Maine, said she was "encouraged by the reaction" of Navy Secretary John Phelan after he toured the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for the first time ...

Keel laying is the formal recognition of the start of a ship’s construction.  The keel laying symbolically recognizes the ceremonial beginning of the construction of a ship. This ship milestone is ...

Despite the largest loss of life sustained by one family in the U.S. Navy's history, Alleta and Thomas were determined to ...

The Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue ship is designed as a multi-mission platform to perform various tasks.