The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most ...

The USS New Orleans was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and responded to the Japanese air attack. Later, the vessel pulled USS Lexington sailors from the water during the Battle of the Coral Sea and ...

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 a dark night with no moon and heavily overcast skies on Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was one of 11 cruisers and ...

Audiences will be able to embark on a real-time exploration of the waters surrounding Guadalcanal and the naval battles that ...

"I feel like this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," a Japanese researcher who confirmed the vessel told Newsweek in an ...

Eighty-three years after its loss in WWII, the USS New Orleans bow has been located using sonar and underwater robots.

During World War II, the United States suffered 292,129 dead and 139,709 missing. The crew of the USS New Orleans was no exception, as more than 180 people died after being hit by ...

Wikimedia Commons/U.S. Navy The February 1944 Sinking of Japanese Light Cruiser Katori by USS Iowa On February 17, 1944, USS ...

This is part of a series highlighting local veterans that runs on Mondays through Veterans Day. To suggest a veteran ...

Wikimedia Commons/U.S. Navy The Marianas Turkey Shoot On June 19, 1944, USS Yorktown helped deliver the most crushing defeat ...