DDG, LHD, CVN? Decode key U.S. Navy ship abbreviations and learn what they mean and what vessels they designate.

Seventy-two years ago the fastest ship in the world at the time made its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York.

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USS stands for United States Ship, and is used for Navy ships that are currently in active service. The designation has been ...

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The Nautilus is a legend from a bygone era—one with American industrial and defense capabilities the likes of which no modern ...

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When the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg on 15 April 1912, she set off flares and her wireless operator sent out a distress call. The RMS Carpathia responded, but by the time she arrived, the Titanic had ...

Divers are getting excited about the planned sinking of the SS United States. The once glorious luxury ocean liner is slated to become an artificial reef. Alabama Public Radio’s Cori Yonge reports.

This article was originally published with the title “The United States Battle Ship Oregon” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 72 No. 23 (June 1895), p. 353 doi:10.1038 ...