During the Battle of Tassafaronga, the USS New Orleans was struck by a Japanese torpedo that detonated its forward magazines, killing 182 men and ripping away a large forward section of the cruiser.

On Nov. 30, 1942, a torpedo sank the heavy cruiser New Orleans, sending it to the bottom of the Pacific. Its whereabouts were lost to history — until now.

DDG, LHD, CVN? Decode key U.S. Navy ship abbreviations and learn what they mean and what vessels they designate.

Boxy, slow, and oddly shaped—the Bishop wasn’t built for elegance. But in 1942, Britain needed firepower fast, and this ...

The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is widely known as a shark story—but the truth is much more horrifying.

Japan's military history has undergone a dramatic transformation, from its early innovations with the first aircraft carrier ...

Legends is a free-to-play naval action MMO based on sea battles of the 20th century that complete the "World of" war trilogy.

During World War II, the United States arrested hundreds of Japanese, German and Italian immigrants from Latin America and ...

After he was honorably discharged, he worked as a mechanic at Normanskill Dairy, the Associated Transport trucking firm in Albany ... the medal because he served on Merchant Marine ships during World ...

Being a Baby Boomer, World War II was not some abstract occurrence that I learned about in school or from the movies. I heard ...

As more people leave the island, one organizer said the game was important “to make sure our kids and future generations know ...

Bob Keating grew up visiting his grandparents’ farm west of Liberal, and he would lie under a row of trees and watch the B-24 ...