There's a "USS" in the name of every commissioned ship in the United States Navy. But other designations are more obscure.

Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot ...

On April 2025 in Chonburi, Thailand, 9-year-old Napat inked a dragon tattoo on a relative. He developed his skills by watching videos and showcased his talent at a Bangkok festival. Napat, nicknamed ...

The USS Iowa was commissioned in Connecticut on Saturday and here in Iowa service men and women gathered to watch the big event. The USS Iowa submarine is the third vessel ...

BEIJING, April 4 (Reuters) - China has demanded that Taiwan compensate Chinese fishermen for losses after a Taiwanese navy landing ship and a Chinese fishing boat collided outside restricted ...

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 ...

Thomas Caldwell, a retired Navy intelligence officer, was tried alongside Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes but acquitted of seditious conspiracy — the most serious charge brought in the Jan ...

"I'm not joking," said President Donald Trump to NBC this past weekend, referring to his talk of seeking a third term. "A lot of people want me to do it," said Trump on the air. "But I mean, I ...

“Do I have enough ships? I’ll always say no to that,” said Admiral Daryl Caudle, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces, prior to the luncheon. “You always need a Navy that’s right-sized to do ...

A US Navy USS Shoup (DDG86), left ... crisis readiness off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a Chinese military ship kept watch from a distance. The Chinese frigate attempted to get closer ...

Indian Naval ships Sumedha and Trishul intercepted and freed a hijacked Iranian fishing vessel (FV), Al-Kambar, off Somalia after forcing the pirates to surrender, the Navy said late on March 29.

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