The amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli is on its way to Japan, where it will replace the USS America as the lead vessel of ...

The amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli will relieve its sister ship USS America as the lead ship of an amphibious ready group at Sasebo Naval Base, Japan, the Navy announced Friday in a news release.

US Navy Commodore Matthew Perry first arrived off Japan with a fleet of ships at ... area had a total of around two months to see the “black ships” up close. There were nine vessels with ...

By Anna Sherman Artwork by Keita Morimoto Japan has adopted many Americas ... on the so-called black ships that forced open the country’s ports to foreign vessels in the 1850s.

BRISTOL, R.I. (WJAR) — The Black Ships Festival is underway this weekend in Rhode Island. It commemorates the beginning of diplomatic and commercial relations with Japan in the mid 19th Century.

The amphibious assault ship, USS America, is equipped with a flight deck that supports U.S. Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter jets. The warship has been stationed in Sasebo on the Japanese main ...