Convinced that the USS Texas' long-term survival relies on getting it out of the water, the historic battleship's advocates are poised to launch a $75 million campaign to place it in dry dock. First, ...

The USS North Carolina (BB-55) was the lead ship of the North Carolina-class of fast battleships—the first vessel of that ...

Anyone who has driven through Pennsylvania likely knows that there are rarely “straight” and open roads. The geography of the Keystone State varies from a sea-level marine estuary to a mountainous ...

The Battleship New Jersey, a historic museum ship docked in Camden, New Jersey, offers a one-of-a-kind experience for visitors — the chance to fire the ship’s 5-inch or 40mm saluting guns. For a ...

On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato. Escorted by the light cruiser Yahagi and eight ...