When Mary Welch, of Chaska, learned that wreckage of the World War II battleship USS Indianapolis had been found Aug. 19, it was a bittersweet moment. Torpedoed and sunk July 30 1945, its resting ...

This story was originally published July 23, 1998 in the Chaska Herald. Paul Murphy always keeps fresh oranges in his house. He doesn’t make too much of this. In fact, ...

showing damage to an observation platform. As already reported here at The Aviationist, the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) aircraft carrier was involved in a collision with a merchant ship in the ...

New images reveal the extent of the damage the USS Harry S. Truman suffered this week when it collided with a merchant vessel near Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea. The photos released Saturday by ...

A string of photos that recently surfaced online offer a sense of the scale and scope of damage sustained by the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard during last week's fire. By James ...

USS Indianapolis was the first to receive the ... with six pop-out blades that replace explosives and reduce collateral damage. The R-9X Hellfire, popularly known as “Ninja Missile” and ...

The Portland-class USS Indianapolis played an essential role ... the Tirpitz was heavily armed and capable of severe damage. After many attempts, the ship was finally sunk by RAF bombers on ...

The USS Indianapolis will sail again. Adm. Ricky Williamson announced Saturday night during a banquet for survivors of the warship lost during World War II that the Navy will give the city's name ...