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Known as the “Big J” or “Black Dragon,” USS New Jersey (BB-61) has the distinction of being one of the most decorated battleships to...
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Known as the “Big J” or “Black Dragon,” USS New Jersey (BB-61) has the distinction of being one of the most decorated battleships to...
She was the lead ship of her class, the fourth U.S. Navy vessel to be named after the state of Iowa. Today, the massive...
A day after the proclamation of the 1943 Italian armistice, which saw the downfall of the fascist regime under Benito Mussolini, on September 9,...
Oh, what could have been. The U.S. Navy planned for the Montana-class to be the successors to the powerful Iowa-class battleships, and as such...
It is a tale of two navies. In New Jersey, the World War II battleship named for the Garden State is undergoing a major...
Before the outbreak of the Second World War, the Nazis had what could truly be described as “delusions of grandeur” and that included Germania,...
History records the famous “firsts,” and yet, not all are moments are to be cherished or revered. For every major achievement that brought mankind...
During the Second World War, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) battleships Yamato and Musashi spent much of their short carriers in naval bases due...
In September 2020, the future Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN-794) was christened in a ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding...