DDG, LHD, CVN? Decode key U.S. Navy ship abbreviations and learn what they mean and what vessels they designate.

Aircraft and helicopters rest on the deck of the USS Ticonderoga.Dean Conger The plane that forgot the brakes Several of these incidents remain classified or lack official confirmation.

Once a vital part of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific fleet, the USS Wasp met a devastating end in 1942. Torpedoed during a critical operation, the ship sank quickly, taking lives and history with it ...