On Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was in the middle of a pitched battle off of Guadalcanal. A Japanese torpedo scored a ...

Among the storied ships of World War II, there's no lack of renown for aircraft carriers or battleships, but what were the cruisers used for?

The Alaska-class ships were unique American warships from World War II, designed as massive “large cruisers” or ...

The USS Minneapolis, a member of the New Orleans-class cruisers, served in numerous major battles in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning the ship and its crews 17 battle stars.

Only the largest U.S. Navy ships – battleships, heavy cruisers, anti-aircraft cruisers, and aircraft carriers – that were sunk in WWII are included, ordered by when they were sunk.