DDG, LHD, CVN? Decode key U.S. Navy ship abbreviations and learn what they mean and what vessels they designate.

The presence of USS Michael Monsoor in the western Pacific follows China's deployment of two aircraft carriers in the region.

The Pentagon’s decision to pause the Navy’s F/A-XX 6th-generation fighter program is a grave mistake that will harm the U.S.

United States Navy. Key data used in hurricane forecasting will be cut by end of July, NOAA says A satellite program that has historically been a key source of weather forecasting ...

Salute to the United States Navy, which celebrates its 244th birthday on Sunday. Founded on October 13, 1775, the US Navy describes itself as the “largest, most advanced, and most lethal ...

Naval ships and submarines all come with a designation that generally describes what they do and other key specifications.

But whatever happens in Ukraine, America’s strategic imperative is at sea. A look at the U.S. Navy — or at a map — makes clear the United States must keep its focus squarely on maritime ...

According to the latest returns, the United States Navy contains 126 submarines, built and building. This seems a formidable total when compared with Great Britain’s 68 and Japan’s 77.

United States Navy. Share full article. Sept. 2, 1905. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from September 2, 1905, Section SATURDAY, Page 573 Buy Reprints.

When the United States of America was young, the question of whether or not to have a navy was tricky. America had maintained a navy to win independence from Britain, but navies are expensive. Once ...