The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS California returned to Naval Submarine Base New London on Friday after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. European ...

Seven U.S. Navy vessels have been named the USS California since 1867. Perhaps the most famous is the fifth one, the Tennessee-class battleship given the identification number BB-44 (“Battleship #44”) ...

GROTON, Conn. (WTNH) — The USS California returned from a six-month deployment, making Valentine’s Day extra special for many families at the Submarine Base in Groton. The Sanchez family eagerly ...

You are always in someone’s way on the nuclear submarine USS California. People can only pass in the hall sideways. Head clearance isn't very generous, either. Most of the crew sleep in “racks” of ...

In this episode of our Pearl Harbor series, we dive into one of the most remarkable feats of naval engineering ever undertaken. After the devastating December 7 attack, USS California lay crippled — ...

Stories of the 624-foot USS California, the biggest ship ever built at Mare Island, almost cruising up Georgia Street in Vallejo on its launch day have been recounted time and again over the years.

The U.S. Navy’s fleet of Tennessee-class battleships was constructed before World War I as part of the service’s “standard series” of twelve battleships designed prior to the Washington Naval Treaty.

There was no shortage of “heroes” on December 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor, and for their efforts, which went above and beyond on that fateful morning, a total of fifteen men of the U.S. Navy were awarded ...