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Summary: The Albany-class guided missile cruisers, originating from the World War II-era Baltimore-class heavy cruisers, represented a significant transition in naval warfare towards missile dominance ...

While uniquely American, SEAL doctrine owes a technical and conceptual debt to Italy’s WWII combat divers, who first combined ...

Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri, and Wisconsin—were built as fast battleships to escort carrier task forces and overmatch enemy ...

In the aftermath of World War I, the U.S. Navy took a bold step by converting the collier USS Langley into its first aircraft ...

MURMANSK, May 28. /TASS/. The Northern Fleet’s heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky and also planes and helicopters of the Air Force and Air Defense Army started drills in the Barents ...

After 22 days above and below the sea, the Maritime Archaeology of Guadalcanal expedition (NA173) concluded its comprehensive and historic surveys of the infamous Ironbottom Sound — and the results ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The United States showcased an impressive naval fleet in ...

THE greatest battle in the history of naval warfare, which destroyed the Japanese fleet and swept clear the sea roads to the Philippines and Tokyo, raged across 500,000 square miles of churned and ...

NORFOLK, Va. (Tribune News Service) — To pay for the ships and unmanned vessels the Navy hopes to build over the next few years, it wants to decommission seven cruisers — five of them based in Norfolk ...

A Navy ship that deployed with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group last week was expected back at its homeport Friday morning after the crew reported a problem while the cruiser was ...