William Henry Pratt was 19 and served on the USS Nevada during the 1941 attack. His brother Basil Pratt was also on the ship and survived.

Dibbern was a self-made man with a fierce independent streak, describing himself as a "citizen of the world" who created his ...

Sailors from the USS Fort Worth laugh with Navy World War II veteran Elsie Kitty Rippin after they surprised her with cake ...

Workers from Meals on Wheels and sailors from the combat ship came together to celebrate the 101-year-old World War II veteran.

Don Scoby, Whidbey Islander, post commander of the Scottish American Military Society and avid bagpiper, recently published a ...

The Deep Sea Fishermen’s Union is one of the original independent labor unions representing commercial fishermen in the U.S., ...

After more than 80 years hidden beneath the waves off Rio de Janeiro, the location of a Brazilian troop transport ship ...

Flake out: This phrase comes from when a crew would ‘flake out’ an anchor chain (lay it out flat) on the deck to check the ...

More ships than ever are being abandoned around the world by their owners, according to the United Nations’ labor and ...

A British sailor is lost at sea after his yacht was found "eviscerated" off the south-western French coast in stormy weather, ...

A search team had been sent out to find the 73-year-old man, who had not been identified, after his distress beacon was set ...