In early 1942, the United States launched a secret naval experiment to stop German submarines. At the center of that gamble was USS Atik and the crew sent to sea aboard her. This story examines how ...

The blast consumed everyone near the bow. No witnesses survived to explain what triggered the detonation. A fireball erupted ...

The American 4,000 ton LST 100 is a hundred meters long and 16 meters wide. It has a top speed of 28 kilometers an hour and a range of 6,300 kilometers before needing refuelling and resupply. This ...

President Trump’s Monday announcement of the “Trump class battleship” made a splash, though the development timeline on them is unclear and, likely, far off. But another new ship may be closer to the ...

James Swanson’s story begins in Evanston, Illinois, in 1926, during the Great Depression. Growing up as the son of a minister who moved the family across Montana, Oregon, and Iowa, James learned ...

Damen Shipyards Group has announced the selection of its Landing Ship Transport (LST) 100 design by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). According to the navy, up to 35 LST100 vessels will be ...

Damen Shipyards Group has announced the selection of its Landing Ship Transport (LST) 100 design by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). According to the navy, up to 35 LST100 vessels will be ...

The Navy paid Dutch shipbuilder Damen $3.3 million for the technical data package for the LST-100 tank landing ship that will serve as the Landing Ship Medium, Naval Sea Systems Command officials told ...

Aleksandr Osipovich Shabalin was a World War II torpedo boat commander who served in the Soviet Navy throughout his professional career. Shabalin was twice awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet ...

A type of ship that's credited with helping win World War II traveled the Ohio River recently. It is the last fully preserved World War II landing ship tank still in operation. Tim Jagielo with member ...