While the idea of reactivating the US Navy’s iconic Iowa-class battleships is popular among enthusiasts, it is a logistical ...

The U.S. Navy's Iowa-class battleships played a huge role in many 20th-century conflicts. How big were they, exactly, and how ...

Once the pride of the U.S. Navy, its four battleships are now mothballed museum attractions. But if needed, could these ...

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.

This article was originally published with the title “The Battleship and Gun of the Future” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 97 No. 23 (December 1907), p. 406 doi:10.1038 ...

CAMDEN – Gigantic gun barrels 66 feet long and 16 inches in diameter lay in a Virginia field nearly forgotten. They aided the World War II and the Korean War efforts with their awesome firepower ...

The first thing to note about “Battleship Yamato: Of War, Beauty and Irony” is what the book is not: It’s neither a historical account of the ill-fated Japanese warship Yamato nor a history ...

A battleship gun barrel used by the Navy in World War II that seemed destined for the scrapyard will soon get a second life. Coast Defense Study Group, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ...

Specifically, says Bruce Bramlett, executive director of the Battleship Texas Foundation, the guns for sale are Colt .45-caliber semiautomatic pistols modeled after the 100 weapons the arms maker ...

See how Battleship Texas has been restored to its former WWII glory The ongoing mission for Battleship Texas is being ship-shape again.

16-inch gun #386 aboard USS MISSOURI, third from the left, during the Japanese surrender ceremonies in Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945. The barrel was removed from the battleship turret during the ...

In 1934 the Japanese begin designing The Yamato, the most powerful battleship in history.