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The Hunters Point Naval Shipyard was occupied by the Navy from 1945 to 1974, during which the Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory conducted research on the effects of radiation and atomic weapons.
KITTERY, Maine – Portsmouth Naval Shipyard hosted Commander ... to deter adversaries around the globe.” Gaucher toured USS Hampton (SSN 767) project spaces and crew workspaces on the pier ...
On April 15 and 16, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will host two days of special programming to honor the legacy of the USS Laffey (DD-724), famously known as “The Ship That Would Not ...
KITTERY, Maine — Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said she was "encouraged by the reaction" of Navy Secretary John Phelan after he toured the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for the first time Thursday ...
The USS Iowa (SSN 797 ... as well as special warfare enhancements, to meet the Navy’s multimission requirements. It is 377 feet long, has a 34-foot beam, can dive to depths greater than 800 ...
In the early hours of October 26, 1966, while stationed off the coast of North Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin, the USS Oriskany was rocked by a catastrophic fire, triggered by an accidental ...
Stephens was drawn to the Navy to travel the world. He also specifically requested to serve on the USS Iowa, which will be his first tour of duty on a submarine. “I’m very glad that I got to be on ...
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine, Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Virginia, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Washington and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Hawaii. Private shipyards are contracted to do ...
The U.S. Navy on Thursday suspended the active search for Gabriel Holt, a sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and who was last seen late Friday night near Gun Beach in Tumon.
Sailors attached to the fast-attack submarine USS Iowa (SSN-797) man their newly commissioned submarine during a ceremony in Groton, Conn., April 5, 2025. US Navy Photo USS Iowa (SSN-797), the ...
not including the nuclear shipyard at Newport News, Va. The agreement comes as U.S. naval shipbuilders and repair yards are attempting to hire new workers to meet the demand for naval construction ...