Japanese submarine I-19 carried a reconnaissance aircraft and six bow torpedo tubes armed with powerful Type 95 weapons.

A family's decadeslong mission to honor a World War II naval commander and those lost aboard his ship culminated Father's Day weekend at a shipwreck site about 30 miles off the coast of Cape May. Doug ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The USS Nimitz, the US Navy's oldest active nuclear-powered ...

The USS Herring entered service in 1942 and completed eight war patrols. Naval History and Heritage Command In June 1944, the USS Herring was on patrol in the Pacific Ocean when Japanese troops struck ...

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The World War II submarine USS Herring was lost off Matsuwa Island on June 1, 1944. Naval History and Heritage Command confirmed the wreck site 82 years later. (Courtesy of Naval History and Heritage ...

USS Cyclops, a 540-foot Navy coal ship carrying more than 300 people, vanished without a distress signal in 1918 during a routine voyage from the Caribbean to Baltimore, Maryland. The most credible ...

The U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command on Monday confirmed the wreck site of USS Herring, an American submarine lost in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Herring’s final resting place off ...

Ahead of the conservationist's centennial, scientists have christened a parasitic wasp in his honor—and it’s just the latest creature to be named after him. Meet Attenboroughnculus tau, a parasitic ...

In April 2026, the U.S. Navy delayed decommissioning its oldest active aircraft carrier — the USS Nimitz — by 10 months. The decision to keep the USS Nimitz in service was the result of the delay in ...

According to Expeditionary Warfare Director Marine Brigadier General Lee Meyer, the Navy decided to extend the operability window of the USS Wasp after a study on amphibious warfare and assault ships.