WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Movie nights are returning to the deck of the Battleship North Carolina. The Friends of the Battleship will host “Movies on the Fantail” starting Saturday, May 9, with a ...

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 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 ...

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The White House has released its budget request for fiscal year 2027, including a $1.5 trillion defense budget. Trump is requesting billions of dollars for shipbuilding programs, including Golden ...

"An unknown watercraft sparks confusion when Naval officers find it in the middle of the ocean. As Lt. Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch) and Petty Officer Cora 'Weps' Raikes (Rihanna) approach the craft, ...

If you’ve ever been to Wilmington, you’ve likely seen her. She looms over the city’s downtown -- a symbol of state pride and national history. The Battleship North Carolina sits moored at the mouth of ...

The explosion and sinking of a U.S. battleship in Havana harbor in 1898 propelled the United States toward war with Spain. An 1898 illustration of the U.S.S. Maine exploding in Havana harbor. Courtesy ...

Though the American battleship has long since been overshadowed as the U.S. Navy's most prolific and strategically important warship by the aircraft carrier, World War II-era battleships will forever ...

The Navy was not planning to unveil a new class of ship last year, much less two, but November and December brought the cancellation of a frigate program, the launch of another, and the comeback—at ...