Very little is known about his early life. He was likely born in Germany because he wound up on a German battleship in World ...

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

After being gutted by torpedoes at Pearl Harbor, USS California seemed lost. But what followed was one of the most complex, dangerous salvage missions in naval history—where success meant saving a war ...

Even with the California, half the size of many of today’s big ships, there were problems that developed despite extensive ...

A piece of history could soon have a new home in Lake Havasu City — if the community steps up to help build it.

In his diary, Lam wrote of a narrow brush with death on D-Day aboard HMS Ramillies, as the battleship’s mighty guns were ...

France awarded its highest honor, the Légion d’honneur, to the Chinese contingent’s last survivor in 2006. Huang Tingxin, ...

In 1997, USS Constitution, “Old Ironsides,” made history by sailing under her own power for the first time in over a century.

1846: U.S. Marines and Navy sailors take possession of San Diego during the early months of the Mexican-American War. Two ...

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

The U.S.S. Edsall’s 2023 discovery at the bottom of the Indian Ocean is reviving the tale of the ship the Japanese forces ...