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 ...

The chair of the Naval Academy History Department resigned after reportedly being ordered by the academy’s superintendent to remove a previously approved paper from the list of those to be presented ...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy's battleships have long been symbols of naval power and versatility, each with a unique and storied history. -The USS Washington made history by sinking the ...