In the vast expanse of the Aegean Sea (nearby Greece), an Allied squadron patrolling the waters encountered two Italian ...

China has the biggest navy in the world in terms of number of vessels. The Type 055 is the biggest destroyer class in China's People's Liberation Army Navy. Chinese media has touted the ship as the ...

China's new Type 055 cruiser is its most modern and powerful surface combatant. The ship China labels as a destroyer is so large it compares more to US cruisers. China is building these ships fast ...

The U.S. Navy is developing the DDG(X), a next-generation guided-missile destroyer designed for future warfare, particularly ...

The U.S. Navy’s Ticonderoga-class cruiser has been a primary surface combatant for four decades. Fulfilling multiple roles and participating in many significant events over the latter part of the 20th ...

USS President Jackson under attack during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. In the center background, smoke rises after an Japanese plane crashed into the superstructure of USS San Francisco. (U.S.

In August, the U.S. Navy struck one of its most powerful ships from the rolls of active duty, heading for a well-deserved retirement. USS Mobile Bay joined the fleet in 1987, and the service ...