Ramsey is so dedicated to the Nevada that when he dies, he wants a portion of his remains to be buried over the battleship, which the Navy sunk with an aerial torpedo in 1948. It’s located 65 nautical ...

The Capital City Arts Initiative presents Ships of Nevada by Wayne Scarpaci, an exhibition with paintings of ships related to Nevada.

He said that according to the Navy, U.S. shipbuilders will deliver three Virginia-class submarines this year (USS New Jersey, USS Iowa and USS Massachusetts) and two in 2025 (USS Idaho and USS ...

What You Need to Know: The Montana-class battleships were the pinnacle of U.S. battleship design during World War II, ...

Join the Navy and see the world” was one of the best-known promotions to motivate citizens to enlist. For Marshalltown resident Karleen Booth, it held true. Prior to enlisting, Booth, a Leon native, ...

The Iowa-class battleships, America’s last class of battleships, nearly received a nuclear upgrade during the Cold War. In the 1950s, the U.S. Navy developed the Mk-33 "Katie" nuclear artillery shell ...

In 1962, Tom graduated from Fremont Ross High School and then proudly served in the US NAVY (1963-1967) on the fleet tug, Takelma, and later on the USS Baya submarine. In July of 1972, Tom married ...

However, evolving naval strategy emphasized aircraft carriers over battleships, with submarines and planes ... that could outclass the already giant Iowa-class of battle wagons.

USS Puffer launched on Nov. 22, 1942, and on Oct. 9, 1943, during its maiden voyage, encountered an escort destroyer leading a large tanker.

A free gathering celebrating U.S. veterans will take place on the Battleship USS Iowa in San Pedro from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. Veterans Day — known globally as Armistice Day — is on Nov ...