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

Key Points and Summary: 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 ...

The USS Iowa is a Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine, the 24th submarine in the Virginia class with anti-submarine and surface ship warfare and special operations support capabilities.

Summary: The USS Iowa (BB-61), a historic centerpiece of the Pacific Battleship Center in Los Angeles since 2012, epitomizes the largest and fastest class of battleships ever produced by the U.S ...

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

♪♪ Battleships are the pinnacle of naval might. The Iowa Class battleships are the biggest battleships that the United States Navy ever put out to sea. I hereby assume command of the USS Iowa.

USS Iowa (SSN-797), the 24th submarine of the Virginia-class, was commissioned at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, on Saturday. The 7,800-ton nuclear attack boat is at least ...

The USS Iowa, set to be christened June 17, is a Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine. Here's what to know about the first U.S. Navy sub to bear the Hawkeye State's name.

The new Navy submarine, a nuclear-powered Virginia-class vessel, is the first submarine to be named for the state.

She was the first of four fast battleships built during World War II, giving the name "Iowa" to her class. "The Iowas were the fastest U.S. battleships at [40 mph]," said Paul Stillwell, a naval ...

The Montana-class would have been the largest battleships in the United States military fleet, had they actually been built during World War 2.

Summary and Key Points: The USS Illinois (BB-65), the fifth Iowa-class battleship, was laid down during World War II but never completed. Initially intended as a Montana-class battleship, the ...