From the thunderous roar of cannons to the silent weight of their historical impact, battleships have long symbolized power, innovation, and turning points in global conflict. These steel giants ...

The submerged wreckage of the Douglas TBD-1 Devastator, Bureau Number 1515. (Air and Sea Heritage Foundation) A team of maritime and naval conservation organizations are on a mission to save the last ...

Key Points - The USS Kentucky (BB-66), a battleship that was never completed, represents a pivotal moment in US naval history. -Initially planned as a massive Montana-class battleship, its design was ...

A photograph from a series of images showing the tattoos of C. A. Lushbaugh, who served in the Navy in the 1920s. (USS Arizona Memorial Collection, Naval History and Heritage Command) During his third ...

IT IS A 20 MILE WIDE STRETCH OF WATER IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC’S SOLOMON ISLAND CHAIN, KNOWN AS IRONBOTTOM SOUND. IRONBOTTOM SOUND WAS THE SITE OF PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL NAVAL BATTLES, ACTUALLY ...

A professor whose paper on homosexuality in naval adventure literature was accepted to a Naval Academy history symposium learned in June that his invitation had been rescinded — for reasons, he says, ...

As Houston Fleet Week begins as part of America 250 celebrations, Texans are also celebrating the state’s naval history. It’s ...