Key Points and Summary - We offer a 'tour' of the eight U.S. battleships preserved as floating museums, many of which are being rebuilt and repaired. -The list is dominated by the four iconic ...
USS New Jersey (BB-62), the most decorated battleship in U.S. history, stepped back into the same Philadelphia dry dock where ...
During the lead-up to the United States' entry into World War II, the U.S. Navy ordered six new battleships that were designed to combat Japan's Kongō-class battleships. Ultimately, only four of the ...
The United States Navy doesn't use battleships anymore. The last battleships built by the Navy were those of the Iowa class. These gigantic vessels' similarly gigantic guns have been silent since 1991 ...