A new class of ship may be entering service for the U.S. Navy soon, and it has some distinct differences from previous ships.

Meet the Liberty Class autonomous naval ship, designed for rapid, high-volume production (10-20 ships/year). Built for the US Navy's MASC program, it promises scalable, long-duration fleet ...

The USS Santa Barbara and USS Tulsa, which are homeported in Bahrain, arrived in Singapore this week.

Four Avenger-class mine countermeasure ships stationed in Bahrain were decommissioned in 2025 after each serving for over 30 ...

When the United States Navy ships' hull designations first appeared in 1895, ships were referred to by class followed by their series numbers, such as "Battleship 7" or "Destroyer 17," with ...

The newest ship in the Navy, the USS Pierre, was commissioned Saturday in Panama City, Fla.: “Welcome to the fleet,” said Navy Secretary John Phelan, who gave the keynote address. Pierre is the 19th ...

The U.S. Navy’s strangest destroyer is no longer built around guns at all. The Zumwalt class entered service as a stealthy surface combatant centered on two 155mm Advanced Gun Systems, then spent ...

The United States Navy supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford will head to Crete for repairs, as amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli is en route to the region ...

The Naval Academy held the Class of 2026 Surface Warfare Officer Ship Selection ceremony Thursday evening in Alumni Hall. Classmates, family and friends cheer for their midshipmen and bring signs to ...

The Navy’s budget request for the 2026 fiscal year is its most ambitious shipbuilding push in years. After asking Congress for just six new ships in the last fiscal year, and nine in the one before ...