On April 7, 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Yamato — the largest battleship ever built, displacing nearly 72,000 ...

April 1945. The Pacific War had decisively turned in favour for the United States. During the waning days of that month, the ...

“Movies on the Fantail” will kick off on May 9, with the 1942 classic, “Casablanca,” starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Begrman. (Port City Daily/File) WILMINGTON — Wilmington’s film-friendly town ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wanted one thing, more than anything else, from his secretary of the Navy, John Phelan: a new class of battleships. “They’ll be the fastest, the biggest and by far ...

The United States Navy is making efforts that could help begin construction of the Trump-class battleship by 2028, according to reports. The Navy has also been in talks with two different vendors for ...

The Navy secretary, John Phelan, was supposed to deliver the first of the president’s ships by 2028. The timeline was nearly impossible. By Greg Jaffe and Helene Cooper Reporting from Washington ...

Venice has co-existed with the sea throughout its 1,500-year history, perhaps better than any other city on earth. Yet over the past century it has flooded increasingly often, as the sea rises and the ...

The SS United States is awaiting approvals from federal agencies before it can begin its journey to its final resting place, extending its stay in Mobile longer than expected. According to an update ...

Pioneer Square’s so-called “Sinking Ship” parking garage — once deemed the “coolest” place to park in the nation, while also being the site of numerous violent incidents in recent years — appears to ...

This Wednesday will mark the 114th anniversary of a legendary maritime tragedy. At 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912, the British ocean liner RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic at a speed ...