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The Cargo Ship That Pretended to Be a Destroyer, and Fooled Everyone

In 1944, as Japan’s navy crumbled, engineers built something bizarre. A transport ship disguised as a destroyer, codenamed ...

‘In honor of our father;’ Naval ship to be named after local serviceman

A Springfield native who served in the Korean War is being honored with a new Navy Destroyer in his name. George Milton Neal ...
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The Destroyer That Cannot Be Beat: How U.S. Navy Politics Created a Legend

It is arguably the most successful surface combatant in modern history, and yet, the US Navy is already planning its ...

High stakes on the high seas as US, China test limits of military power

U.S. Navy destroyer confronts China near Scarborough Shoal as naval power shifts in Indo-Pacific. Military experts warn of ...

China commissions new aircraft carrier as it seeks to extend power far from its coast

China has commissioned its latest aircraft carrier after extensive sea trials, adding a ship to what is already the world’s ...

Paul Ignatius, 104, Navy Secretary and Vietnam-Era Defense Official, Dies

He oversaw supplies for the war effort under Lyndon B. Johnson and later had a brief, rocky tenure as president of The ...