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Why the US Navy passed on the Montana-class battleships. Today, no navy in the world operates the slow, lumbering battleships of earlier years. However,...
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Why the US Navy passed on the Montana-class battleships. Today, no navy in the world operates the slow, lumbering battleships of earlier years. However,...
The battleship USS Wisconsin, later known to its shipmates as the “Wisky,” lived through a day of bad luck in 1956. Sailors who had...
Both aviators and sailors grasped early on that aircraft could revolutionize some aspects of naval warfare. At the very least, manned aircraft could supply...
USS Battleship Texas Dry Dock Tours to Continue: As repairs continue on the USS Texas (BB-35), visitors will still have an opportunity through the...
Battleship Roma: Italy’s Largest Warship Ever Was Destroyed by Nazi Germany – A day after the proclamation of the 1943 Italian armistice, which saw the...
The Swordfish Biplane Helped Sink Germany’s Most Advanced Battleship – During the Second World War, the British Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm found itself...
Though it is currently possible to walk the decks of seven United States Navy battleships dating back to the Second World War, which have...
USS Iowa: Don’t Mess With the ‘Big Stick’ – Nicknamed the “Big Stick,” the USS Iowa battleship earned its moniker by serving gallantly and...
When it comes to the Vietnam War, you often think of Huey helicopters and bloody jungle fighting. But there was a naval aspect to...
Imagine the combat power of a battleship combined with the flat-top of an aircraft carrier. This “battle carrier” would have the speed to keep...