The Mothball Fleet isn't just one group of ships but rather a collection of inactive ships. Some are maintained to be reactivated in the event of an emergency.

The final Independence-class LCS will now be retooled for mine warfare, and the ships may finally serve a helpful purpose, replacing aging minesweepers.

OPINION US Navy: Projecting strength and building the fleet of tomorrow US must make significant investments in our Navy fleet or face the costs of inaction.

The US Navy has been pivoting from a Cold War alignment toward a more modern, flexible fleet as the focus shifts to the ...

The latest Department of Defense budget made way for the very early retirement of four Freedom-class littoral combat ships. These ships, which were among the newest vessels in the Navy, are being ...

US Navy Photo The head of the Maritime Administration “was not at all confident” that all the ships in the Ready Reserve Fleet could be crewed if called to duty in a crisis.

Unlike large hospital ships like the USNS Mercy, these new vessels will be catamarans that are faster and more nimble.

The latest strategy document calls for a Navy of some 500 ships; around 350 would be crewed and about 150 would not be. Here's why.

As it stands now, the U.S. Navy has upwards of 400 vessels in its fleet, each playing a unique role within the whole. The backbone of the fleet is the series of Nimitz-class aircraft carriers ...

As China continues to grow what is already the world’s largest navy, a professor at the US Naval War College has a warning for American military planners: In naval warfare, the bigger fleet ...

The Mothball Fleet makes up a large number of vessels in the United States Navy and is scattered in harbors and bays all across the country.