Raye Montague, a Barrier-Breaking Naval Ship Designer, Has Died at 83
Despite facing racism and sexism at nearly every turn, Montague produced the first computer-made Navy warship design
How a Tiny Cape Cod Town Survived World War I’s Only Attack on American Soil
A century ago, a German U-boat fired at five vessels and a Massachusetts beach before slinking back out to sea
Exterior Cracks Force Indefinite Closure of the USS Arizona Memorial
Workers are currently assessing the damage to the iconic structure that straddles the sunken ship
Wreck of U.S.S. Juneau Discovered in the Solomon Islands
The ship was known as the grave of the five Sullivan Brothers who died aboard it during the Battle of Guadalcanal
A Union Captain Nearly Dragged the British Into the Civil War In 1861
As if the country didn’t have enough to worry about
These Photographs Capture the Complexities of Life at Guantánamo
In a new book, photographer Debi Cornwall casts the naval base as “Camp America”
John Philip Sousa Feared ‘The Menace of Mechanical Music’
Wonder what he’d say about Spotify
JFK Faked a Cold to Get Back to Washington During the Cuban Missile Crisis
The president was in Chicago when he got the news that he needed to make a decision
Virtually Explore a World War II Shipwreck in 360 Degrees
High-resolution video and 3D scanning brings the SS Thistlegorm to armchair archaeologists everywhere
How the American Women Codebreakers of WWII Helped Win the War
A new book documents the triumphs and challenges of more than 10,000 women who worked behind the scenes of wartime intelligence
After 72 Years, Wreck of USS Indianapolis Found, Closing Chapter on Tragic Tale
After the ship was sunk by a Japanese torpedo, surviving crew members had to battle dehydration, exposure and deadly shark attacks
Months Before Pearl Harbor, Churchill and Roosevelt Held a Secret Meeting of Alliance
The two leaders met in a warship off the coast of northern Canada to talk strategy
This Unremembered US-France ‘Quasi War’ Shaped Early America’s Foreign Relations
America wasn’t officially at war with France between 1798 and 1800, but tell that to the U.S. Navy
Mexico Will Use Dolphins to Herd the Endangered Vaquita to Safety
Mine-hunting dolphins will help researchers transfer the remaining creatures into marine sanctuaries
A Century After Sinking, This Storied Ship Will Remain Underwater
The McCulloch was the largest cutter of its day and sank in 1917 after colliding with a passenger ship in heavy fog
Mail Delivery By Rocket Never Took Off
Although the Postmaster General was on board with the idea of missile mail, the Navy was ultimately less interested
A Pearl Harbor Veteran Tells His Harrowing Story of Survival
Mickey Ganitch, a U.S. sailor stationed at Pearl Harbor, was gearing up for a football game on December 7, 1941, when hundreds of fighter pilots appeared
A Submarine Dangerously Tests How Deep It Can Go
The USS Tang was a state-of-the-art Balao class submarine, certified by the Navy to dive up to 400 feet
Pentagon Investigates Missing Sailors from the U.S.S. Turner
After the ship exploded in New York Harbor in 1944, 136 sailors were classified as missing, but new research suggests some were buried on Long Island
What a Broom Tied to a Periscope Means in the U.S. Navy
On February 7, 1943, the USS Wahoo sailed proudly into Pearl Harbor, a broom tied to her periscope. It was a wink to an old Naval tradition
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