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

The following is the July 14, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Navy Light Replenishment Oiler (TAOL) ...

Naval ships and submarines all come with a designation that generally describes what they do and other key specifications. Here's what CVN stands for.

USS, HMS, SS - what do all these designations mean on a military ship? Here's what USS stands for on Navy ships, and some history behind the naming of them.

The Navy wants to buy 19 ships in fiscal year 2026, but delays, aging shipyards, and new threats may upset those plans.

The following is the July 14, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Navy DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer ...

Shipbuilder Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy on Friday, marking the ...

A U.S. Navy ship named after San Francisco gay rights activist Harvey Milk is being renamed following an order by Trump Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to reporting.

The Navy is relying on the combination of the annual defense budget and supplemental legislation to buy 19 new ships in 2026, an increase from the five ships purchased in 2025 and eight ships ...

The Department of Defense is planning to rename the Navy vessel USNS Harvey Milk, named after the trailblazing LGBT and human rights advocate who became one of the first openly gay men elected to ...

U.S. Navy is renaming a ship named for gay rights leader Harvey Milk and considering new names for others named for prominent Americans.

The Pentagon is looking to rename ships named after civil rights icons, including the gay rights leader Harvey Milk. For LTBTQ sailors who saw the Navy as a refuge, it feels like a betrayal.