On May 7, 1915, the ocean liner Lusitania entered the war zone around the British Isles as Germany escalated unrestricted submarine warfare. Despite warnings and public notices, the ship sailed from ...

In July 1918, German U-156 brought the war to the American coast, surfacing off Massachusetts and opening fire near Orleans.

The US is planning to deploy a third aircraft carrier in the Middle East amid the war with Iran. Aircraft carriers, one of ...

The Deer Hunter, Platoon, and Paths of Glory are all among the very best war movies that benefit from incredible performances ...

The Probus Club of Ludlow hosts a wide range of talks. At a recent meeting, members enjoyed a presentation titled “Former Chiefs of the Air Staff” by Paul Serrell-Cooke.

Historic submarines are surprisingly similar to those deployed by today's Navy and can provide an unprecedented look into ...

As naval warfare reemerges as a key strategy in the US war with Iran, World War II museum ships are finding new relevance.

Since 1991, Navy subs have launched scores of cruise missiles in combat, but the torpedo attack off Sri Lanka is a return to form after 80 years. By John Ismay Reporting from Washington For the first ...

Aircraft carriers replaced battleships as dominant naval power during WWII by striking targets hundreds of miles beyond visual range. Submarines waged economic warfare targeting supply lines. German U ...

An unidentified US submarine torpedoed and sunk the IRIS Dena, an Iranian Navy frigate, off the coast of Sri Lanka on Tuesday. On Tuesday, a US Navy submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian Navy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The USS Lionfish was commissioned in 1944 and earned one battle star for service in World War II. It sank a Japanese submarine, ...

A 20-second, black and white video posted on social media Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Defense showed an Iranian warship exploding and sinking. The vessel firing the two torpedoes that sank ...