Articles
Japan Assault Fleet Arrives at Pearl Harbor…Just For Practice
TOKYO – Warships from Japan’s Maritime Self Defense Force have making stops at the American naval base at Pearl Harbor for more than two decades. But it’s going...
The Navy’s Hull Game
The U.S. Navy routinely says it needs more ships. One way it makes that need more dire is by retiring existing vessels well before their planned lifespan is...
Japanese Invasion Fleet Heads For California — Then Where?
TOKYO – An unprecedented force of ships, troops and aircraft that Japan will send to southern California for amphibious warfare exercises next month represents...
New Warship Gives U.S. Pivot Some Hawaiian Punch
TOKYO – The U.S. pivot toward Asia – and the potential for confrontation with China – became a little more real this week with the arrival of a new class of...
In the Wake of Ugly Incidents at Sea, the Cruise Industry Is in Hot Water
When one cruise ship experiences problems at sea, it's categorized as an isolated incident. What happens when several ships operated by the same company run into...
Photo Essays
World War II in Color: American Bombers and Their Crews, 1942
Within weeks of the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and America’s official entry into the Second World War, Allied forces in Europe activated the...
After Pearl Harbor: LIFE in the Pacific and on the Homefront
President Franklin Roosevelt declared December 7, 1941 — when Japan launched more than 350 fighters, bombers, and torpedo planes against the U.S. naval base at...
Time.com Specials
Star Trekkin’: A Geek’s Guide to the USS Enterprise
From Captain Kirk’s groundbreaking starship to Captain Picard’s interstellar cruise liner, TIME presents a brief history of the many ships called USS Enterprise ...
Top 10 Haunted Places
From war-torn battlefields to creaky mansions and ghostly ships, TIME looks at the lore behind the world's most haunted places
