The USS Illinois was supposed to be the fifth of the U.S. Navy's WWII-era Iowa-class battleships, but it never joined its ...

The USS Illinois (BB-65) was the fifth Iowa-class battleship, ordered in 1940, with its keel laid in late 1942. -However, the ...

Follow live updates as President Donald Trump continues his three-country Asia tour with a final stop in South Korea, where ...

A reception took place at the USS Battleship Missouri, where Japan officially surrendered to the United States in 1945, marking the end of World War II.

The Iowa-class USS Kentucky (BB-66) was laid down in 1942 but never completed, a victim of World War II’s rapid shift from big-gun battles to carrier-led warfare. -As Coral Sea and Midway proved ...

Although battleships were supplanted by aircraft carriers by the end of World War II, they remain a testament to a bygone era of warfare—and a symbol of their nations’ might.

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.

David L. Sponseller (Big Sponnie, Dave the Rave, DLS, The Big Fella, Lake Effect Dave, The Mayor of Antietam Court, Papa Bear) died peacefully at age 93 in his Ann Arbor home on September 25, 2025, at ...

Griffin said that the aircraft carrier’s new deployment would mark the first time the U.S. wouldn’t have an aircraft carrier ...

New York State Attorney General Letitia James warned Friday that President Donald Trump is using the American justice system ...

Discover the significant world events, notable birthdays, and notable deaths that occurred on October 26. Check what happened ...

While other Republican-led states like Texas and Missouri quickly answered the White House ... 250th birthdays of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Among the ships that took part were the USS Lassen, ...