The U.S. Navy tests its under-construction ships over and over, probing for weaknesses in everything from design to ...

For most of the 20th century, virtually every naval ship had asbestos aboard in some capacity. Now, the U.S. Navy is the military branch believed to have the highest rate of mesothelioma, a cancer ...

Did you know that some of the most famous ships in U.S. naval history had cats as mascots? These feline sailors served as rat ...

The most surprising find was the first-ever discovery of underwater aircraft that had flown on the Midway battlefield, NOAA ...

There's a "USS" in the name of every commissioned ship in the United States Navy. But other designations are more obscure.

Blue Water Autonomy, a startup that’s less than a year old, is preparing to build a hulking, 100-foot ship. Co-founded by Navy veterans and former tech executives, the company has designed the ...

One of the Royal Navy's busiest ships was berthed on the Liverpool waterfront today (Thursday April 10). HMS Mersey, which defends the UK's fishing rights, arrived in the city yesterday.

"There are no enemy ships in the Black Sea; there are no enemy ships in the Sea of Azov; 3 enemy ships in the Mediterranean Sea, 3 of which are carriers of Kalibr cruise missiles with a total salvo of ...

Most of those missiles were shot down, not just by the Israeli Iron Dome system, but by US Navy ships which were parked in the eastern Mediterranean. Their anti-ballistic missile defense shot down ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The Littoral Mission Ship Batch 2 (LMSB2) project is expected to be com­pleted by the middle of next year, says the Royal Malaysian Navy. The keel laying ceremony for the project ...

Last month, China spooked Australia by sending a flotilla of three vessels on a surprise circuit of the island nation, toting nearly as much firepower as the entire Australian navy combined.

For years, pictures shared on social media have shown U.S. Navy ships covered in rust, making them look like they’d been at sea for far too long. Now, Navy Secretary John Phelan said he has a ...