The USS Illinois (BB-65) was planned as an Iowa-class battleship during World War II, embodying the Navy’s reliance on heavily armored “battlewagons.” -Ordered in 1940 and partially built, the ...

Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the Japanese “tin cans” acquired the grudging respect of the Americans for ...

Ever wondered how the U.S. brought smaller planes overseas during World War II? It was definitely more tedious work than ...

The Eisenhower's carrier strike group protected merchant vessels and allied warships under fire in a vital Red Sea corridor ...

Like many of the prolonged battles waged during the last year of World War II, the fighting on Iwo Jima resulted in the ...

REDDING, Calif. — A 103-year-old World War II veteran was celebrated in Redding on March 21. Mervyn Davenport, nicknamed Buzz ...

When a Wisconsin shipyard won the contract to build a new class of Navy frigate in 2020, the project was meant to address an embarrassing reality: The U.S. is now the global laggard in building ...

History was made on the flight deck that day when she became the first female U.S. Navy aviator to carrier-qualify in a jet. Now, that history is seen by everyone who takes the lower decks tour ...

Spencer showed Trump several photo-boards of various Navy ships, including carriers, frigates and destroyers ... Trump said, ...

Discover the Intrepid Museum's World War II exhibit, showcasing the Corsair aircraft and artifacts from Loren Isley's final ...

“Brainless” attacks on the Royal Navy aircraft carriers have been criticised by a former commander. Cdr Tom Sharpe OBE blasted a military source who stated both HMS Prince of Wales and HMS ...

on the U.S. Navy carrier and its escorts. The terrorist organization alleged that at least fifty-three people, including civilians, were killed in the U.S. strikes while more than a hundred were ...