But what makes the M18 Hellcat one of the best tank destroyers of World War II is that it had the highest kill-loss ratio of any armored vehicle in the U.S. inventory. It claimed 526 kills ...

whereas tank destroyers and assault guns have more focused roles. Unlike the light tanks that existed before World War II, destroyers and assault guns proved their worth so well they're still ...

The following day, Japanese forces lost one of the world’s two biggest battleships ... a heavy cruiser and several destroyers. Adm. William Halsey, learning of four Japanese carriers approaching ...

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel ... Japanese forces lost one of the world’s two biggest battleships ...

The 314-foot destroyer was located largely intact ... at the hands of the Japanese military on March 1, 1942, during World War II. Now, the doomed ship has finally been located, in a happenstance ...

The U.S. Navy later commissioned the Edsall-class destroyer escort ships, with the lead ship entering service in 1943. The Edsall is the latest ship from World War II to be found after decades ...

A Navy destroyer that was sunk by Japanese forces during World War II has been discovered, the U.S. Navy confirmed on Monday. The Royal Australian Navy found the USS Edsall at the bottom of the ...

Commissioned in 1998, the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer was named for Rear ... against Japanese navy in the Pacific during World War II to the most successful record of any Navy ...

By John Ismay Reporting from Washington A U.S. Navy destroyer sunk in 1945 by a kamikaze aircraft during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II has been discovered by a group of civilian underwater ...

A U.S. Navy destroyer escort sunk during World War II has been found nearly 7,000 meters (23,000) feet below sea level off the Philippines, making it the world's deepest shipwreck ever located ...