What You Need to Know: On April 10, 1963, the USS Thresher, a nuclear-powered submarine, tragically sank during deep-diving tests 220 miles off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. All 129 ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Fifteen minutes after reaching test depth, Thresher reported to Skylark, “Experiencing minor difficulties. Have positive up angle. Am attempting to blow [ballast ...

The survivors of the attack on the USS Liberty -- an event that happened 55 years ago -- snapped salutes as the president of the USS Liberty Veterans Association, Larry L. Bowen, began a ...

The Navy christened its newest San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, USS Harrisburg, on Saturday in Pascagoula, Miss. LPD 30, built by HII, is named after Pennsylvania’s capital city and ...

Comprised of the first-in-class Kitty Hawk, USS Constellation, USS America, and the Kennedy, the vessels were the last group of carriers to be powered by fossil fuels, which were replaced by the ...

TO HAVE A VESSEL, A NAVAL WARSHIP VESSEL SUCH AS THIS USS HARRISBURG, NAMED IN OUR HONOR, IS TREMENDOUS. NOT ONLY THE RESPONSIBILITY TO UPHOLD THOSE VALUES THAT WE STATED EARLIER, BUT ALSO JUST TO ...

The retired USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier will embark on its final voyage Thursday morning after spending nearly two decades docked in Philadelphia. The retired Navy carrier is set to ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The decommissioned aircraft carrier, formerly named after President John F. Kennedy, has begun its journey as it heads south from the Philadelphia Navy Yard to the scrapyard ...

Secretary of Navy Carlos Del Toro salutes in the rain as he arrives for the USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD-29) commissioning ceremony at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., in Pensacola ...

The former USS John F. Kennedy departed Philadelphia for its final voyage before being dismantled in Texas. After a weather-related delay, the aircraft carrier left the U.S. Navy’s Inactive ...

The USS Kittiwake was an ex-U.S. Navy submarine ... Others say it's a great wreck dive for beginners and advanced divers, alike. The high visibility and shallow placement of the ship at around ...