiser USS Fort Worth would have looked like had it been completed. Courtesy Richard Selcer “U.S.S.” before a ship’s name stands for “United States Ship,” and only ...