The initialism was originally a bit of shipbuilder marketing—and now there are many different kinds of ship designations.

The United States Navy has a tradition of naming many of its popular ships after U.S. presidents. Here are five that stand ...

The SCHOTTEL deal will equip the vessel with two electrically powered EcoPeller-type SRE 560 azimuth thrusters, each with an ...

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 ...

The U.S. Navy was formed by the Continental Congress in October 1775, and its first ship was named the Alfred after the ninth-century Saxon king. Other early vessels were named for important ...

It would be the U.S. Navy’s biggest defeat until World War II and threatened to change the balance of power in American ...

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 ...

KARACHI: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf visited foreign ships of navies participating in 9th Multinational Naval Exercise AMAN-25. Upon his arrival onboard foreign visiting ships ...

Names for Navy ships traditionally have been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy, under the direction of the President and in accordance with rules prescribed by Congress.

The Global Risks Report 2025, produced by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with Marsh McLennan and Zurich Insurance Group… ...

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 ...

France’s FREMM frigate FS Normandie is pictured during a NATO exercise in 2021. For NATO navies like the French Navy, more at-sea presence enabled by improved ship availability is central to building ...