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

President Trump’s Quantico riff about bringing battleships back lit up the “Big Gun” crowd—but sentiment runs headlong into ...

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

Image Credit: Ace Rheaume/U.S. Navy - Public Domain/Wiki Commons. Naval history has always been a story of innovation colliding with ambition. From massive battleships that symbolized national pride ...

Today, eight battleships are preserved as museums across the U.S. Armed with heavy steel armor and powerful deck guns ... 1988), which dominated the world's seas with its naval guns during the mid- to ...

In the summer of 1940, an Italian flotilla embarked on a grand expedition across the treacherous waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Their mission: to equip their compatriots stationed in Libya. As the ...