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A Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS New Orleans in 1942, tearing off nearly one-third of the ship and killing over 180 ...

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 U.S. Navy’s newest America-class amphibious assault ship arrived at its new homeport in Sasebo, Japan, on Monday as part of a regularly scheduled rotation of forces aimed at bolstering ...

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

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 ...

In 1940, the United States had no amphibious ships; by the end of the war, it had 2,547. In August 1945, the U.S. fleet was more than 20 times as large as Japan’s, and the vast majority of it ...

The United States Navy amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, right, sails next to its sister ship USS America in the East China Sea on September 17, 2022. Lance Cpl. Christopher Lape/U.S. Marine Corps ...

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 ...

History of the End of the Samurai: Black Ships - The end of the samurai came as Japan was forced to open its borders to foreign trade and policy, ending a long period of isolation. And that period ...