HMS Cavalier entered service late in World War II but quickly earned a reputation for speed and endurance. Built with welded construction and capable of over 31 knots, she escorted Arctic convoys, ...

Chronic delays and labor overruns for Navy destroyers are a persistent trend that hurts fleet readiness, a Congressional ...

The destroyer fighting ship (not to be confused with the cruiser) is the workhorse of the modern U.S. Navy. The 75 destroyers in active service — which are mostly Arleigh Burke-class ships — are able ...

The U.S. Navy reached a major milestone in an effort to modernize its Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers when the USS Ted Stevens (DDG-128) completed builder's sea trials in late ...

The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the war—flying messages from submarine-hunting blimps during a time when radio ...