SAN FRANCISCO — In 2005, the USS America aircraft carrier was towed out to sea on her final voyage. Hundreds of miles off the Atlantic coast, U.S. Navy personnel then blasted the 40-year-old warship ...

A 500-year-old sunken royal warship has recently unveiled surprising secrets, casting a fresh light on the history of naval warfare and maritime technology of the era. Historical Background of the ...

In November 1703, the wind over the northern Atlantic Ocean took a turn. The winds grew strong and battered the coast of the United Kingdom. Over the next two weeks, a freak storm with hurricane-force ...

(CNN) — Archaeologists are facing a “race against time” to explore the wreck of an English warship that sank in a huge storm more than 300 years ago. Northumberland was a 70-gun warship built in ...

In 1992, the new Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Barry was commissioned. A powerful warship of over 9,000 tons, she is still in service and carries a formidable array of offensive and ...

Oslo — Three 1,200-year-old Viking ships that have stood the test of time are embarking on their final and possibly riskiest journey to their new forever home in Norway. The first to make the move is ...

Shifting sands have exposed more of a centuries-old shipwreck off the UK for the first time. Michael Pitts/History Hit Historic England In November 1703, the wind over the northern Atlantic Ocean took ...