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Sailors have cited manning levels and uncomfortable mattresses as reasons why they can't get solid rest on their ships, according to a new report.

The US Navy has removed the commander of the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie for unspecified performance issues.

Sailors aboard the cruiser Shiloh often worried about the commanding officer’s use of an antiquated punishment: Three days in the brig with nothing to eat but bread and water.

A U.S. Navy warship arrived recently at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, where crews will add technology to the vessel so it can hold missiles that travel more than five times the speed of sound.

The commander of Japan-based guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG-83) was removed from command Saturday, Navy officials told USNI News. U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Karl Thomas removed Cmdr. Kenji Igawa from command, “due to loss of confidence in his ability to command,” according to a service statement provided to USNI News. “Capt. Edward Angelinas, […]

The Ticonderoga class guided-missile destroyer was decommissioned during a ceremony at Naval Base San Diego on Thursday attended by current and former crewmembers.

The US Navy decommissions USS Mobile Bay while in the middle of a race to outmatch China’s swelling ship count.

The USS Mobile Bay was decommissioned Thursday at Naval Base San Diego after over three decades of service to the U.S. Navy.

It’s unclear what issue the ship is facing, although the Navy anticipates it will be underway again soon.

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