In November 1942, during World War II, an American battleship fought one of the most decisive naval battles in history ...

By Steve Walsh/WHRO One of America’s last battleships, USS Wisconsin, is moored on the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, Virginia.

Jack Martens, who turned 102 in Salem, served on naval destroyers during and after World War II and when he wasn't in uniform ...

In the final weeks of World War II, long after the Battle of Okinawa had officially ended, an almost unbelievable attack ...

On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato. Escorted by the light cruiser Yahagi and eight ...

President Trump has proposed a costly and dangerous initiative to build a new fleet of battleships, the "Trump Class", which ...

Japanese soldiers were beating a POW to the brink of death... that is until Richard Antrim stepped forward and offered to take the rest of the punishment.

The following is the Jan. 16, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Guided Missile Battleship (BBG[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress. From the report On December 22, 2025, ...

In the final weeks of the war, the Navy hunted down and sank five German submarines in the North Atlantic. They stopped what they believed was an imminent attack on the East Coast.

Even being blown overboard could not stop Cassin Young from saving his ship.

Donald Trump arrives for a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 22, 2025, where he ...