The Navy wants to buy 19 ships in fiscal year 2026, but delays, aging shipyards, and new threats may upset those plans.

Several Navy ships named after civil rights leaders may be renamed by Pete Hegseth in his push for "reestablishing the warrior culture" of the military.

Unlike large hospital ships like the USNS Mercy, these new vessels will be catamarans that are faster and more nimble.

Unfunded Priorities List seeks $2.2 billion in funding to strengthen the munitions industrial base and resupply key ...

The following is the June 30, 2025, Congressional Research Service Report on Navy Ship Names. From the report Overview of ...

The U.S. Navy has used standard naming conventions for its ships and sumbarines since it was established in 1775, but who chooses the names for Navy vessels?

The latest strategy document calls for a Navy of some 500 ships; around 350 would be crewed and about 150 would not be. Here's why.

The U.S Navy has a vast variety of terms that are more familiar than others, like the main deck and overboard. However, stricken may be less commonly known.

Ships are ranked in order that the Navy plans to decommission them. The retirement process for naval vessels is simply removing them from the service.

A world shipping association says there have been at least 35 major bridge collapses worldwide from 1960 to 2015 due to ship or barge collision with a total of more ...