As naval warfare reemerges as a key strategy in the US war with Iran, World War II museum ships are finding new relevance.

The Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944 became the largest naval battle in history. Japanese forces attempted a complex plan to trap and destroy the U.S. invasion fleet in the Philippines. Instead, the ...

Battleships once ruled the seas, but they have since been replaced by aircraft carriers. The idea of returning to this ...

USS Mississippi survived two turret explosions, two kamikaze strikes and fired the last salvo in battleship-to-battleship combat before ushering in the age of guided missiles.

The Navy has awarded Naval Base San Diego the Shore Battle Efficiency, or Battle E, award for outstanding performance for the fleet, its fighters and its families. The base provided “world-class ...

Prologue : naval battles and history -- Wooden warships and the western frontier : the Battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813 -- Iron, steam, and national union : the Battle of Hampton Roads, March 8 ...