The blast consumed everyone near the bow. No witnesses survived to explain what triggered the detonation. A fireball erupted ...

The USS Annapolis fast-attack submarine operates out of Guam in the Indo-Pacific—and would be America’s first line of defense if a major conflict erupted there. In late December, the USS Annapolis, a ...

Cameraman Norman Alley was napping on the gunboat's deck when Japanese bombs started falling around him. The Universal News cameraman grabbed his camera and began filming as explosions ripped through ...

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — His U.S. Senate campaign under fire, Maine Democrat Graham Platner said Wednesday that a tattoo on his chest has been covered to no longer reflect an image widely recognized as ...

President Trump’s plan for new American battleships appears to be going for a “bigger-is-better” mantra — perhaps a nod to the commander-in-chief whose name they will carry. The Trump-class vessels ...

The U.S. Navy will get two new battleships, the “largest we've ever built,” sometime in the 2030s, President Donald Trump announced on Dec. 22. Construction of the ships, designated Trump-class ...

AUGUSTA, Maine — With a winter storm expected to create hazardous travel conditions across Maine, Gov. Janet Mills has ordered all state government offices closed on Wednesday, Dec. 24. Forecasters ...

President Donald Trump announced plans to build a new "golden fleet" of naval vessels, starting with two battleships. The first "Trump class" battleship will be named the USS Defiance, with plans for ...

President Trump announced on Monday a new class of battleships as part of the U.S. Navy’s “Golden Fleet.” The president said that he approved a plan for the Navy to start construction of the two ...

I never thought I would say this in the year 2025, but here it is: the United States is working on a brand-new battleship, the likes of which the seas of the world have not seen in countless decades.