Two refit Iowa Class battleships, the nuclear guided missile cruiser USS Long Beach, a Spruance Class destroyer and what looks like a pair of Knox Class frigates all churn through the ocean as a ...

Destroyers have been integral to naval warfare since the early 20th century, prized for their speed, maneuverability, and ...

BATH, Maine — A U.S. Navy destroyer bearing the name of a commander who won a pivotal battle in the Pacific during World War II was christened with a bottle of champagne Saturday by his ...

From Department of Defense The Navy commission edthe newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, Spruance, Oct. 1, during a ceremony at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla. Designated DDG 111 ...

The destroyer Spruance, lead ship of its 31-ship class, was sunk by two aircraft-borne missiles in a training exercise this month off the Virginia Capes, the Navy acknowledged Tuesday.

My first job after graduating from the US Naval Academy in the late 1970s was as the anti-submarine warfare officer on a new Spruance class destroyer. The ship was bristling with equipment to hunt ...

During a Rim of the Pacific SINKEX exercise in 2016, one decommissioned Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, the USS Thach, endured an incredible amount of ordnance before it sank. It was hit with ...

Zumwalt also depended on some tech that had not been perfected. DDG(X) only uses existing, proven tech. DDG(X) will not only replace the Burkes but also the 9600-ton CG Ticonderoga class cruisers.

The Spruance-class destroyer USS Deyo (DD 989) was decommissioned Nov. 6 during a ceremony conducted in its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. After being introduced by Capt. Thomas Abernathy ...

The two sailors were part of an eight-member security team from the USS Peterson, a Spruance-class destroyer based in Norfolk, that was inspecting or helping to repair the tanker at the time it ...