National Security Journal on MSN3d
RANKED: The 5 Best U.S. Navy Battleships of All Time
The U.S. Navy’s battleships have long been symbols of naval power and versatility, each with a unique and storied history.
National Security Journal on MSN1d
USS Illinois: The Forgotten Iowa-Class Battleship The Navy Never Finished
The USS Illinois (BB-65) was planned as an Iowa-class battleship during World War II, embodying the Navy’s reliance on heavily armored “battlewagons.” -Ordered in 1940 and partially built, the ...
The National Interest on MSN3d
This World War II Battleship Fights Its Greatest Enemy Yet
The USS Iowa has served the U.S. in its darkest hours. Now, she faces a new set of challenges: combatting the brutal passage ...
24/7 Wall St. on MSN9d
America’s Oldest and Newest Warship Classes That Fought in World War II
World War II U.S. Navy Veteran, Joseph McCarron, celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by friends and loved ones earlier ...
WUNC2d
Missing since World War II, the remains of a sailor from a segregated Navy branch return home
Neil Frye, who was 20 years old when he was killed, was a mess attendant on the USS West Virginia when it was attacked at ...
Military Times on MSN1d
Sink ships, get Scotch: An officer’s spirited revenge for Pearl Harbor
Wilfred "Jasper" Holmes, a U.S. Naval officer, personally sent expensive scotch to any U.S. skipper who sank a ship of the ...
USS Scranton, Pacific Fleet’s oldest fast-attack sub, gifted with storied game of Navy legend
The crew of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) received the storied O’Kane cribbage board ...
The New York Sun7dOpinion
To Meet Communist China’s Naval Threat, Replace America’s System of Building New Ships
President Reagan’s goal of a 600-ship navy is far from met. Today’s force has only 295 ships. Further, the current plan is to ...