This flawed speculative venture had a cast of characters that included a prominent Mormon elder, a significant ship building designer, a banker and, peripherally, the banker’s brother-in-law, George W ...

One of the first all-steel freighters on the Great Lakes has finally been discovered off the shores of Lake Superior after remaining hidden 600-feet beneath the surface for 132 years. The Western ...

In 2017, a civilian search team discovered the wreck of the USS Indianapolis in a 600-mile swathe of the Pacific Ocean. The 10,000-ton heavy cruiser was sunk by two torpedoes in the Philippine Sea in ...

In the 1930s, Japan’s naval engineers set out to build the most powerful warship ever conceived. The result was the ...

Researchers have discovered the wreck of a historic all-steel ship that sank 132 years ago in Lake Superior in North America.

“My father always told me businessmen were sons of bitches, but I didn’t believe him until now.” - President John F. Kennedy to his aides during the steel crisis of April, 1962. “We’re not in business ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Austal USA in Mobile officially christened its first steel ship made for the U.S. Navy, the Future USNS Billy Frank Jr., on Saturday. This event marks a significant milestone not ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Austal USA on Tuesday marked the official start of construction for its first steel ship — the future USNS Billy Frank Jr., will become the Navy’s 11th towing, salvage and rescue ...

With the push of a button Monday morning, a plasma cutter flared to life and began slicing a steel plate, making the first cut on materials that will become Austal USA’s first steel ship. “Many of you ...

It’s official: The first steel ship built by Austal USA will be a U.S. Navy towing and salvage ship, following the award of a $144 million multi-ship contract. Austal announced the two-ship “detailed ...