“Our advanced ... sensor technology gives us a clear, detailed look at the USS Monitor for the first time since 1862 — capturing the ship’s hull, interior, and surrounding debris through murky water,” ...

For the first time since it sank more than 160 years ago, the public is getting a high-definition look at the Civil War’s ...

In April 1861, as Confederate forces moved in on Gosport Navy Shipyard, the Union burned it down, sinking its ships. The ...

President Donald Trump has rewritten United States military strategy. What that means for Iran as the U.S. builds up ...

Early in the evening of Feb. 12, 1935, the U.S. Navy rigid airship USS Macon was cruising back to its home port at Moffett Field near Sunnyvale after completing survey work over the Pacific. While ...

In this handout photo provided by the US Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln transits the Strait of Hormuz as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Nightdippers of Helicopter Sea Combat ...

The USS Monitor revolutionized naval warfare with its rotating turret and iron armor. But just months after its historic clash with the CSS Virginia, the ship met a tragic fate at sea Too busy?

If you’re a student of military history, then you know that size and strength alone don’t always guarantee victory. Time and again, history has shown us that smaller, determined forces, guided by ...

When he wasn't designing warships, John Ericsson was dreaming up solar technology. The Swedish American inventor, credited with the screw propeller and the first ironclad vessel in the U.S. Navy, ...

Dive into the history of the USS Monitor, the ironclad warship that revolutionized naval warfare during the American Civil War. Designed by John Ericsson and launched in 1862, this vessel changed the ...

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For almost all of human history, boats were made of wood. Sure, today we've got amazing ships built from steel and composites, but people have been sailing for thousands of years, so almost every ship ...