At the start of the 20th century, the battleship was the key naval vessel, escorting convoys and ove...

It began with a barrel-shaped submersible that patrolled New York Harbor during the American Revolut...

In 1944, the fate of Europe depended on an Allied plan to land over 150,000 troops in just 24 hours...

In the 1850s, warships moved from metal engines to metal armor. It was the beginning of a groundbrea...

In the late 1800s, the invention of the self-propelled torpedo incited a revolution in ship design....

The Cold War was an era of espionage, treachery, and the flexing of military muscle. Over four decad...

In the past two centuries of combat, ships have played a major role in rescuing thousands of people-...

For centuries, small vessels have made immense contributions in times of war, thanks to the expertis...

Voyage back to the age when wooden warships were the ultimate fighting machines. From the Mary Rose,...

Explore the dark side of naval warfare--a world of deception, double-dealing, and disguised vessels-...

Over the centuries, longships evolved from swift war canoes to become the preeminent fighting machin...

Over the past century, combat ships have been operating in secret, unseen by the enemy. Today, the m...

Throughout the ages, combat ships were built to be fast and deadly, combining clever design, raw fir...

Destroyers and cruisers are the quintessential combat ships, each featuring speed and firepower whil...

From the capture of U-505 to the sinking of the Lusitania; from the war games of Gilbert Roberts tha...

In the 16th century, the Spanish Armada were the reigning maritime superpower, with mighty galleons...

It was a microcosm of naval warfare, involving battleships, carriers, destroyers, submarines, kamika...

Amphibious vessels: specialized landing craft built to go where no other combat ship can reach and a...

A look at the game-changers of maritime combat-revolutionary ships and the groundbreaking designers...

The vessels employed in the Battle of Trafalgar, a naval engagement contested in October 1805 in the...

The Battle of Inchon, an amphibious invasion and conflict within the Korean War, which resulted in a...

The ships involved in the biggest naval deployments in recent history - Persian Gulf, Iran-Iraq War...

Stories of naval ships that sank below the waves, from veterans who survived during the Falklands Wa...

A look at naval armaments through history, from cannon armed sailing ships to cutting-edge weapon te...

A new breed of small-but-mighty high-speed torpedo crafts revolutionized naval technology and came t...

Historians and U.S. military veterans discuss the small and powerful riverboats used to navigate wat...

Larry Chambers makes a risky decision during the Vietnam War. Ernest Evans faces a formidable Japane...

Experts discuss nautical explosions, including an attack on the USS Westchester County during the Vi...

A black Merchant Marine in World War II forces the Navy to desegregate his ship, a teenage slave pre...

American troops' determination to secure a vital airfield and preserve communications lines with Aus...

Anti-war sentiment and racial unrest during the Vietnam War spark rebellions at sea, mutineers overt...

The Navy captures an armed group of Somali pirates, a Coast Guard crew raids a drug-smuggling submar...

A look at how technological advances over the centuries have led to bigger and faster combat ships a...

French surveillance frigate Nivôse executes a plan to capture pirates off the coast of Somalia, and...