Could battleships return? We explain how missiles, cost, and naval strategy killed the concept and why it isn't likely ...

A major constraint on the Iowa-class design was an “escalator clause” in the Second London Naval Treaty of 1936, which raised the maximum allowable displacement of battleships from 35,000 tons to ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: No one has ever hit an Iowa class battleship with 150 6” shells over the course of 30 minutes. However, World War II offers some experience; the German battleship ...

Navy Battleship USS Texas is getting a big update: Over a century ago, the U.S. Navy launched its USS Texas battleship. The formidable New York-class vessel would go on to serve in the Mexican waters ...

Lots of men live with the challenge of carrying on their family’s legacy. Tony Gregory’s just weighs 27,000 tons, is nearly two football fields long and could — but probably won’t — sink into ...

I had a discussion with my buddy. I said that the US Navy no longer had any active duty ships, and that the last time they were used was probably the Persian Gulf. I looked on the Navy's official ...

Touting large-caliber guns and torpedos, battleships carried intense firepower and heavy armor. With the advancement of military technology, the need for battleships dwindled. There are only eight US ...

Key Points and Summary on Yamat0-Class Battleships - The Imperial Japanese Navy's WWII-era Yamato-class warships were the largest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, boasting ...

Residents in the Philadelphia area are about to see a rare site — a battleship floating down the Delaware River. The USS New Jersey is scheduled to move from its dock in Camden on Thursday, when it ...