However, the most famous incident occurred when USS Missouri (BB 63), using her Pioneer to spot 16 inch gunfire, devastated the defenses of Faylaka Island off the coast near Kuwait City.
What You Need to Know: The USS Wisconsin (BB-65), one of the formidable Iowa-class battleships, faced not just the enemy during World War II but also the wrath of nature.In December 1944, during ...
What You Need to Know: USS New Jersey (BB-62), nicknamed “Big J,” was the only U.S. battleship to provide gunfire support during the Vietnam War, setting it apart from its Iowa-class peers.
A team of investigators says they have found the wreck of the USS Stewart, a U.S. Navy destroyer that served under both American and Japanese flags during World War II before it was deliberately ...
The USS Lexington was found 3km (2 miles) underwater in the Coral Sea, about 800km off Australia's east coast. The ship was lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea, fought with Japan from 4-8 May 1942.
A submersible has dived to the world’s deepest-known shipwreck. The vessel reached the USS Johnston, which lies 6.5km (4 miles) beneath the waves in the Philippine Sea in the Pacific Ocean.
The USS Growler was once a top-secret US Navy submarine that patrolled the ocean's depths during the Cold War. Armed with nuclear missiles and operated by a crew of 90 men, Growler's firepower ...
Amid cheers and tears, the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt returned to San Diego on Tuesday, ending an extended deployment that included tense moments in the Middle East, where the ship ...
The USS Theodore Roosevelt returned to San Diego on Tuesday after a nine-month deployment conducting global maritime security operations from the Indo-Pacific to the Middle East. “The strike ...