World War II submarines usually had a distinct look, shaped more like boats than the conventional crafts. But was there a ...

Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot ...

The motor torpedo boat (MTB), also known as the patrol torpedo (PT) boat, has acquired its own special swashbuckling aura ...

The USS Iowa has served the U.S. in its darkest hours. Now, she faces a new set of challenges: combatting the brutal passage ...

The new Navy submarine, a nuclear-powered Virginia-class vessel, is the first submarine to be named for the state.

Blue Water Autonomy, a startup that’s less than a year old, is preparing to build a hulking, 100-foot ship. Co-founded by ...

Neil Frye, who was 20 years old when he was killed, was a mess attendant on the USS West Virginia when it was attacked at ...

Providence native Jarek Marte’s life-changing enlistment led him to serve aboard USS Iwo Jima as a Navy weapons specialist.

For a land-locked state, Wyoming has its share of naval history, including two battleships that served in the Civil War, ...