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The USS Illinois – A Missed Opportunity? – As the clouds of war appeared on the horizon in the late 1930s, the United States...
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The USS Illinois – A Missed Opportunity? – As the clouds of war appeared on the horizon in the late 1930s, the United States...
The Yamato and Iowa-class battleships were the most powerful battleships ever. However, could something even bigger have been built?
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...
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...
Iowa-Class Battleships – You see a lot of articles over the years about them making a comeback. This is impossible. Here’s why: The Iowa-class...
Since I was a little boy, I have been obsessed with U.S. Navy battleships – and maybe seeing them someday head back out onto...
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...
All the battleships to see service in the United States Navy during the Second World War were crewed by men who went well above...