Austal USA successfully launched the company’s first steel ship, the future USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11), on June 14. Named after a native American Korean War veteran who, as an activist, fought ...

This christening is the 33rd for Austal in Mobile, but it stands out as the shipyard’s first steel vessel. The USNS Billy Frank Jr., is a T-ATS 11 Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship.

The Western Reserve, an all-steel freighter that sank in 1892, has been found in Lake Superior. The 300-foot freighter has become known for the tragic series of events that unfolded after it sank.

A historic all-steel ship that broke records as it cruised the Great Lakes but came to a tragic end has been found more than 100 years after it sank, researchers announced this week.

Nearly 133 years after the Western Reserve steel steamer ship sank in Lake Superior, explorers at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society this week said they have finally located the ...

Some orders will likely go to small and medium shipyards — yards experienced and equipped in the right size range for steel and aluminum. Today, six specialized shipyards produce almost all the Navy’s ...

After searching for two years, researchers discovered the shipwreck of the Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship that broke apart in a gale in 1892 with a sole survivor.

This christening is the 33rd for Austal in Mobile, but it stands out as the shipyard’s first steel vessel. The USNS Billy Frank Jr., is a T-ATS 11 Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship.

Retropolis Steel ship ripped in two by deadly 1892 squall is found in Lake Superior. Underwater video shows the two halves of the steamer sitting atop each other, which is unusual for a shipwreck.