The U.S. Navy did not finish construction of the USS Illinois battleship because aircraft carriers became the dominant naval ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Battleships lost their purpose due to advanced technological threats. Today, aircraft carriers are also threatened by powerful weapons. How can the U.S. Navy prolong ...

After the fierce fighting in the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, where the Japanese lost their first battleship, Hiei, ...

In the black veil of dawn on May 19, 1941, the giant Bismarck, a battleship of unheard-of strength, glided into the Baltic ...

LA PORTE, Texas — Battleship Texas has a storied history as the last surviving battleship to serve in both World Wars, a source of pride for those who love it most. "Battleship Texas is one of the ...

Vietnam was mostly a ground war. American and South Vietnamese grunts fought it out against the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong in the jungles and rice paddies of South Vietnam. There was also secret ...

Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States Navy this year, historians shared its past with community members.

Riding a battleship isn't an everyday experience, so when a family member messaged me in early March about a chance to ride one into dry dock, I thought he was joking. I was already aware of the USS ...

Before dawn on 7 December 1941, the American strategic center of gravity in the Pacific reposed in the seven battleships then moored along "Battleship Row", the six pairs of interrupted quays located ...

CAMDEN, New Jersey (WPVI) -- "I joined the army when I was 17," said Ronald Wentworth of Toms River, New Jersey. "When I finally turned 18, they sent me to Vietnam in November of 1969." Wentworth ...

A national moment of remembrance and reflection as the country prepares for its 250th birthday Battleship NORTH CAROLINA ...