A Japanese navy destroyer torpedoed during a crucial Second World War battle has finally been discovered on the Pacific Ocean floor 80 years after it sank. The Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer ...

A team of scientists discovered a Japanese naval destroyer for the first time since it was sunk by American troops in World War II. Researchers exploring islands off the coast of the Solomon Islands ...

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

ALBANY, N.Y. — At the historic USS Slater, a bell rang as veterans and families dropped flowers into the water to commemorate National Destroyer Escort Day. The ceremony honored all destroyer escorts ...

MOUNT PLEASANT — About 30 people aboard the floating museum ship Laffey were left stranded Feb. 26 when the gangway of the World War II-era destroyer collapsed. No one was injured, said Matt Tidwell, ...

Maritime experts on an expedition around the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific recently explored the wreckage of the USS Laffey, a destroyer sunk during a pivotal series of battles in World War II.

The Ocean Exploration Trust, headed by famed explorer Bob Ballard of Lyme, has announced it has found the World War II wreck of the Japanese naval destroyer Teruzuki off the Solomon Islands in more ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – Firefighters in South Carolina were called to an unusual incident in which 30 people were reportedly trapped on a retired military vessel on Thursday. The Mount Pleasant Fire ...

When most people think about a warship today, they likely picture the biggest and most advanced ones like the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier. Looking back at history, the Axis and Allied powers ...

Outnumbered and outgunned, the crew of the U.S.S. Johnston fought overwhelming odds before their ship sank more than 21,000 feet into one of the world’s deepest submarine chasms. The U.S.S. Johnston ...