We offer a ‘tour’ of the eight U.S. battleships preserved as floating museums, many of which are being rebuilt and repaired. ...
The Iowa-class embodied peak battleship power: fast, heavily armored, and devastating ashore. -Adjusted for inflation, they ...
Trump wants battleships back in the Navy's inventory, and that may be far-fetched, but his remarks do highlight real ...
In principle, I am all for fitting out a modern-day descendant of Iowa-class dreadnoughts. Whether doing so is practical is another question.
During the lead-up to the United States' entry into World War II, the U.S. Navy ordered six new battleships that were designed to combat Japan's Kongō-class battleships. Ultimately, only four of the ...
Battleships are large, heavily armored and armed warships, but the United States Navy stopped using them toward the end of the 20th century. Their usefulness waned as missile technology improved, and ...