The first USS Utah was lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor, and no other ship was named for the Copper State until Saturday’s ...

In November 1942, thirteen American ships, none larger than a heavy cruiser, knifed through the dark, restless Pacific. They steamed headlong into the jaws of a massive Japanese task force boasting at ...

The USS Cobia submarine sank 13 ships and rescued seven downed American pilots during World War II. The US Navy submarine is open to the public for tours at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc.

The U.S. Navy did not finish construction of the USS Illinois battleship because aircraft carriers became the dominant naval ...

Out of all American World War 2 naval vessels, the USS Enterprise (CV-6) is by far the most decorated ship in the U.S. Navy.

Southeast Missouri residents will be able to visit and tour the USS LST 325, a World War II naval ship, in late September in Cape Girardeau. According to a news release, the ship’s crew will educate ...

Scientists and explorers have found the severed bow of a damaged World War II warship. A team aboard the Exploration Vessel Nautilus found the USS New Orleans 675 meters deep in the Solomon Islands' ...

A World War II-era ship tested in harrowing Navy and Coast Guard missions by the dozens looks to have a better future than the scrap heap. Mark “Doc” Avraham is spearheading efforts to care for the ...

On Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was in the middle of a pitched battle off of Guadalcanal. A Japanese torpedo scored a direct hit on the bow of the U.S. Navy cruiser. The blast ignited the ship’s ...