Oceanliner Designs explores the design, construction, engineering and operation of history’s greatest vessels– from Titanic to Queen Mary and from the Empress of Ireland to the Lusitania. Join ...

The USS Massachusetts, known for its pivotal role in World War II, is now a museum and war memorial in Massachusetts.

When the Iowa-class battleships were designed in 1938 most naval officers expected that battleships would mostly fight against other battleships with armor-piercing shells from their big guns. In the ...

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 ...

From the thunderous roar of cannons to the silent weight of their historical impact, battleships have long symbolized power, innovation, and turning points in global conflict. These steel giants ...

Though the American battleship has long since been overshadowed as the U.S. Navy's most prolific and strategically important warship by the aircraft carrier, World War II-era battleships will forever ...