Last week President Donald Trump, with his customary fanfare, unveiled plans for a new “Golden Fleet” of Trump-class ...

The Trump-class vessels will be the largest surface combatants in the world — and the most heavily armed warships built by the US since World War II, according to publicly released specs and an ...

In a word, no, the U.S. Navy is not reactivating the USS Missouri. The rumor that this Iowa-class battleship, first launched in 1944, surfaced on social media a few years ago, and a nasty case of the ...

The U.S. Navy is now officially working on its first new battleship since forever, the USS Defiant (BBG 1) will be the first ...

The Navy announced plans for a new battleship program, though key details including funding, design, and timelines remain ...

Rhode Island native John DeLeo, now 99, joined the Navy at age 17 to serve in World World II. DeLeo served on the USS Missouri, which supported the invasions of Okinawa and Iwo Jima. DeLeo witnessed ...

The ship will displace more than 35,000 tons and be capable of speeds exceeding 30 knots, according to the Navy. The ...

We’re not quite at space battleships yet, but the U.S. Navy plans to bring the big warships back to the fleet with a new guided-missile battleship. On Dec. 22, 2025, President Donald Trump, Navy ...

UPPER PROVIDENCE — On Sept. 2, 1945, a 19-year-old Ed Buffman was on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay for one of the most important events of World War II, the Signing of the Surrender, putting an ...