In recent years, the cost of producing critically needed Lewis-class fuel ships has soared to an average of $860 million each ...

Nor was the third vessel included in the Chief of Naval Operation’s list of “unfunded ... for it. The Navy included an option to complete construction of the ship in a contract with the ...

Maintenance in theater reduces downtime and costs and enhances operational readiness, the U.S. Naval Forces Korea said.

But it's not always size that matters. The Navy uses plenty of other ships that aren't on such a grand scale, but this doesn't make them any less impressive — or important. Some ships are only ...

but the number of Navy ships has fallen behind China’s. The United States has 296 ships in its fleet, while China’s is on pace to surpass 400 ships this year. Despite the U.S. Navy’s goal of ...