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A U.S. Navy ship named after San Francisco gay rights activist Harvey Milk is being renamed following an order by Trump Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to reporting.
The tall ships made their 2018 debut in Newport mid-April and were scheduled to return for their second stop July 12-31. This story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes ...
11:55, 14 May 2025 Updated 11:55, 14 May 2025 The ship was found in the banks of the Usk in Newport in 2002 and has undergone careful restoration ever since (Image: Rob Norman/WalesOnline) ...
About 500 years later, the first ironclad battle in history, between the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia, saw two ships that looked more like reinforced metal bunkers than the graceful ...
Considered the largest passenger ship ever built when it was constructed in 2003, the 1,131.99-foot-long, 148,528-ton RMS Queen Mary 2 was the second-largest passenger ship to sail into Newport ...
Considered the largest passenger ship ever built when it was constructed in 2003, the 1,131.99-foot-long, 148,528-ton RMS Queen Mary 2 was the second-largest passenger ship to sail into Newport ...
More than two dozen Navy ships -- including three that are currently in service -- received faulty welds at the Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard in Newport News, Virginia, the service's top ...
NEWPORT, R.I. (WJAR) — Newport officials announced that a Viking ship is docked at Bowen’s Wharf before it makes its way to Norway. The Draken Harald Hårfagre, which claims to be the world's ...
Reps. Laura Carson (D-Dist. 75, Newport) and Marvin Abney (D-Dist 73, Newport) co-sponsored the legislation which was requested by the Newport City Council in a resolution earlier this year.
Cruise ships sailing into Newport could soon face higher fees by: Melanie DaSilva, Joe Cortese Posted: May 10, 2024 / 07:21 AM EDT Updated: May 10, 2024 / 08:15 AM EDT ...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The MV Roy P. Benavidez (T-AKR 306) is on its way to the Mediterranean Sea. The large "roll-on, roll-off" ship operated by Military Sealife Command left Newport News on Thursday.
Millennials and Gen Zers take to the seas with more cruise vacations A cruise ship that lost power during a storm off the coast of Norway and nearly ran aground in 2019 avoided becoming "one of ...