The Bay State’s proud naval history added a new chapter Saturday with the commissioning of the USS Massachusetts right in the harbor — with the USS Constitution, the oldest still-commissioned ship in ...

The nuclear-power fast-attack sub is the latest in a long line of ships named for the state, but the first submarine to bear the name.

The USS Massachusetts has joined the Navy fleet. Saturday's commissioning ceremony made the submarine the first named after the Bay State. The Navy says the nuclear-powered sub has enhanced stealth, ...

Before a cheering crowd of thousands gathered at the Conley Terminal in South Boston, the fifth US warship to bear the ...

The USS Massachusetts, the Navy's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine​, will be commissioned​ in Boston on Saturday.

Chinese vessels are mapping the sea floor at strategically vital regions of the world's oceans, building detailed knowledge ...

At 377 feet long and with a crew of 152 officers and sailors, the USS Massachusetts will become the fifth Navy vessel to carry the state’s name.

At first glance, the color choice seems obvious. Submarines are black to hide, and cruise ships are white to look elegant.

In early February 1948, a strange and urgent morse-code SOS, three dots, three dashes and three dots again, came from a Dutch ...

In 1989, the Soviet nuclear-powered attack submarine Komsomolets sank to the bottom of the Norwegian Sea, along with its ...