A torpedo fired by a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, whose navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it was the first such strike since World War II. The Sri Lankan authorities said they had ...

Sri Lanka said its navy rescued 32 survivors after a U.S. torpedo sunk Iranian warship IRIS Dena with 180 aboard. Crews ...

World War II made one thing clear: control of the seas could decide the fate of nations. Although battleships had ...

World War II proved that control of the oceans could determine the outcome of a global conflict. While battleships had long ...

The image of a mighty battleship, its colossal guns trained on an unseen enemy, evokes a sense of raw power and historical ...

The USS Massachusetts is largely believed to be the ship that fired the last shot of World War II. Here's what happened to ...

Vice Admiral Seiichi Ito watches his radar screen fill with contacts. A few at first, then dozens, until the screen is crowded. Every one of them is an aircraft closing fast on Okinawa. The leader ...

The first signal that Battleship Texas is entering the home stretch of its eventual move to Galveston's Pier 15 could come as early as this summer. But even then, it'll be a while before the historic ...

U.S. President Donald Trump announced the creation of the “Trump-class” battleship on Dec. 22. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) U.S. President Donald Trump calls the vessel a new class of “battleship” ...

The Navy was not planning to unveil a new class of ship last year, much less two, but November and December brought the cancellation of a frigate program, the launch of another, and the comeback—at ...

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