In a further sign that none of the Iowa-class battleships will ever return to service, the latest U.S. Navy vessel named for the Hawkeye State was officially commissioned into service at a ...

In the Solomon Sea, the USS Washington and South Dakota, armed with advanced radar, prepare for a high-stakes battle against a superior Japanese force, with Admiral Lee ready to turn the tide of ...

A memorial service marking the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Navy's battleship Yamato was held in the city of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Monday.

and follows in the steps of two battleships that saw service in the World Wars and Korea. The last Iowa was BB-61, the lead hull in the four-ship World War II Iowa-class. Present at the event ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The executive director of the U.S.S. Battleship North Carolina illegally recorded conversations, falsified timekeeping records and retaliated against his assistant director, ...