As naval warfare reemerges as a key strategy in the US war with Iran, World War II museum ships are finding new relevance.

A new class of ship may be entering service for the U.S. Navy soon, and it has some distinct differences from previous ships.

USS Mississippi survived two turret explosions, two kamikaze strikes and fired the last salvo in battleship-to-battleship combat before ushering in the age of guided missiles.

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. By contrast, this week, the keel was laid for the fourth ...

The names, hull numbers, and abbreviations that come before a warship's name have been going on for centuries, making the tradition of naming a ship, in a word — complicated. For instance, ships in ...

When you see videos of large Navy ships, floating fortresses cruising through the water carrying weapons and jets, it's hard to believe that a group of people somehow, somewhere came together to build ...

There is much current discussion about having foreign shipyards build U.S. Navy warships as a way to increase production and ...

The Royal Navy—once the pride of the United Kingdom—has shrunk to around two dozen warships, insufficient to project power in any meaningful sense.