The next Ford-class aircraft carrier is facing a two-year delay that will leave the Navy with ten carriers for about a year, ...

A U.S. aircraft carrier is operating near the Philippines, while a Chinese aircraft carrier is visiting Hong Kong.

The United States is maintaining its heavy deployment in the Middle East despite the ceasefire between Israel and Iran ...

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129) on June 28 in Pascagoula, Miss. The ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Last week was big for local Navy sailors, as they headed out to sea! The USS Gerald R Ford Carrier ...

USS Pierre, the 19th vessel of its class, returned to Mobile, Ala., in early June after completing comprehensive testing of its major systems and equipment, Naval Sea Systems Command said in a June 23 ...

During a Vietnam War reconnaissance mission, Lieutenant Jim Lloyd took off from the USS Saratoga but was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over enemy territory, forcing him to eject. On the ...

Built to carry 72 aircraft with the most powerful engines ever put into a vessel, the USS Saratoga (CV-3)—the U.S. Navy’s first “fast” aircraft carrier—was launched at the New York ...

On the night of Oct. 10, 1985, Lt. Cmdr. Barry Steel, call sign Vert, was relaxing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga. The ship was cruising in Alert 60, a readiness condition with weapons ...

America’s Navy, therefore, built three aircraft carriers: the USS Saratoga, the USS Lexington, and the first carrier in the Navy, the Langley. With the remaining 14,700 tons in its allotment ...

Summary and Key Points: The USS Saratoga (CV-60) was a Forrestal-class aircraft carrier commissioned in 1956, serving as a cornerstone of U.S. naval power during the Cold War.