A U.S. Navy ship has a new moniker after the Trump administration stripped it of its previous name that honored a slain icon ...

The ship was earlier named after Harvey Milk, a US Navy veteran and one of the country’s first openly gay elected officials.

No other changes are expected soon to the fleet of John Lewis-class ships, most of which are named after civil rights figures ...

The USS Kentucky (BB-66), a battleship that was never completed, represents a pivotal moment in US naval history. -Initially ...

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced USNS Bethesda (EMS 1) as the name for the lead ship in the new Expeditionary Medical Ship (EMS(X)) class of ships during his mental health awareness ...

The move marks Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s latest foray into culture-war issues and comes near the conclusion of Pride ...

Navy Chief Watertender Oscar Verner Peterson died while performing damage control on his ship during the Battle of the Coral ...

Navy replenishment oiler, which was previously named for gay rights leader, has been renamed for World War II hero Oscar V.

The USNS Harvey Milk, a John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, is shown in March in drydock at Alabama Shipyard in ...

The following is the June 30, 2025, Congressional Research Service Report on Navy Ship Names. From the report Overview of ...

The WWII-era Essex-class aircraft carriers were a pivotal development that served as a historic bridge to the modern carrier ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the USNS Harvey Milk will be renamed after a World War II sailor who ...