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NORFOLK, Va. — Spend your lunch break on July 10 at Nauticus with Dr. David F. Winkler, USNR (Ret.), a renowned naval ...
The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is widely known as a shark story—but the truth is much more horrifying.
Under Carlos Del Toro, who was named as secretary of the Navy in 2021, several aircraft carriers, destroyers, and other ships were named using the traditional U.S. Navy nomenclature.
Third Fleet, which in turn lost its light carrier Princeton. That night, Japanese forces ran into the U.S. 7th Fleet in Surigao Strait, losing two battleships, a heavy cruiser and several destroyers.
Another purpose was to engage in the active pursuit of enemy convoys on the open seas. Something like what Germans did with their U boats in WW1 and famous Wolf pack tactics in WW2. So it was in 1927.
The US Navy wasted almost $2 billion on a failed effort to upgrade its cruisers, a watchdog report found. Four Ticonderoga-class vessels in the program were decommissioned before refits were ...
Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year ...
The US Navy mismanaged a program to keep in service 11 older cruisers designed primarily for air defense, “wasting” nearly $2 billion in the process and failing to hold contractors accountable ...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The nuclear submarine Arkansas was christened Saturday, almost a decade in the making since the U.S. Navy announced that a Virginia-class submarine would bear the state’s name.
Although the days of World War II might not bring to mind a strong focus on nutrition, the Navy’s cookbook is primarily focused on it. It talks about making sure sailors receive between 3,000 ...
These 10 U.S. Navy aircraft carriers are proof that no ship is unsinkable, no matter how big. Here's where they're currently resting.