Touting large-caliber guns and torpedos, battleships carried intense firepower and heavy armor. With the advancement of military technology, the need for battleships dwindled. There are only eight US ...

September 4, 2023: China is adding a nuclear submarine and a Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine to its growing number of museum ships. With these new additions China will have seven museum ships.

When a naval ship has served its purpose or becomes technologically obsolete, it's typically retired or "decommissioned." What usually follows is a scrapping operation, although occasionally a unique ...

Michigan is home to more than a half dozen historic vessels from the age of sails to steam and diesel power that you can visit and tour. Michigan also features the historic car ferry, SS Badger, but ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The City of Jacksonville and local veterans have something to be thankful for this holiday season. The Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association (JHNSA), parent owner of the ...

I have raised the subject of SL-7’s as museum ships before in a cursory fashion, but lunch with John Riddle, a retired Sea-Lander, convinced us that it deserves a bit more consideration. Based on ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. By 1943, the outlook for an Allied ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., Sept 30 (Reuters) - The Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, a popular tourist spot in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor, is facing the same challenge as other U.S. Navy ...

MANISTEE, MI – Two very different historic ships are docked side-by-side in Northern Michigan because one preservation society believes they’re both worth saving. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Acacia ...

A historic Clydebuilt sailing ship has been towed out to sea off the coast of Hawaii and deliberately sunk, prompting outrage from maritime conservation groups. Falls of Clyde, built in 1878, had been ...