In April 1861, as Confederate forces moved in on Gosport Navy Shipyard, the Union burned it down, sinking its ships. The ...
San Diego’s General Dynamics-NASSCO, the last major shipbuilder on the West Coast, has formally introduced its huge new floating dry dock by accepting the amphibious assault ship USS America for ...
The USS America (LHA-6) is often called the U.S. Navy’s smallest aircraft carrier — but don’t let the size comparison fool you. Designed as an amphibious assault ship, it operates advanced aircraft ...
No aircraft carrier has successfully been sunk by enemy action since the end of World War II. As the United States military continued its buildup of forces in the Middle East, Iranian Supreme Leader ...
The aircraft carrier is making its final voyage, and is expected to make several stops at it travels around South America.
US ​​Warship Abraham Lincoln is taking part in the massive air campaign against Iran that Washington launched with Israeli forces on February 28, killing Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
CVN-68 began a homeport shift to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., as part of a long-planned process for the carrier’s ...
The Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier, which is scheduled to begin the retirement process this year, is back at sea.
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The USS Nimitz Just Began Its Final Journey

On her long trip to the scrapyard, the venerable aircraft carrier will sail around South America and participate in naval exercises.
The gunboat sank during the Revolutionary War and wasn't found for 159 years. The Smithsonian is sprucing it up for America's 250th birthday.
The United States has 11 aircraft carriers spread across the world, but four of them are in various stages of maintenance.