Construction of the SS United States was a joint venture between United States Lines and the U.S. government to make it both a top-of-the-line ocean liner and secret troop transport. The ship ...

Scott first found action during World War I as the executive officer of USS Jacob Jones ... Unnoticed by the Allies, the troop transport ships he was protecting reached Guadalcanal unmolested ...

A pipe running along the side of the ship appears to be severely damaged as well. "The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) was involved in a collision with the merchant ...

The nuclear-powered USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Egypt, Navy officials said Thursday. The US Navy said the carrier collided with the Besiktas ...

TO HAVE A VESSEL, A NAVAL WARSHIP VESSEL SUCH AS THIS USS HARRISBURG ... IS THE NAVY’S 14TH SAN ANTONIO CLASS AMPHIBIOUS TRANSPORT DOCK SHIP, AND THE FIRST FLIGHT TO SHIP OF ITS KIND, FEATURING ...

The future USS Beloit (LCS 29) is the U.S. Navy's newest combat ship and is named for the Wisconsin city. The 387-foot-long Freedom-variant littoral combat ship arrived Nov. 17 at Veterans Park ...

The U.S. Navy welcomed another littoral combat ship into its ranks. The USS Nantucket, a Freedom-class littoral combat ship, was commissioned Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Charlestown Navy Ship Yard in ...

What You Need to Know: On March 20, 2009, a costly collision occurred between the nuclear-powered submarine USS Hartford and the amphibious transport ... damaged both ships, was attributed to ...

The amphibious transport dock USS San Diego has arrived ... led by the amphibious assault ship USS America, and teams with the Okinawa-based 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Monessen’s John Edward Zapora was at a battle station as his warship USS Savannah fell under ... replenish supplies and overhaul the ship. In May, Savannah headed back to North Africa to protect troop ...

It's common practice for the United States Navy to reuse names for different ships. Just as there have been more than one USS Enterprise ... converted into a troop transport ship for the navy ...