Thanks for the great articles on Mare Island Naval Shipyard regarding "Ships, subs and many brushes with history." I would like to add another significant ship to the list they provided — the ...

Four of those awards went to sailors and one officer aboard the stricken USS California (BB-44), and tragically of the four only one survived the day.

On the 76th anniversary of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the Navy is posthumously honoring two sailors from USS Oklahoma (BB-37) and USS Vestal (AR-4) for bravery. Earlier this ...

Crew members abandon the damaged USS California as burning oil drifts down on the ship at about 10 a.m. on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941 — shortly after the end of the Japanese raid.