(AP) -- The Navy is coming to the rescue of one of its mightiest veterans, joining the operation to free the World War II aircraft carrier USS Intrepid from deep Hudson River mud that has blocked efforts to move the ship to a dry dock for renovation, officials announced Saturday.

A decision on building two Royal Navy aircraft carriers faces further delays because the Ministry of Defence and manufacturers cannot agree on the price.

Four Navy bases in California, Hawaii, Guam, and Washington state are in the running to become the new homeport of the USS Carl Vinson, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that is currently undergoing a ...

The US Navy used to operate a very small fleet, made up of impressively large "flying aircraft carriers", Zeppelins that carried fighter aircraft. The last of those, the USS Macon, went down in the 30s off of California and now is being explored using the latest of remotely operated underwater platforms.

The Navy will spend as much as $3 million to rescue the Intrepid, the retired aircraft carrier trapped in the mud off Manhattan.

(The Raw Story) - Washington- The US Navy christened its latest aircraft carrier, which is named for former president George HW Bush, in a ceremony in Newport News, Virginia on Saturday. The ceremony was attended by the former president, as well as his sons current President George W Bush and Florida Governor Jeb Bush, and other family members.

Navy officials announced Thursday that Rear Adm. Scott R. Van Buskirk will assume command of Carrier Strike Group 9 based in Everett, Wash. The group includes the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carr...