Among the storied ships of World War II, there's no lack of renown for aircraft carriers or battleships, but what were the cruisers used for?

On June 4, 1944, the US Navy captured its first German submarine. Now it's displayed at Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science ...

Following the end of the First World War, it would serve as a regular vessel in the English navy. That came to an end in 1939 when the ship was torpedoed by the German U-47 with all hands lost.

Photos show the USS Laffey still sitting upright on the seafloor with much of her bow and midsection intact despite more than ...

Nov. 23, 2013 -- Researchers have apparently discovered the remains of a World War II-era German U-boat and the skeletons of its crew off the coast of Indonesia.

After the policy forbidding German Jews from serving in the U.S. military was changed during World War II, Pins joined the Army and was going through basic training, believing he would be sent ...