The U.S. Navy got started twice. The first time was on October 13, 1775, when the Continental Congress passed a resolution ...

The remains of John Paul Jones' ship, the Bonhomme Richard, have been found just off the British coast, and are supposedly visible from a cliff and walkable at certain tides By Tom Ricks Posted on ...

It's only natural that the U.S. Navy would name its ships after individuals who had an impact on the country. Using a person's name is a tradition that spans back to the continental era.

Two notable vessels of radically different eras and purposes slipped quietly into St. Michaels harbor recently. One, the ...

in 1774 and was soon appointed to the Continental Navy. During the Revolutionary War, he commanded ships off the Atlantic coast, in the Caribbean and in European seas, capturing and destroying ...

The first official salute by a foreign nation to the Stars and Stripes took place on 14 February 1778, when the Continental Navy ship Ranger, Captain John Paul Jones, fired 13 guns and received 9 ...

The AASB is used for the U.S. Marine Corps amphibious training with Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) and the follow-on ...

A Navy destroyer has deployed to the Gulf of America on a mission usually reserved for the U.S. Coast Guard to help deter ...

Unlike the Continental Army, the Navy recruited both free and enslaved ... was captured along with his ship's crew, and spent time on a British prison barge before being released in a prisoner ...

To accomplish this mission the Continental Congress purchased, converted, and constructed a fleet of small ships -- frigates, brigs, sloops, and schooners. These navy ships sailed independently or ...