On September 2, 1945, the second world war ended when Japan officially surrendered. Today, on the 80th anniversary, the ...

Expert says the Navy recovered the "Ghost Ship" after the WWII, towed her to San Francisco and ultimately sank her, miles off the Golden Gate.

The US Navy's Naval History and Heritage Command confirmed the discovery last month. Official Navy photos shared with Insider show the decades-old warship as it sank in the Pacific after being ...

When the USS Hornet sunk in World War II, a tractor used to move aircraft went down too. Now a recovery mission is being ...

(CNN) – The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most remarkable stories in the service’s history.

The U.S. Navy put 112 carriers into service during WWII. After losing 11 in combat, America closed the war with 101 active ...

US Navy World War II-Era Heavy Cruiser Wreckage Discovered in Pacific The U.S. warship was sunk by a Japanese submarine in July 1945. It delivered parts for the atomic bomb dropped over Hiroshima.

"At the beginning of World War II, the American ice cream factory was far removed from the labor-intensive, salt-and-ice operations of the 19th century," Funderburg wrote.