He sat in front of a U.S. flag, which he said was flown by the USS Vestal — a World War II-era U.S. Navy repair ship damaged during the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Gaydos said the scorched and torn ...

For most of the 20th century, virtually every naval ship had asbestos aboard in some capacity. Now, the U.S. Navy is the military branch believed to have the highest rate of mesothelioma, a cancer ...

After more than 80 years hidden beneath the waves off Rio de Janeiro, the location of a Brazilian troop transport ship ...

Sailors from the USS Fort Worth laugh with Navy World War II veteran Elsie Kitty Rippin after they surprised her with cake ...

As recently as July, the Brazilian navy had told ... was a civilian ship, built in 1910 and outfitted as an auxiliary naval craft when Brazil entered World War II on the side of the Allies.

That ship is HMS Wellington and it’s best known for being a convoy escort during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II. Built in 1934 ... It means a great deal to us.

Among the many tragedies that occurred during World War II, the 1943 sinking of the USAT ... linked arms and heads bowed in prayer as the ship went down, according to Stories Behind the Stars.

Over eight decades ago, the US Navy made the historic capture of a Nazi U-boat during World War II. A treasure trove of vital German ... of the Atlantic as German U-boats targeted merchant ships and ...