In May 1968, the nuclear attack submarine USS Scorpion vanished during a Cold War patrol in the Atlantic. A rushed overhaul, unresolved mechanical failures, and a final message about tracking a Soviet ...

Dec. 17 (UPI) --The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz docked at Naval Base Kitsap on Tuesday after completing a 270-day deployment that likely was its last before being retired. Thousands gathered at thel ...

U.S. Sailors man the rails aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as it transits Puget Sound while returning to Naval Base Kitsap, Washington, Dec. 16, 2025. However, the arrival of ...

Dec. 31 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1862, the Union ironclad ship USS Monitor sank off Cape Hatteras, N.C., during a storm. Sixteen members of the crew were lost. In 1879, Thomas Edison gave ...

President Trump’s plan for new American battleships appears to be going for a “bigger-is-better” mantra — perhaps a nod to the commander-in-chief whose name they will carry. The Trump-class vessels ...

SHALLOTTE, N.C. (WECT) - Southbound lanes of Highway 17 have reopened after a 3-vehicle wreck in Shallotte caused delays Thursday afternoon. According to the NC State Highway Patrol, a black Chevrolet ...

President Donald Trump announced plans to build a new "golden fleet" of naval vessels, starting with two battleships. The first "Trump class" battleship will be named the USS Defiance, with plans for ...

The centerpiece of the Trump administration’s revamp of the U.S. Navy is the largest surface combatant America will build since World War II. The U.S. Navy will buy two new “battleships” as part of ...

A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) was launched from the flight deck of littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara while operating in the Persian Gulf on Dec. 16, 2025. In a press release, ...

I never thought I would say this in the year 2025, but here it is: the United States is working on a brand-new battleship, the likes of which the seas of the world have not seen in countless decades.

President Trump said the U.S. Navy would build a new ‘Trump-class’ battleship, with construction of the first ship to begin almost immediately. Photo: Alex Brandon/Associated Press President Trump ...