The Iowa-class embodied peak battleship power: fast, heavily armored, and devastating ashore. -Adjusted for inflation, they ...

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 ...

In principle, I am all for fitting out a modern-day descendant of Iowa-class dreadnoughts. Whether doing so is practical is ...

Key Points and Summary: Following a major $10 million dry dock refurbishment, the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62)—the most decorated warship in U.S. Navy history—is back at its museum berth in ...

Battleships are large, heavily armored and armed warships, but the United States Navy stopped using them toward the end of the 20th century. Their usefulness waned as missile technology improved, and ...

In a further sign that none of the Iowa-class battleships will ever return to service, the latest U.S. Navy vessel named for the Hawkeye State was officially commissioned into service at a ceremony on ...