The hull designation seen on every vessel in the Navy tells servicepeople which ship is which and helps differentiate between ...

The US Navy has announced they will be naming a new American-class landing helicopter assault ship (LHA), the USS Fallujah, as a homage to the two bloodiest battles of the War in Iraq.

The U.S. Navy was formed by ... had to build or acquire new ships. Another important aspect of this naming system is the use of the prefixes USS for "United States Ship" and USNS for "United ...

We compiled data on all ships and submarines — 30 in total — that have been commissioned in the service of the U.S. Navy for five years or less and ranked them by age. It should be noted that ...

A new U.S. Navy combat ship will soon bear the name of a southern Wisconsin city. The future USS Beloit (LCS 29), a Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, will be commissioned for active service in ...

We compiled data on all ships and submarines — 30 in total — that have been commissioned in the service of the U.S. Navy for five years or less and ranked them by age. It should be noted that ...