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USS White River: How the US Navy transformed a landing vessel into a legendary rocket artillery ship
Today's US Navy is poorly equipped to support a landing force, but that wasn't the case decades ago…
Benjamin Brimelow
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China's coast guard is looking even more like its '2nd navy,' with 'Monster' ships, a destroyer-level vessel, and a rumored drone carrier
China's coast guard fleet is the largest in the world, and it's looking to beef itself up with a de…
Matthew Loh
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What it's like setting sail aboard the only remaining US Navy ship to have sunk an enemy warship in battle
At well over 200 years old, the storied USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship in the …
Jake Epstein
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The $362 million warship the US Navy just decommissioned wasn't even in service 5 years
The Navy's Littoral Combat Ship program has faced a range of problems, and the service is now decom…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US just showed it can stealthily sink an 820-ft ship with a low-cost bomb, and China is scrambling to say it's not impressed
The US sunk a 39,000-ton ship with a low-cost bomb. China criticized the exercise, calling it a sho…
Aditi Bharade
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A US Air Force B-2 stealth bomber helped sink an old warship in the Pacific with new anti-ship QUICKSINK bombs
The B-2 aircraft released an experimental weapon called QUICKSINK to help take out the decommission…
Jake Epstein
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As China's navy grows, the US fleet is on a 'downward trajectory,' maritime expert says
The US Navy is still the world's most powerful. But as pressure grows around Taiwan, the pace of de…
Polly Thompson
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Japan's 'Big Whale' submarines add another weapon to bottle up China's navy
Japan's new "Big Whale" submarines carry the advanced capabilities that make them powerful threats …
Ben Brimelow
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Ukrainian naval commander said his navy would gladly take charge of 2 British warships set to be retired
Ukraine's vice admiral said his navy would be "very happy" if it could have two retiring UK warship…
Sinéad Baker
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US Navy charges sailor accused of starting the fire that completely destroyed his amphibious assault ship
The fire burned for four days and severely damaged the ship to the point that the Navy decided to s…
Ryan Pickrell
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PHOTOS: The US military obliterated a missile frigate, showing off how it could sink enemy ships in a war
The exercise aimed to prepare the US armed forces to "decisively apply force in the maritime battle…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Navy just picked a builder for its new frigate, but there may already be a problem ahead
The US Navy's projections for the cost of its new frigates may be too rosy.
Christopher Woody
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Watch the US and its Pacific partners obliterate an ex-US frigate with guns and missiles
Video posted by the US Navy shows a decommissioned frigate being clobbered by missiles and bombs be…
Abbie Shull
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Beyond the cruise ship graveyard: How old cruise boats get a second life as hotels, shelters, and artificial reefs
Decommissioned cruise ships often end up in scrapyards where they are torn apart piece-by-piece. Ot…
Brittany Chang,Hannah Towey
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'Cannibalized' parts show how the British navy is struggling to keep its 2 new aircraft carriers in fighting shape
New warships often have problems, but the need to swap parts between carriers reflects how the Brit…
Michael Peck
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The US Navy may keep its older nuclear missile subs in the water for longer as the cost of its new missile sub balloons
The US Navy is considering a "short-ish repair availability" to keep its aging Ohio-class subs arou…
Benjamin Brimelow
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58 years, 2 navies, one war: A short history of one of the world's longest-serving aircraft carriers
For 58 years, HMS Hermes and later INS Viraat sailed all over the world in the service of two navies
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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At the height of the Cold War, the US Navy used a historic round-the-world operation to show off its new nuclear force
Operation Sea Orbit was meant to demonstrate the US Navy's mastery of nuclear propulsion and show t…
Benjamin Brimelow
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How the secretive Special Boat Service — the UK's SEAL Team 6 — trains to recapture hijacked ships at sea
It took the British SBS only seven minutes to retake a hijacked tanker on Sunday. But the swiftness…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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For only the second time in its history, the US Navy is beginning the slow, tricky process of taking apart a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
USS Nimitz has spent nearly 50 years operating all over the world, and now the US Navy is making pl…