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The dream of the battlecarrier did not die in World War II, despite the substandard performance of many of the converted ships, and despite the...
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The dream of the battlecarrier did not die in World War II, despite the substandard performance of many of the converted ships, and despite the...
Since I was a little boy, I have been obsessed with U.S. Navy battleships – and maybe seeing them someday head back out onto...
The U.S. Navy’s Iowa-class Had Its Sights on Japan Before The First Ship Was Even Built – While the United States Navy’s USS Iowa (BB-61)...
The USS Missouri has the distinction of being the last battleship built by the U.S. Navy, and the last one to decommission. You may...
What made the Iowa-Class Special: Those big 16-inch guns: During the Second World War, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) launched two of the largest...
The USS Illinois – A Missed Opportunity? – As the clouds of war appeared on the horizon in the late 1930s, the United States...
More than 60 battleships, including 23 from the United States alone, took part in combat operations during the Second World War. They were among...
Forbes Contributing writer and Defense Expert Peter Suciu explains why the era of the battleships is truly over: For military history buffs, there is...
The Iowa-class battleships consisted of six planned fast battleships. The U.S. Navy ordered the Iowa-class to be built in 1939 and 1940 – just...
What was the most expensive battleship ever? We asked a top military expert that question and why that class of battleships was so special: The...