Key Points and Summary - After 25 years of deep refurbishment, Russia’s nuclear-powered Kirov-class cruiser Admiral Nakhimov has completed initial sea trials, boasting 176+ VLS cells for Kalibr, Oniks ...

This story has been corrected. The USS Normandy and USS Philippine Sea, both Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers, saw their respective 36 years of service honored at decommissioning ceremonies ...

The United States Navy welcomed the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) aircraft carrier as the lead ship in its class on May 3, 1975. Like all Navy vessels, the carrier was named after a significant person and the ...

Consular-class Space Cruiser is a Vehicle in the Star Wars universe. This ship was common used as a diplomatic shuttle, but saw some combat duty during the Clone Wars. The Consular-Class Space Crusier ...

On Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was in the middle of a pitched battle off of Guadalcanal. A Japanese torpedo scored a direct hit on the bow of the U.S. Navy cruiser. The blast ignited the ship’s ...

Last week was the first of Adolf Hitler’s vaunted intensification of the counter-blockade. It was too early to tell how the great air-sea battle would lean, but it took only a few hours and a few ...

“Do not use wireless or I will shoot mast down. I am going to shoot at stores and phosphate jetties.” This message, flashed ashore by lamp signals, was received one dawn last week on Nauru, a tiny ...

The US Navy wasted almost $2 billion on a failed effort to upgrade its cruisers, a watchdog report found. Four Ticonderoga-class vessels in the program were decommissioned before refits were completed ...

WASHINGTON — The Navy is extending the service life of three guided-missile cruisers that would have been retired in 2026, keeping the Ticonderoga-class ships in the fleet for another three years. The ...