The crew had sent out a distress signal stating that they were taking on water about 230 miles east of Virginia Beach. The helicopter refueled aboard the USS Vella Gulf.

Farrell had served aboard more modern ships, of course. She was on guided-missile cruisers USS Vella Gulf, USS San Jacinto and USS Vicksburg before taking command of Old Ironsides. Katie Lange ...

Today, as a floating memorial, the Turner Joy stands as a testament to naval engineering and warfare—but also as a reminder ...

A guided-missile destroyer was dispatched to patrol the Eastern Pacific on Friday, the Navy announced. USS Stockdale (DDG-106 ...

Cmdr. Frederick Moosbrugger’s claim to fame was a near-perfect destroyer duel at the Battle of Vella Gulf. (National Archives) World War II was marked by numerous technical advances and battles ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Southern Republicans are pushing their states to formally embrace the name Gulf of America — the name President Donald Trump has bestowed on the Gulf of Mexico — and ...

BREMERTON, Wash. — The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has begun a maintenance stint that will keep it from deployment for 17 months, Navy officials said. The Reagan ...

The strike group, which comprises the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, the cruiser USS Gettysburg and the destroyers USS Stout, USS Jason Dunham and USS The Sullivans, has been on duty in the ...

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE — The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to conduct munitions testing in the Gulf of Mexico, known by the U.S. government as the Gulf of America, on April 24 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m ...

By Jackie Strause Managing Editor, East Coast After the first “USS Callister” released with the fourth season of Black Mirror in late 2017, director Toby Haynes told creator Charlie Brooker ...

Florida officially recognized "Gulf of America" as the name for the former Gulf of Mexico in state law and public school textbooks. The change follows a federal executive order by President Trump ...