Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s battleships have long been symbols of naval power and versatility, each with a unique and storied history. -The USS Washington made history by sinking the ...

USS Washington veterans want people to know its remarkable story, once kept secret Tight lips sink ship's legacy Seattle Post-Intelligencer Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

Laid down in 1937, USS Washington entered service in May 1941, ... Washington subjected Kirishima to a withering, point blank barrage of sixteen- and five-inch shells, ...

The aircraft carrier USS George Washington, recently arrived from San Diego to rejoin 7th Fleet, led a U.S. Navy contingent in a large-scale exercise near Okinawa with the Japanese Self-Defense ...

USS George Washington departed for South America before heading to its new homeport in Japan. It was deployed for the first time in nearly a decade to replace USS Ronald Reagan in Yokosuka. Nine ...

Prior to the Antietam’s departure, the crew of the Japanese guided-missile destroyer JS Kirishima presented the U.S. crew with a plaque commemorating the warship’s time in Japan, 7th Fleet said.

The USS George Washington aircraft carrier departed Thursday from Naval Station Norfolk, embarking on a monthslong journey to its new homeport of Yokosuka, Japan, where it will begin a new chapter.

The USS George Washington was delivered following three days of sea trials. Sea trials test the carrier's systems and operations system, and demonstrate all the carrier's capabilities at sea.

The crew of USS Washington turned over three times during the six-year-long maintenance cycle. By the time the carrier was ready to return to the fleet, 85% of the crew had never been to sea.

A monthslong investigation into a series of Navy suicides last year found the service failed to provide a basic quality of life for sailors, housing them in unacceptable living conditions and ...