American battleships were a symbol of naval power for decades but became obsolete with the rise of missiles and other ...

Key Points - The Imperial Japanese Navy's Yamato-class warships were the largest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, boasting massive 18.1-inch main guns. -However, the two ...

The largest, most massive battleships to ever exist were the Japanese Yamato-class WWII-era warships which incorporated nine ultra-large 460mm 18.1-inch naval guns. The large weapons, designed for ...

DECATUR - Walk down the stairs in the Adam Troxell Sr. home in Decatur and cast an eye upon a massive model ship. Extending over each end of a 7-foot pool table, the World War II battleship USS New ...

Feb. 3 is the 82nd anniversary of the sinking of the USAT Dorchester in the north Atlantic Ocean by a German U-boat. The disaster also created one of World War II’s most enduring symbols of valor, ...

NORFOLK, Va. — September 2nd marks a major milestone in world history: the 80th anniversary of the official end of World War II. In Norfolk, decorated military officials, city leaders, and other ...

World War II wasn’t just fought by men and women on the front lines, it was also defined by the machines they rode, drove, ...

The USS Iowa has faithfully served the U.S. in its darkest hours. Now, she faces a new set of challenges: combatting the brutal passage of time. The United States Navy’s Iowa-class battleships were ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In January 1991, a huge Allied naval fleet had amassed in the Persian Gulf–the largest deployment of naval strength since 1945. Two of the US ...

Outnumbered and outgunned, the crew of the U.S.S. Johnston fought overwhelming odds before their ship sank more than 21,000 feet into one of the world’s deepest submarine chasms. The U.S.S. Johnston ...