As naval warfare reemerges as a key strategy in the US war with Iran, World War II museum ships are finding new relevance.

On March 10, 1783, the last naval battle of the American Revolution was fought off Cape Canaveral, as Captains John Barry and John Green tried to deliver a shipload of Spanish silver to the ...

USS Mississippi survived two turret explosions, two kamikaze strikes and fired the last salvo in battleship-to-battleship combat before ushering in the age of guided missiles.

The first moving naval “torpedo” was physically attached to the submarine that used it—with perhaps predictable results.

Rules for giving certain types of names to certain types of Navy ships have evolved over time. Attack submarines, for example, were once named for fish, then later for cities, and most recently (in ...

California has an impressive maritime history that dates back well beyond its statehood and, in fact, beyond America's history as a country. Native Americans settled along the Pacific coast hundreds ...

In a contraption of his own making, Glenn Curtiss took to the skies in 1911, boldly becoming the first American to fly a seaplane in a quick trip from Coronado’s North Island to San Diego Bay. The ...

This fall, the Philadelphia region will become the world’s only destination where visitors can step into history and join a once-in-a-lifetime celebration honoring the 250th birthdays of the U.S. Navy ...