A Manhattan federal appeals court yesterday upheld the conviction of a former Navy sailor serving 10 years for leaking details about ship movements to a London-based Web-site operator that supported attacking Americans.

The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected defense arguments seeking to overturn the 2008 conviction of Hassan Abu-Jihaad of Phoenix, who was honorably discharged in 2002.

Abu-Jihaad gave the information to Azzam Publications, which in 2001 maintained Web sites that openly espoused jihad against the United States, the court said.