During the span of a decade from the early 70s to the early 80s, the US Navy built as many as 31 Spruance-class destroyers, a group of warships which served as the primary destroyer for the service in ...

BATH, Maine — A U.S. Navy destroyer bearing the name of a commander who won a pivotal battle in the Pacific during World War II was christened with a bottle of champagne Saturday by his granddaughter, ...

The Navy on Saturday announced another destroyer has been sent to the southern border to aid in the ongoing maritime efforts to curb illegal immigration and drug smuggling. Navy officials said the USS ...

Description: These fast warships provide multi-mission offensive and defensive capabilities, and can operate independently or as part of carrier battle groups, surface action groups, amphibious ready ...

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1987. Pp. 518. Illus., maps, charts, index. $34.95. ISBN:0-870-21562-0 Raymond Ames Spruance lived – and worked – in the shadow of William F. Halsey. Yet, it was ...

After seven months apart, U.S. Navy sailors returned home to roaring applause from family members excited to reunite with their loved ones. Servicemembers aboard the USS Spruance returned to Naval ...

PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- Ingalls Shipbuilding has been awarded a $453 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to provide planning yard support to U.S. Navy cruisers and destroyers. The ...

September 24, 2022: The U.S. Navy has finally come up with a replacement, DDG(X), for the highly successful Burke class destroyers. The replacement destroyer design uses a lot of the tech in the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO — Families and friends gathered to ...

BATH, Maine — A U.S. Navy destroyer bearing the name of a commander who won a pivotal battle in the Pacific during World War II was christened with a bottle of champagne today by his granddaughter, ...