Iowa-Class aircraft carriers were meant to be massive, mobile battle stations that could turn the tide of a war. Here's why ...

The USS Helena was preparing to leave dock after more than six years of stop-start repairs when a young sailor was electrocuted and died. His death further delayed the return to action of a submarine ...

Earlier this week, Military.com broke the news that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the secretary of the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk. Hegseth's decision to do so during Pride Month was ...

When the United States Navy ships' hull designations first appeared in 1895, ships were referred to by class followed by their series numbers, such as "Battleship 7" or "Destroyer 17," with ...

Rules for giving certain types of names to certain types of Navy ships have evolved over time. Attack submarines, for example, were once named for fish, then later for cities, and most recently (in ...

The names, hull numbers, and abbreviations that come before a warship's name have been going on for centuries, making the tradition of naming a ship, in a word — complicated. For instance, ships in ...

The Nigerian Navy has inducted three warships and three helicopters into its fleet for enhanced maritime security. The induction ceremony was held at the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT in Apapa, ...

The U.S. military has been watching a Chinese naval vessel operating off the coast of Hawaii this week. On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Oahu-based U.S. Indo-Pacific Command confirmed that it is ...

Sailors and firefighters attempt to put out a fire aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego on July 12, 2020. (MCS3 Class Christina Ross/U.S. Navy) An independent government watchdog ...

SEATTLE — A previously unseen vessel cruising Puget Sound has been the talk of ship spotters, nautical bloggers, local television and newspapers as far away as the East Coast. “Images of the ...

President Donald Trump's executive orders restricting hiring across the federal government are preventing the Navy from filling key fire safety oversight jobs, a new Government Accountability Office ...