Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B ...

The American amphibious assault ship, USS America, can support flight operations by F-35B stealth fighter aircraft.

Japan's defense ministry reports responding to hundreds of Chinese and Russian aerial and maritime intrusions since April.

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Two new aircraft carriers are being named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming ...

Vega Dream, owned and operated by Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, collided with Yangze 22, the bulk carrier sailing under the Singaporean flag, on Dec. 30, although the vessels were in stable ...

U.S. Yorktown Class Arguably the most successful class of warship ever built, and certainly one of the most decorated, the Yorktowns were the model for all future U.S. carrier designs ... On 6 June ...

Bangladesh’s Meghna Group of Industries has bought a Japanese-owned ultramax bulk carrier, according to latest reports by brokers. The company is said to have shelled out $29.2m for Tokei Kaiun’s ...

What You Need to Know: Henry Kaiser’s mass-produced Casablanca-class “jeep carriers” became a crucial U.S. Navy asset during WWII. Though smaller and slower than fleet carriers, these escort ...

The following day, Japanese forces lost one of the world’s two biggest battleships, Musashi, to carrier planes of the U.S. Third Fleet, which in turn lost its light carrier Princeton.