The new USS Massachusetts submarine shares a name with a “lucky” battleship of World War II—and an exceptionally unlucky one a half-century earlier. In the 250-year history of the US Navy, eight ...

The U.S. Navy auxiliary USS Mississippi (EAG-128) fires an SAM-N-7 Terrier surface-to-air missile during at-sea tests, circa 1953-55. In 1962, the Terrier was redesignated RIM-2. (U.S. Navy Photo) USS ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - March 27, 1794. President George Washington signed the Naval Act of 1794, authorizing the construction of six frigates that helped lay the foundation for the modern US Navy.

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As President Donald Trump looks at ordering US Navy ships to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, for naval analysts and historians, there’s a distinct feeling of “been there, done that.” ...

The battleship was once one of the central elements of power in any blue-water navy, and they were prominent throughout world conflicts for half a century. The first modern vessel of its time equipped ...