The 1967 fire on the USS Forrestal aircraft carrier was one of the most devastating naval disasters in U.S. history. It occurred on July 29, 1967, while the aircraft carrier was stationed in the ...

The USS Constellation is a fixture in Baltimore's Inner Harbor as hundreds of people pass by it every day — but most have no idea the role it played in ending the transatlantic slave trade.

The last Constellation's keel was laid down on Sept. 14, 1957, with final construction and outfitting to the Navy and commissioning completed on Oct. 27, 1961. The ship cost $264.5 million, and ...