The captain of the giant Royal Navy battleship called his officers together to give them a first morsel of one of World War ...

The captain of the giant Royal Navy battleship called his officers together to give them a first morsel of one of World War II's most closely guarded secrets: Prepare yourselves, he said, for "an ...

The diary was by Lam Ping-yu — a Chinese officer who crossed the world to train and serve with Allied forces in Europe.

A long-lost diary from a Chinese officer is shedding light on a lesser-known part of D-Day history. Found by urban explorers ...

The U.S. Navy celebrates its 250th birthday this month, giving us a chance to honor centuries of American sailors. Since before our nation was born, these Americans have set off ...

As the United States Navy celebrates its 250th anniversary on Oct. 13, it’s a time to commemorate the Liberty ships, which ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.

Is the era of the XXL ship already over? With Celebrity's biggest Edge Class ship, Xcel, coming this November, Royal Caribbean's next super-sized Icon Class ship, Legend of the Seas, set to make its ...

Old Nazi warheads and US warships have been reclaimed by a new army of diverse marine life, as scientists uncover how nature has made use of the munitions and fleets that ended up dumped in waterways ...

What’s behind a surge in funding recently for startups in Massachusetts and Rhode Island that want to design and build ships? Two words: uncrewed vessels. With maritime drones seeing action in the ...

World War II was a battle fought on all fronts. Dogfights across the skies, devastating battles on land, and, of course, skirmishes on the high seas all featured in the globe-spanning conflict. Given ...

More than a dozen navies around the world already employ tall sailing ships in order to train sailors in basic seamanship. The Royal Navy was not among them—until now. It was during the “Age of Sail,” ...