In late 1944, as the sun rose over the Pacific island of Ulithi, the docked USS Mississinewa - an American tanker loaded with oil and aviation fuel - was preparing for another mission when a sudden ...

The presence of USS Michael Monsoor in the western Pacific follows China's deployment of two aircraft carriers in the region.

The Philippines is enhancing its naval power by acquiring new warships and second-hand vessels from its allies and partners.

Early on June 29, 1942, the 8,032-ton British steam tanker HMS Empire Mica cruised east through calm waters toward Key West, Florida, where it planned to join a convoy bound for the United Kingdom.

Size – & Cargo – Matter In 1972, the vessel Tokyo Bay was reported as the largest container ship built in Japan at 2,300 TEU.

At the centre of the new strategy is the Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS). The missile system is not the hardest-hitting weapon in America’s arsenal.

It’s a festive atmosphere for an undeniably odd cause: The Black Ship Festival celebrates Japan’s near-complete military and political capitulation to the United States.

Convenience stores, ice and whisky first came as U.S. imports. Then, they were reinvented. By Anna Sherman Artwork by Keita Morimoto Japan has adopted many Americas. There’s the America of its ...

As the company grew, it would carry more than 850,000 immigrants to the U.S. between 1880 and 1920. And during World War II, Holland America ships transported nearly 400,000 Allied troops.

Two sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington died following the ship's arrival in Yokosuka, Japan. (MC3 Paul Archer/Navy) Two sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier George ...