American naval ships use USS before the ship's name, but with British ships it's HMS. There's a reason, and a lot of history, behind the designation.

On April 14, 1912, the British liner RMS Titanic — on its maiden voyage — collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 11:40 p.m., ship’s time, and began sinking. The ship went under 2½ hours ...

On April 17, 2013, an explosion at a West, Texas, fertilizer plant killed 15 people, injured dozens and caused massive ...

Josh Gates steps into the past to reveal shocking new secrets hidden within our world's most captivating mysteries in a new ...

A new documentary about the 'unsinkable' ship reveals the little-known heroic actions crew members took to ensure passengers ...

The organization "RMS Titanic" has unveiled a significant piece of the ship's engine, marking the 113th anniversary of the ...

He was about to set sail on the Titanic when he wrote to a friend. Now Gracie's extraordinary card will be sold. Find out ...

Many of us will be boating on our local lakes this summer. Let’s get you caught up on ship abbreviations this morning. This comes to us from the Naval History and Heritage Command.

The item belonged to Ernest Tomlin and is part of a remarkable unseen archive of documents relating to him and the Titanic ...

According to reports, a woman's pocket watch was recovered from the personal effects of a man named Hans Christensen Givard.

On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...