Experts think the newly unearthed timbers may have come from the "Fame From Hoorn," an armed Dutch merchant vessel that sank ...

Now, 250 years on, a monument to America’s “first amphibious assault” is about to be inaugurated at the entrance to the fishing pier in Pompano Beach, Florida. It is an initiative of the Florida ...

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “ 250 Years of America ,” a multipart series examining the ...

A recently uncovered 14th century shipwreck with a huge cargo of Yuan Dynasty porcelain offers a window into the storied Chinese craft during the era of the Mongol Empire.

Gales lashing the East coast have washed part of an old ship ashore. Hull timbers thought to date from the 16th or 17th ...

ELEUTHERA, Bahamas—On March 3, 1776 – 250 years ago next week – Commodore Esek Hopkins of the new U.S. Continental Navy sailed to the Bahamian island of New Providence, just 50 nautical ...

World War II proved that control of the oceans could determine the outcome of a global conflict. While battleships had long ...

In 1942, World War II reached a breaking point in the Atlantic. German U-boats were sinking Allied ships faster than they ...

Long before the famous Underground Railroad, those seeking freedom from slavery traveled on foot, by boat and under cover of darkness to Fort Mose in Spanish-controlled Florida ...

More than a dozen warships and support ships will leave the U.S. Navy’s battle force this year, according to the Fiscal Year ...

Naval mines remain deceptively simple yet devastating ...