The U.S. Navy has used standard naming conventions for its ships and sumbarines since it was established in 1775, but who ...

On July 19, 1944, a Nazi submarine torpedoed and sank the Vital de Oliveira, a Brazilian ship that transported troops during World War II. Now, more than 80 years later, the Brazilian Navy has ...

The historic vessel "Vital de Oliveira" was positively identified more than a decade after an unsuspecting fisherman's net ...

As USS North Carolina, it was the lead ship of the North Carolina class of battleships and the first fast battleship built ...

Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., one of the last two remaining members of the 355 original Tuskegee Airmen during World ...

The United States Navy maintains an ... Aircraft carriers turned the tide of World War II in the Pacific Theater and have been a staple of the U.S. Navy. Building on WWII technology, the Nimitz ...

Naval vessels are staffed by some of the most courageous people in uniform you’ll ever meet. This was doubly true ...

An Adelaide RSL is searching for the mystery owner of what is believed to be a World War I diary after it was left on its ...

Admiral Ira Nunn was known for bravery and dedication to duty. He was a decorated hero for his actions in the South Pacific during World War II and was a skilled administrator, playing an important ...

One of the most devastating attacks in American history, Pearl Harbor will forever be remembered as the moment the country ...

Moffett Field Historical Society is in the process of restoring the control car of a World War II-era K-class blimp.

Okinawa, Japan, the next year. The U.S. built 24 Essex-class carriers during World War II (an average of one every two months ...