Modern harbors are crowded with steel hulls and humming engines, not tall masts and canvas. The global fleet has traded wind ...

A Nimitz-class aircraft carrier spans 4½ acres of sovereign and mobile American territory, serving as a floating city on the ocean. While most people associate carriers with their ability to launch ...

The destroyer fighting ship (not to be confused with the cruiser) is the workhorse of the modern U.S. Navy. The 75 destroyers in active service — which are mostly Arleigh Burke-class ships — are able ...

For much of modern naval history, the role of a destroyer has been to protect larger warships from attack by enemy submarines, surface combatants, and aircraft. This objective was accomplished with a ...

On Monday, the USS Benfold left Yokosuka, Japan, where it had been based since October 2015, and began its journey back to the United States. For these 10 years, the warship was an integral part of ...