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 ...

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 ...

Key Points and Summary - The iconic Iowa-class battleships came closer to being nuclear-armed platforms than many realize. During the Cold War, the US Navy developed the Mk-23 "Katie," a 16-inch ...

New photos show a rare 16-inch artillery shell fired from the battleship USS New Jersey. The shell was one of 5,866 fired against enemy targets during the battlewagon’s short-lived Vietnam tour, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

What You Need to Know: The USS North Carolina (BB-55), the first of the North Carolina-class fast battleships, played a pivotal role in WWII, showcasing advanced firepower and speed. -Designed with ...

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 ...