What You Need to Know: On April 10, 1963, the USS Thresher, a nuclear-powered submarine, tragically sank during deep-diving tests 220 miles off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. All 129 ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Fifteen minutes after reaching test depth, Thresher reported to Skylark, “Experiencing minor difficulties. Have positive up angle. Am attempting to blow [ballast ...

The retired USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier will embark on its final voyage Thursday morning after spending nearly two decades docked in Philadelphia. The retired Navy carrier is set to ...

The Navy christened its newest San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, USS Harrisburg, on Saturday in Pascagoula, Miss. LPD 30, built by HII, is named after Pennsylvania’s capital city and ...

Comprised of the first-in-class Kitty Hawk, USS Constellation, USS America, and the Kennedy, the vessels were the last group of carriers to be powered by fossil fuels, which were replaced by the ...

TO HAVE A VESSEL, A NAVAL WARSHIP VESSEL SUCH AS THIS USS HARRISBURG, NAMED IN OUR HONOR, IS TREMENDOUS. NOT ONLY THE RESPONSIBILITY TO UPHOLD THOSE VALUES THAT WE STATED EARLIER, BUT ALSO JUST TO ...

President Biden announced the names of the newest aircraft carriers that will join the U.S. Navy: USS William J. Clinton and USS George W. Bush. The carriers, named after former President Bill ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The decommissioned aircraft carrier, formerly named after President John F. Kennedy, has begun its journey as it heads south from the Philadelphia Navy Yard to the scrapyard ...

Secretary of Navy Carlos Del Toro salutes in the rain as he arrives for the USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD-29) commissioning ceremony at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., in Pensacola ...