The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most ...

(CNN) – The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most remarkable stories in the service’s history.

DDG, LHD, CVN? Decode key U.S. Navy ship abbreviations and learn what they mean and what vessels they designate.

On Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was in the middle of a pitched battle off of Guadalcanal. A Japanese torpedo scored a ...

The missing front section of the USS New Orleans, a US Navy cruiser severely damaged during World War II, has been discovered ...

The following is the June 30, 2025, Congressional Research Service Report on Navy Ship Names. From the report Overview of ...

USS stands for United States Ship, and is used for Navy ships that are currently in active service. The designation has been ...

Business Insider recently set sail aboard the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner for an overnight trip from England to France.

The USS New Orleans was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and responded to the Japanese air attack. Later, the vessel pulled ...

The U.S. Navy’s WWII-era Alaska-class ships were unique and powerful warships, essentially a hybrid of a battlecruiser and a heavy cruiser. -Armed with nine 12-inch guns, they were faster than ...

The Navy is changing the name of the USNS Harvey Milk to USNS Oscar V. Peterson. Milk was a gay rights movement icon and political figure. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the Pentagon ...