On October 7, 1571, the Holy League and the Ottoman Empire collided in one of history’s largest naval battles. With over 400 ships engaged, Lepanto marked a dramatic confrontation between empires and ...

A huge painting depicting a heroic moment in Continental Army Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold's life is being preserved to go on ...

The Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 marked a turning point in global military history, as modern battleships, wireless communication, and industrial power reshaped the nature of naval warfare, ...

The U.S. Navy’s shift from sail to steam wasn’t a breakthrough overnight, fuel shortages and logistics quietly reshaped American sea power forever.

The Adirondacks played a pivotal role in the American Revolution. Explore our America250 coverage of the shipwrecks, forts, ...

Abraham Lincoln took direct control of the Army and Navy at Norfolk in 1862. He even led a recon mission on the James River to capture the city. (History) As the United States marks Presidents Day ...

The highlight programme takes participants on a boat to retrace the sea routes civilians used to flee the February 1942 bombings.

There is a 3,000 foot “no fly” security zone – more than half-a-mile - around the USS Farragut, according to a statement issued Monday by the Mobile Department of Public Safety.

As America marks 250 years of independence, Commodore John Barry's journey from Wexford to Revolutionary War legend reveals ...

The Greek victory over the Persian Empire (499–449 BC) remains one of history's greatest "David vs. Goliath" scenarios.

The Avro Vulcan, a thunderous and charismatic Cold War bomber, is the most well-known British bomber after the wartime ...

Mobile offered no resistance as the USS Farragut pulled into port Friday. The city gave the Arleigh Burke-class multi-mission ...