Riding a battleship isn't an everyday experience, so when a family member messaged me in early March about a chance to ride one into dry dock, I thought he was joking. I was already aware of the USS ...

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy’s Iowa-class and Japan’s Yamato-class embodied different answers to the same problem: survive enemy gunfire long enough to land decisive hits. Yamato carried the ...

Summary and Key Points: The Battleship USS New Jersey, the most decorated warship in U.S. Navy history, is back and better than ever following a $10 million restoration. -This summer, the Iowa-class ...

NATIONAL PARK, N.J. (CBS) - The Battleship New Jersey is now docked in South Philadelphia on Wednesday after it was towed down the Delaware River for the second time in less than a week. While passing ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dozens of World War II ships now live on as floating museums — a reminder of the nation’s sacrifice and tenacity during a time of turmoil. But salvaging and ...

The Iowa class of battleships consists of a quartet of formidable ships: The USS Missouri, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and the namesake Iowa. Conceptually, they were intended as the perfect battleship, ...