It is said that during World War II, the US Navy conducted a secret experiment in 1943 at its Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.

The United States is set to modernize one of its combat ships and a ...

Long considered the "Holy Grail" of WWII U.S. naval aircraft recoveries, a Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bomber may soon be ...

The Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA Aegis guided-missile destroyer departed from Naval Station Norfolk on Tuesday, beginning ...

In December 1944, a powerful Pacific typhoon struck a US Navy task force during World War II, catching commanders by surprise. Known as Typhoon Cobra, the storm capsized ships, destroyed aircraft, and ...

Japanese soldiers were beating a POW to the brink of death... that is until Richard Antrim stepped forward and offered to take the rest of the punishment.

On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato. Escorted by the light cruiser Yahagi and eight ...

Arthur P. Barrett Jr. served on the USS De Haven, a destroyer he and his father helped build at Bath Iron Works.

The massive vessels were decommissioned in favor of smaller, more versatile ships. And experts are skeptical of the plan to build new ones.

A vital question: How dominant is the priority of defense of the homeland over defense of U.S. international interests and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Medal of Honor recipient Richard Antrim. (Naval History and Heritage Command) Courage can take more than one form — and can be ...