On this day in aviation history, February 12, 1935, the United States Navy’s scouting airship and “flying aircraft carrier” USS Macon (ZRS-5) was lost in a storm of the California coast. Having once ...
Two recent aircraft carriers—each named USS Enterprise—would have made memorable museum ships. For various reasons, neither could be saved.
The USS Massachusetts, known for its pivotal role in World War II, is now a museum and war memorial in Massachusetts.
A tour of history’s costliest warships—from amphibious assault ships to nuclear supercarriers—plus what drives the price: nuclear propulsion, stealth design, aviation systems, and advanced ...
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Thousands of sailors call ships home for months at a time, and some of these ships, such as the USS George H.W. Bush, are named after certain people or places. In this case, the ...
Twenty-five years ago this week a nuclear powered aircraft carrier was commissioned honoring Illinois' favorite son. The USS Abraham Lincoln began a world tour that continues to this day. The ship is ...
The USS Jacob Jones was sunk by a German U-boat in late 1917, killing more than half of its crew. By Nicholas Slayton Published Feb 18, 2024 5:05 PM EST For the first time in 107 years, something from ...
In the Bay Area, nice ships are a dime a dozen. But there’s only one ship that was the presidential yacht for Franklin D. Roosevelt and owned by Elvis, then later impounded in one of the biggest drug ...
MANITOWOC – The USS Cobia will head to dry dock in September. The Wisconsin Maritime Museum will celebrate this milestone with a 1940s-themed event, Swingin' in Dry Dock, later this month, according ...
Riding a battleship isn't an everyday experience, so when a family member messaged me in early March about a chance to ride one into dry dock, I thought he was joking. I was already aware of the USS ...
MOUNT PLESANT, S.C. (WCIV) — Friday morning, Patriots Point will welcome veterans who once called “the Fighting Lady” home, for an annual memorial service to honor and recognize those who paid the ...