George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, and Albert Sullivan joined the Navy together on January 3, 1942. They refused to serve ...

Heavy cruisers were named after larger cities or state capitals. Light Cruisers were named after smaller cities (some are no longer small, and some are no longer large). “Large” and “heavy” referred ...

Eighty-three years after its loss in WWII, the USS New Orleans bow has been located using sonar and underwater robots.

The final Independence-class LCS will now be retooled for mine warfare, and the ships may finally serve a helpful purpose, replacing aging minesweepers.