Samuel Melcher Strite was born on June 2, 1866, in Leitersburg, and went on to become known as the "Hero of Manila." ...

Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship to the Navy Friday, the shipbuilder announced. Future ...

Sailing together, these two U.S. Navy supercarriers, USS Carl Vinson and USS Nimitz, carry more firepower than the entire air ...

The United States Navy’s shipbuilding program at Newport News in Virginia has pushed back the delivery dates of the next two Ford-class aircraft carriers by over 18 months. The USS Enterprise (CVN-80) ...

Wikimedia Commons/U.S. Navy The Navy’s Powerful F-4B Phantom II Fighter The F-4B Phantom II measured 63 feet long with a ...

How a professional ship-sinker is about to turn a famous ocean liner into the world’s largest artificial reef The SS United ...

But for reasons unknown, up to 7 feet of riverbed has been scoured away, excavating parts of the 130-foot-long ship not seen ...

Two Filipinas—one a 24-year-old high school graduate, the other a 40-year-old career shifter—are making waves aboard the USS George Washington, one of the world’s most powerful nuclear-powered ...

Slavery Patrols The USS Constellation splashed into the water at Gosport Navy Yard in Virginia on August 26, 1854. This ...

This is part of a series highlighting local veterans that runs on Mondays through Veterans Day. To suggest a veteran ...

This is part of a series highlighting local veterans that runs Mondays through Veterans Day. To suggest a veteran contact ...

USS stands for United States Ship, and is used for Navy ships that are currently in active service. The designation has been ...