USS California was heavily damaged and sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor, settling into the harbor mud as fires and flooding consumed the ship. Salvage crews faced an enormous challenge as they ...

Phillip Vance Smith II is serving a life sentence at Neuse Correctional in Goldsboro, but he has published stories in Slate ...

A Saudi prisoner is accused of orchestrating the bombing of the USS Cole, which killed 17 American sailors in 2000.

New York Army National Guard Spc. Nakiya Hall is a fuel handler in the 369th Division Sustainment Brigade, and a graduate of ...

We investigate the unsettling history, systemic abuse, and ongoing legal controversies surrounding the detention facility at ...

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 ...

The battleship was once one of the central elements of power in any blue-water navy, and they were prominent throughout world conflicts for half a century. The first modern vessel of its time equipped ...

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 USS Massachusetts, a South Dakota-class battleship, earned 11 battle stars in World War II. It fired the first US 16-inch shell of World War II, and the last 16-inch shell of the war overall. The ...