Naval history

Written by D-Mitch USS Worcester , lead ship of theWorcester class cruisers Warships with the size of a battleship and armament of...

While on a secret mission escorting President Roosevelt, one of the most unlucky ships ever nearly killed him.

1. The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (Big E) was the longest warship ever built and weighed over 90,000 tons. Despite this, it was one of the fastest, due to having 8 separate nuclear reactors putting out a total of 280,000hp. No other carrier has more than two.

Battleship Texas BB35 is a New York-class battleship that has the distinction of having served in both World War I and World War II. The 104-year-old ship

About 100 antiques on loan from the Navy are being demanded back from the New Jersey Naval Museum in Hackensack N.J. to prevent further decay to them.

This is a first person account of the 1942 Battles of Java and Sunda Strait. The work was published in the February 1949 issue of Proceedings.

In this map specially prepared for MHM, we chart the last journey of the Bismarck in May 1941. Here the course of the Bismarck is depicted in black, and the ...

Battleships are veritable floating fortresses, capable of dishing out and receiving stunning amounts of punishment.

Turret #2. The USS Iowa has long endured as one of the most recognizable symbols of the United States Navy. This massive vessel served proudly in WWII and the Korean War, even having an entire class of battleships named after it. The USS Iowa has a great legacy, but it also had a horrible tragedy t