When the British attacked the neutral French fleet at Mers El Kebir, killing over a thousand French sailors, deep resentment ...

French Navy Makes Surprising Deep-Sea Discovery Off the Coast of Ramatuelle On March 4, the French Navy uncovered an astonishing find: the wreck of a 16th-century merchant ship resting 2,500 meters ...

Pittsburgh Regional Transit hopes to make bus and subway rides a little less sour, with a new pickle-themed campaign reminding riders to steer clear of jarring behavior. “Keep it kosher,” one sign ...

Morocco’s Royal Navy marked a major milestone Tuesday as Navantia San Fernando shipyard in Spain launched a new Avante 1800+ offshore patrol vessel. The unnamed vessel, which bears the hull ...

PARIS — The French Navy is stepping up drone use in the air and in the water, relying almost entirely on unmanned systems to recapture a beach in southern France in an amphibious operation ...

This screen grab from a French Navy video shows the impact of an explosive drone rammed into a cargo vessel in an April 26, 2025, test near Toulon, France. (French Navy) 30,899 people played the ...

PARIS — France detonated a naval explosive drone against a decommissioned cargo vessel at sea, the latest in a string of live-fire experiments as the French Navy seeks to prepare its ships and ...

A pair of French Navy ships are spending five days in New Orleans as part of a training mission for 700 French sailors and officers. The annual Jeanne d'Arc mission makes its first U.S. stop in ...

When the French Navy seized American ships carrying British goods, the so-called Quasi-War, which was undeclared, broke out in 1798. Adams became wildly popular.

The Charles de Gaulle is the flagship of the French Navy The Charles de Gaulle is the flagship of the French Navy (Marine Nationale) and the only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in service outside of ...

Of these, only about 11 survived until the end of the war. In 1785 Congress disbanded the Navy and sold off the remaining ships. Which meant that on March 27, 1791, we had to start over from scratch.

The Navy built hangars for seaplanes, piers, a rail line and warhead-storage buildings on the island. The first successful drop of a torpedo by a U.S. plane was made in nearby waters in 1921.