Reactivating or building new Iowa-class battleships for the US Navy is an impractical notion. These World War II-era giants, ...

A look back in history reveals how U.S. battleships played a key role in accommodating the long-range weapon system known as ...

Currently, the Navy uses 5-inch guns on its destroyers and cruisers to support land operations. The battleship supporters say that only battleships can provide accurate and high-volume fire in all ...

Less than a dozen battleships are still afloat in the world — eight of which once belonged to the US Navy — now serving as museum ships honoring the historic battles they served in.

Battleships are back! In little more than five months, the shape of America’s future Navy fleet changed. Between February and July, U.S. Navy leadership went from advocating for a modest fleet ...

Result: of the Navy’s 15 battleships, only twelve (not counting the Wyoming’) would be much good in combat. So the Navy had set to work to increase the ranges of the deficient trio by upping ...

A battleship is a specific type of ship that is no longer in service. I repeat: The Navy no longer has any active battleships as part of the fleet. The Navy’s last battleship, USS Missouri ...

Amphibious Battleship: In 1961 a new proposal would have utilized the Iowa-class battleships to increase the navy’s troop-carrying capability. The rear turret and its three 16-inch guns would ...

In the event of an emergency, the Navy would have to split reactivating the Iowa-class battleships into three main efforts: personnel, activation and sustainment, and upgrades. Crewing four ...

4 Points You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy might have begun World War II with faster battlecruisers had it prioritized building them after World War I, instead of slow, heavily armored battleships.

S. Immensely proud of holding what was believed to be the world’s first fleet review for children, the Navy planned to mass thousands of them on Ballast Point at the mouth of San Diego Harbor.

Naval strategy is vital for winning a war and protecting your country. Here's everything you need to know about the deadliest ...