Could battleships return? We explain how missiles, cost, and naval strategy killed the concept and why it isn't likely ...

Convinced that the USS Texas' long-term survival relies on getting it out of the water, the historic battleship's advocates are poised to launch a $75 million campaign to place it in dry dock. First, ...

In mid-1945 the U.S. (USN) had an unusual, and unexpected, problem. With the naval war well in hand, the USN had plenty of battleships Navyand little use for them. Had the United States eventually ...

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 preserving ...

The Japanese battleship Yamato, the largest ever built, carried the 18.1-inch Type 94 naval gun, the biggest gun in world ...

Touting large-caliber guns and torpedos, battleships carried intense firepower and heavy armor. With the advancement of military technology, the need for battleships dwindled. There are only eight US ...

At point blank range in the dead of night, the American battleship USS Washington unleashed her main battery on the Japanese ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The British Admiralty appears to have kicked off the idea with its extraordinary response to reports of the Kaiser’s new U139-class subs, which packed 5.9-inch guns.

Battleship Texas is getting a major restoration in Galveston — hull repairs, decking and guns are being rebuilt ahead of a ...

The Battleship Texas Foundation said major strides have been made in restoring the 111-year-old historic dreadnought, with ...