For most of the 20th century, virtually every naval ship had asbestos aboard in some capacity. Now, the U.S. Navy is the military branch believed to have the highest rate of mesothelioma, a cancer ...

An expeditionary medical ship used by the Navy will be named for the city of Portsmouth. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro named the Bethesda-class ship to honor the city’s long legacy of hosting ...

The Navy's new amphibious transport dock ship will honor a fallen Marine, while two surveillance ships pay tribute to deep sea explorers. By Nicholas Slayton Posted on Jan 13, 2025 The Navy ...

Yesterday, at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, two ships were officially named after two bonafide explorers, the late USN Capt. Don Walsh and retired USN Cmdr. Victor Vescovo.

THE CHRISTENING OF THE AMPHIBIOUS SHIP CELEBRATED A CULMINATION OF TIME AND EFFORT, AND REPRESENTS THE FUTURE FOR THE U.S. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. THE TWO WOMEN CARRYING OUT THE LONG TIME TRADITION ...

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced on Friday that two ships in a new class of vessels will be named in honor of two people who were among the first to reach the deepest known point in ...

19, 2016, in San Diego. Mabus met with sailors aboard the America, after meeting with shipbuilders earlier Wednesday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) A new guided missile Navy destroyer ship will be named in ...

INS Nilgiri, the first ship of the P17A Stealth Frigate Project, has been designed by the Indian Navy's Warship Design Bureau and incorporates advanced features for enhanced survivability ...

The Navy’s Medium Landing Ship (LSM) program, previously called the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) program, envisions procuring a class of 18 to 35 new amphibious ships to support the Marine ...

MANILA, Philippines — A United States Naval Ship (USNS) was spotted near the country’s landmass while China Coast Guard (CCG) was conducting what it considers a patrol around Panatag (Scarborough) ...

Dec. 23 (UPI) --The readiness of the Navy's fleet of 32 amphibious warfare ships, which are deemed crucial in quickly projecting U.S. power around the world, is in dire shape, according to a ...

The commissioning was marked by a Presidential Fleet Review, an event where a gathering of ships from a particular navy is paraded and reviewed by an incumbent Head of State and other official ...