IN the early years of the Second World War, the British people were called upon to raise money to keep the navy afloat.

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Some warships were so poorly built, they barely survived their own test runs—let alone real combat. From nuclear subs to ironclad embarrassments, these vessels were floating failures.

Ireland is considering asking larger EU nations for security assistance during its forthcoming EU presidency, including ...

China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has officially commissioned its third and most advanced aircraft carrier, the ...

Twenty-four crew members of a Greek-managed product tanker attacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean on Thursday remain safe in the vessel’s citadel, awaiting rescue by an approaching EU warship.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has suspended an energy agreement with Trinidad and Tobago over the island nation's ...

In March 2016, a fishing trawler capsized and bobbed helplessly in the churning South Atlantic after Argentine coastguard cutters opened fire. The vessel had refused to stop despite radio warnings, ...

China’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier has entered service, Chinese state media said, in a major step for the ...

Opinion: The author of this op-ed argues the recent strikes on alleged drug boats create a precedent that gives an advantage ...

President Donald Trump’s administration escalated a U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean on Friday by announcing the ...

It doesn’t take America’s most lethal aircraft carrier, its F/A-18 jets and a flotilla of US Navy warships carrying dozens of Tomahawk missiles to blast a few speedboats out of the Caribbean.