During the panic of the disaster, the four chaplains organized evacuees, distributed life jackets from storage, and tended to ...

The SS United States has been cleared to sail from south Philadelphia to Mobile, Ala., in preparation for its eventual ...

Feb. 3 is the 82nd anniversary of the sinking of the USAT Dorchester in the north Atlantic Ocean by a German U-boat.

The SS United States, a staple in South Philadelphia's Navy Yard, will begin its final journey this weekend to become part of ...

Dive into the ultimate Lego challenge as we build and test various Lego boats and ships to sink them in a large fish tank! With each test, the challenge becomes more complex, pushing the limits of ...

Among the many tragedies that occurred during World War II, the 1943 sinking of the USAT Dorchester stands out for the show of unity and courage it spurred: the sight ...

The man and woman whose sailboat was full of water used their last flares to attract the attention of a cargo ship off the ...

3 is the 82nd anniversary of the sinking of the USAT Dorchester ... 672 died. It was the largest loss of life during a ship convoy in World War II. Volunteers with the nonprofit Stories Behind ...

Operations to move the SS United States will begin at 8:21 p.m. on Thursday. Then during low tide at 4 a.m. on Saturday, it will depart from Philadelphia, where it will be chaperoned by multiple tug ...

And laying those mines, each powerful enough to sink all but the largest Chinese ships, isn’t terribly demanding for an immature robotic system. Mines are simple but potent weapons. The American ...

Samoa and New Zealand have been discussing Manawanui compensation, according to the head of Samoa's Ministry of Works, Transport and Infrastructure.

Antarctic krill swimming between the Southern Ocean's surface and seafloor depths, make a "surprisingly small" contribution ...