On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial ...
Key Points and Summary - Russia’s refit Kirov-class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov entering sea trials signals that big, heavily armed surface combatants still matter. -The piece traces the lineage to ...
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 ...
Once the mighty and highly visible “big hammer” of the US Navy, the big battleships that were brought out of mothballs and made operational again in the 1980s are no longer in service. Four ships of ...
Italy’s Littorio -Class Battleship – The Ultimate Guide: During the Second World War, Italy constructed a formidable battleship class loaded with firepower. Also recognized as the Vittorio Vento class ...
After finishing my last article on the inability of the US Navy to build frigates, I was hopeful that I could have a bit of a break before the next crisis in ...
The Iowa-class ships can be traced back to the late 1930’s, when the “escalator clause” first emerged. First penned in the 1936 London Treat, if Japan (or other non-signatories) refused to confirm ...