During World War II, U.S. Navy cruisers filled a vital niche between the powerful but slow battleships and the less powerful ...

The U.S. Navy said the presence of its aircraft carriers have deterred adversaries from striking against the country's ...

The USS O'Bannon, one of the first Fletcher-class destroyers, became a highly decorated US Navy ship during WWII, renowned for sinking enemy vessels and protecting convoys. However, it achieved ...

Construction has officially begun on the new Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Quentin Walsh (DDG 132), named after a World War II hero and Navy Cross recipient. The vessel’s keel was ...

The U.S.S. Kidd in dry dock at the Thoma-Sea shipyard in Houma. The Fletcher-class destroyer arrived on May 2, 2024 and is tentatively set to return to Baton Rouge in the spring of 2026.

Cap lost his life on the USS Arizona in the attack on Pearl Harbor. As a way to commemorate him, the Navy named a Fletcher-class destroyer after him in 1943.

WWII battle stars: 15 (tied) Type: Destroyer Class: Gleaves-class Year entered service: 1941 Personnel: 212 The USS Buchanan, a Gleaves-class destroyer, was armed with four single-mount 5-inch ...

Compared to the Fletcher class destroyer with its five 5-inch dual-purpose guns and 10 Mark 15 19-inch torpedoes in two rows of torpedo tubes, Roberts had only two 5-inch gun turrets and a single ...

Destroyers have been integral to naval warfare since the early 20th century, prized for their speed, maneuverability, and ...

These are the USS Kidd (DD-661), the only Fletcher -class destroyer in its original World War II configuration, and DD-661’s sister warship USS The Sullivans (DD-537). Though 175 of the class ...

It appears two World War II-era warships will live to see another day, thanks to two separate efforts to preserve the vessels. The USS The Sullivans (DD-537) and Kidd (DD-661), both Fletcher -class ...