Before aircraft carriers dominated naval warfare, battleships were the most powerful assets at sea, influencing major ...

As the world’s navies grow, they strengthen below the waves as well as above. Several nations are betting big on submarines.

In 2021, seismic activity from an underwater volcano near Tokyo, Japan, caused two dozen “ghost ships” to rise from the ...

In early October 1943, the HMS Trooper set a course for the Greek island of Kalamos, where its 64 crew members were to deploy ...

Originally designed for about 150 passengers, the Struma was retrofitted to carry almost 800 people, such that its sleeping quarters lacked space for the passengers to even sit up.

An astonishing discovery has been made at the depths of the Pacific Ocean—an underwater drone expedition has located the ...

The Cap Arcona, a Nazi ship, was attacked by British Royal Air Force planes near the end of World War II. Thousands of ...

A salvage company operator long tasked with removing a sunken, World War II-era ship from the Mississippi River faces a lawsuit about illegal dumping nearby.

The U.S. Navy might have begun World War II with faster battlecruisers had it prioritized building them after World War I, instead of slow, heavily armored battleships.

Kirk Hewitt was 5 years old when he lost his father, Leonard H. Hewitt, who was among 129 crew members killed when the USS ...

Italy’s far-right government has sparked wide criticism after celebrating a major World War II battle, praising the defeated fascist soldiers who lost their lives.

As we mark the 80th anniversary of this grim chapter of American history, may we remember those who gave their lives aboard ...