The Navy has begun the process of retiring its oldest aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz, which was commissioned in 1975.

A starship with an illustrious heritage that was gone before her time.

The Nimitz was the second nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to join the Navy, following the USS Enterprise, a design used for only one ship. The Navy’s newest carrier is the USS John F.

The Nimitz was the second nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to join the Navy, following the USS Enterprise, a design used for only one ship. The Navy’s newest carrier is the USS John F.

Lorin Heward, 98, of Idaho Falls, poses for a photo in his backyard. He served as a gunner on the U.S.S. Enterprise during ...

The U.S. Navy commissioned a new submarine on Saturday, the first vessel in its fleet designed to fully integrate male and female sailors. The USS New Jersey, a fast-attack Virginia-class ...

The USS New Jersey, a fast-attack Virginia-class submarine, was commissioned during a ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Middletown, New Jersey. "You operate the most complex platform on ...

Saturday is her big day. She will be commissioned as the USS New Jersey, a 377-foot long Virginia class nuclear-powered cruise missile fast-attack submarine. She will get a sacred ceremony from ...

The one ship that most nearly symbolizes the history of the United States Navy in World War II,” said James V. Forrestal, ...

Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise: Lit on Fire Thanks to Its Own 'Rocket' The Enterprise fire, triggered by the heat from a huffer unit that accidentally ignited a Zuni rocket, led to a chain ...

The USS Kingsville is officially a part of the U.S. Navy. The ship was commissioned on Saturday, Aug. 24 at the Solomon P. Ortiz Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. The USS Kingsville, an ...

The aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln is now operating in the Middle East as the U.S. bolsters its presence amid rising regional tensions. (MC2 Clayton Wren/U.S. Navy) The aircraft carrier Abraham ...