4 Points You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy might have begun World War II with faster battlecruisers had it prioritized building them after World War I, instead of slow, heavily armored battleships.

World War II U.S. Navy Veteran, Joseph McCarron, celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by friends and loved ones earlier ...

Summary and Key Points: USS Long Beach (CGN-9) holds a unique place in naval history as the first nuclear-powered surface warship and the first cruiser built from the keel up since WWII.

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) - Ingalls Shipbuilding serves as an all too familiar site for World War II Navy veteran Alfred Lewis. “I worked in the engine rooms,” he said. Lewis enlisted in 1945 ...