The U.S. Navy is the military branch believed to have the highest rate of asbestos use, with asbestos being utilized on virtually every ship for most of the 20th century. If you worked on any of the ...

That was until a voice from a Chinese navy ship with bow No. 500 crackled on the radio ... In early December, Beijing announced its submission of a nautical chart to the United Nations defining the ...

The Navy’s Medium Landing Ship (LSM) program, previously called the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) program, envisions procuring a class of 18 to 35 new amphibious ships to support the Marine ...

Dec. 23 (UPI) --The readiness of the Navy's fleet of 32 amphibious warfare ships, which are deemed crucial in quickly projecting U.S. power around the world, is in dire shape, according to a ...

The Navy transports Marines aboard ... at an operational time for the amphibious ships that they need to perform their missions. So those are significant shortfalls. Tom Temin: All right. Then what ...

If the Navy buys the 18 to 35 ships according to current plans, each hull could cost $340 to $430 million. Initial plans in 2020 called for each ship to cost $100 to $150 million.

Sekondi (W/R), Dec. 23, GNA – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday commissioned Ghana’s biggest ship, christened the Ghana Navy Ship (GNS) Achimota, at the Sekondi Naval Base. The GNS ...

The Government Accountability Office released its “Navy Ship Modernization” report Monday, noting that the Navy’s cruiser rehab program has had “weak oversight” and been “plagued with ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The Secretary of the Navy was in Portsmouth Wednesday to announce the name of a future medical ship. The ship, which is set to be built, will be known as USNS ...

Doha, Qatar: Historic Italian navy ship Amerigo Vespucci has docked in Doha as part of its extraordinary two years long global tour. The 93-year-old training ship’s maiden voyage to Qatar is ...

The Navy also announced the name of a second new Arleigh Burke-class ship, Intrepid. In March 1969, as a lieutenant junior grade, Kerrey led a raid that went badly outside its plan but resulted in ...

The constellation-class guided-missile frigate represents the Navy’s next-generation small surface combatant. This ship class will be an agile, multimission warship, capable of operations in ...