Here’s What You Need to Know: The Ticonderogas will soon reach the end of their useful service lives, as will the oldest of the DDG-51 class of ships. The Navy has yet to make a decision about its ...

Rules for giving certain types of names to certain types of Navy ships have evolved over time. Attack submarines, for example, were once named for fish, then later for cities, and most recently (in ...

The U.S. Navy's new medium landing ship design, sourced from a foreign shipbuilder, was chosen to control cost overruns and streamline construction timelines.

LONDON — German plans to acquire a fleet of new combat ships through a European competition have opened the door to a possible sale of the British Royal Navy's Type 26 frigate design, BAE Systems ...