A Japanese navy destroyer torpedoed during a crucial Second World War battle has finally been discovered on the Pacific Ocean floor 80 years after it sank. The Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer ...

(FOX40.COM) — A surviving ship from WWII that was used by both Allied and Axis forces in the Pacific and that was given a ceremonial burial at sea has finally been located after more than seven ...

A team of scientists discovered a Japanese naval destroyer for the first time since it was sunk by American troops in World War II. Researchers exploring islands off the coast of the Solomon Islands ...

It's not uncommon for civilians to see an armored fighting vehicle (AFV) with caterpillar tread and a large cannon and call it a tank. Those are the basic features that make up a main battle tank, ...

The wreckage of a World War II destroyer that was under command of a heroic Oklahoman when it was lost in battle has been discovered and identified, Navy authorities said. The USS Johnston, which was ...

Cmdr. Frederick Moosbrugger’s claim to fame was a near-perfect destroyer duel at the Battle of Vella Gulf. (National Archives) World War II was marked by numerous technical advances and battles in ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- The World War II destroyer the USS The Sullivans was set to make its first voyage in more than 20 years today, though it won't be going far. The destroyer, named after the five ...

MOUNT PLEASANT - With the blare of air horns, cheers and a champagne toast, "The Ship That Would Not Die" returned Wednesday to its home at a maritime museum on Charleston Harbor on the South Carolina ...

Outnumbered and outgunned, the crew of the U.S.S. Johnston fought overwhelming odds before their ship sank more than 21,000 feet into one of the world’s deepest submarine chasms. The U.S.S. Johnston ...

During the span of a decade from the early 70s to the early 80s, the US Navy built as many as 31 Spruance-class destroyers, a group of warships which served as the primary destroyer for the service in ...