During his wartime service in the Navy, Wilkinson realised it ... This would not have made a difference to a WW1 U-boat commander hunting slow merchant ships. But it could make a difference ...

The U.S. Navy welcomed another littoral combat ship into its ranks. The USS Nantucket, a Freedom-class littoral combat ship, was commissioned Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Charlestown Navy Ship Yard in ...

Nowhere are the stakes higher than in the Indo-Pacific, where a US Navy not at full strength could face a substantial Chinese battle force and an expanding arsenal of anti-ship missiles.

Names for Navy ships traditionally have been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy, under the direction of the President and in accordance with rules prescribed by Congress.

Retired Navy Rear Adm. Samuel J. Cox, head of the Naval History and Heritage Command, wrote in his history of the engagement that as Japanese ships once again opened fire on the crippled destroyer ...

A new U.S. Navy combat ship will soon bear the name of a southern Wisconsin city. The future USS Beloit (LCS 29), a Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, will be commissioned for active service in ...

The current and future size and composition of the Navy, the annual rate of Navy ship procurement, the prospective affordability of the Navy’s shipbuilding plans, the capacity of the U.S ...

Furthermore, the long lead times required to accomplish many forward progress objectives (i.e., building ships, aircraft, and weapon systems) demand a high level of consistency. In addition, only the ...

The Navy has relieved both the commanding officer and his deputy, the executive officer, from their posts leading the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center in ...

“The John Basilone (DDG 122) is the 72nd Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and the second ship in the United States Navy named in honor of Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone ...

YANGON, Myanmar — A group of Russian navy ships arrived in conflict-torn Myanmar to join maritime exercises with the military government's navy, the country's state media reported on Monday. Four ...

The Navy over the weekend fired both the commanding and executive officers of a U.S. naval ship repair facility in Yokosuka, Japan, citing “a loss of confidence in their ability to command ...