In mid-1945 the U.S. (USN) had an unusual, and unexpected, problem. With the naval war well in hand, the USN had plenty of battleships Navyand little use for them. Had the United States eventually ...

Summary and Key Points: The Iowa-class battleships were the fastest and most powerful the U.S. Navy ever built. The four ...

Ken Kersch speaks about the USS New Jersey as if it were a warm old friend instead of cold steel military hardware. "I love this ship," said Kersch, who spent four years in the U.S. Navy (1966-70).

Anyone who has driven through Pennsylvania likely knows that there are rarely “straight” and open roads. The geography of the Keystone State varies from a sea-level marine estuary to a mountainous ...

Summary and Key Points: The Montana-class would have been the most powerful battleship the United States ever built — bigger, ...

Lawmakers in the House Armed Services Committee released the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday.

After years of fundraising to save a historic World War II battleship gun barrel that seemed destined for a scrapyard, a nonprofit organization will finally give it a permanent home at Fort Story ...

The Battleship New Jersey, a historic museum ship docked in Camden, New Jersey, offers a one-of-a-kind experience for visitors — the chance to fire the ship’s 5-inch or 40mm saluting guns. For a ...

Convinced that the USS Texas' long-term survival relies on getting it out of the water, the historic battleship's advocates are poised to launch a $75 million campaign to place it in dry dock. First, ...

World War II made one thing clear: control of the seas could decide the fate of nations. Although battleships had long defined naval dominance, the conflict proved that aircraft carriers and ...