By the war's end, the American Navy expanded significantly, increasing from around 700 ships to over 6,000. Japan's loss of four fleet carriers during the Battle of Midway hindered its ability to ...

In the American press, headlines proclaimed "Spanish Treachery!" and "Destruction of the War Ship Maine Was the Work of an Enemy!" William Randolph Hearst and his New York Journal offered a $ ...

In the twilight years of World War II, hundreds of ships were built, most moving cargo. In May 1945, the SS American Victory was launched. Built in just 55 days, it was deployed in WWII ...