While much of World War II is remembered as taking place on land or in the sky, the battles in the water were just as important. Protecting shipping lanes, troops, and supplies was all necessary over ...

Following the sinking of hms Hood in May 1941, the Royal Navy launched one of the largest naval hunts in history. The German battleship Bismarck, damaged but still operational, attempted to break free ...

In the 1930s, Japan’s naval engineers set out to build the most powerful warship ever conceived. The result was the ...

The U.S. Navy is the most dominant fighting force on the water today. One surprising fact is that the U.S. Navy was established, disbanded, and re-established. The U.S. Navy took place in one of the ...

The U.S. Navy has been party to some of history’s largest maritime military operations — including, in modern times, World War II’s Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Battle of Midway. But the largest ...

The date of the Trieste’s flag ceremony was carefully chosen—taking place on the 71st anniversary of the city of Trieste’s return to Italy on October 26, 1954.