The logbook of Capt. Robert A. Lewis, the co-pilot of the Enola Gay, which is now for sale. (Whitmore Rare Books) In a United States War Department-issued “Line of Position” notebook, Capt. Robert A.

Medal of Honor recipient Harvey C. “Barney” Barnum Jr. is one of the few people who has lived to see the process of a Navy ship being named for them.

Barnum was recommended for the Medal of Honor just days after the battle, and received it on Feb. 27, 1967, from Navy Secretary Paul H. Nitze during a ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington. Barnum is ...

The Navy's oldest aircraft carrier is leaving Washington waters for the last time, as it will be decomissioned this spring.

The USS "Monitor" was the U.S. Navy's first ironclad warship. The vessel, which sank off of North Carolina in 1862, ...

The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) on April 11, 2026, in Norfolk, Virginia.

Horatio Nelson is famous for besting Napoleon at sea. But what did he mean by “Kiss me, Hardy”—his supposed last words?

The Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier is sailing to Norfolk, Va., ahead of its planned decommissioning later this year, the ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has announced its plan to retire 13 ships during fiscal 2026, including two ships held over from last year.

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The Ghanaian navy and air force rescued 71 fishermen whose boats were attacked off the coast of Ghana by unidentified gunmen, a local official said Thursday. Armed men attacked the ...