The USS Illinois was supposed to be the fifth of the U.S. Navy's WWII-era Iowa-class battleships, but it never joined its ...

In principle, I am all for fitting out a modern-day descendant of Iowa-class dreadnoughts. Whether doing so is practical is another question.

A ship parade streamed up and down the Delaware River beside Philadelphia on Thursday to kick off a celebration of the 250th ...

To commemorate the U.S. Navy’s 250th birthday, service members will receive free entry into Pearl Harbor Historic Sites this ...

Much of the maintenance and repair work performed on an LCS is typically completed by outside contractors, but ...

The Iowa-class USS Kentucky (BB-66) was laid down in 1942 but never completed, a victim of World War II’s rapid shift from big-gun battles to carrier-led warfare. -As Coral Sea and Midway proved ...

The Independence-class LCS has been re-adapted for use as a minesweeper, although there are concerns that its aluminum hull ...

We offer a ‘tour’ of the eight U.S. battleships preserved as floating museums, many of which are being rebuilt and repaired. ...

USS Stockdale joined US Navy vessels in the Caribbean combating the maritime drug trade. A total of eight US vessels are patrolling waters near Venezuela. A growing US military role in the drug war ...

For hundreds who gathered at the Navy Yard, the procession was an opportunity to swap stories, see some boats and honor the ...

World War II was a battle fought on all fronts. Dogfights across the skies, devastating battles on land, and, of course, skirmishes on the high seas all featured in the globe-spanning conflict. Given ...

A piece of a World War II aircraft carrier residing for decades in Bergen County will soon be moved to the Battleship New Jersey en route to its eventual home at a naval museum under construction. The ...