On March 19, 1945, the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, after enduring a fierce Japanese assault, was a smoldering wreck. The ...

The severed bow of the famed American warship USS New Orleans has been found by researchers during seafloor mapping operations in the Pacific Ocean. The bow was discovered resting about 675 meters ...

A team of scientists led by undersea explorer Robert Ballard discovered the bow of the heavy cruiser New Orleans on Monday. (Ocean Exploration Trust) On Nov. 30, 1942, a torpedo slammed into the heavy ...

The USS Midway Museum will host an event to honor 10 World War II veterans from the Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Army Air Corps, ...

Southeast Missouri residents will be able to visit and tour the USS LST 325, a World War II naval ship, in late September in Cape Girardeau. According to a news release, the ship’s crew will educate ...

Scientists and explorers have found the severed bow of a damaged World War II warship. A team aboard the Exploration Vessel Nautilus found the USS New Orleans 675 meters deep in the Solomon Islands' ...

Muscatine residents had a chance to see LST-324 World War II Memorial Ship, which lives on as a memorial to those who served on it and meaningful symbol for veterans. Thanks to its crew’s efforts, the ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.