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Battleship USS Missouri, a Short Primer: The North Carolina– and South Dakota–class battleships were designed with the limits of the Washington Naval Treaty in mind. Although much more...
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Battleship USS Missouri, a Short Primer: The North Carolina– and South Dakota–class battleships were designed with the limits of the Washington Naval Treaty in mind. Although much more...
Noting the extent of the destruction caused by the U.S. Army Air Force’s B-29s, the U.S. Navy decided that it could use the battleship...
Battleships were a huge investment of national treasure and national pride. Indeed, in some cases they arguably represented an over-investment. This can become awkward...
Dreadnought rendered the previous battleships of the world obsolete at a stroke. Displacing 18,200 tons, it carried ten twelve-inch guns in five twin turrets,...
Could the idea of a giant warship that is heavily armed, like a 21st-century battleship, make a comeback?
Hitler’s Failed Plan Z to Built a Fleet of Battleships and Heavy, a History: At first glance, the Battle of the Barents Sea seems insignificant,...
The famous WWII-era Alaska-Class Battlecruisers were developed as far back as the 1930s to counter large German ships emerging during the lead-up to WWII....
As the historic location of Japan’s surrender in World War II, the USS Missouri battleship needs little introduction. That defining moment and the ship...
The USS Montana would have been a massive battleship – but it was obsolete from the start: In the early 1940s, the U.S. Navy still...
Hyūga almost became the last aircraft carrier to be sunk from enemy fire as well. However, just a day later, on July 29, the...