U.S. President Donald Trump calls the vessel a new class of “battleship” graced by his own name, but China just calls the U.S ...

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President Donald Trump scrambled Navy ship-naming traditions last week with his announcement of a new “Trump-class” battleship, to be called the USS Defiant, featuring nuclear-tipped missiles and ...

President Trump’s plan for new American battleships appears to be going for a “bigger-is-better” mantra — perhaps a nod to the commander-in-chief whose name they will carry. The Trump-class vessels ...

In 1950 the USS Missouri drove high onto a sandbank outside Norfolk, and brute force alone was never going to be enough. This breaks down the lightering, dredging, anchors, tug choreography, and human ...

The four most recently constructed US battleships are still afloat — as naval museums. They are powerful, impressive, ...

A new Congressional Research Service report presented lawmakers with issues to consider regarding the proposed BBG(X) ...

President Donald Trump announced Monday the Navy will build a new class of battleships called the Trump class, with the first ship to be named USS Defiant (BBG-1). The ship will displace more than ...

President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new class of battleships bearing his name puts a fresh spotlight on a US naval shipbuilding program that has fallen short on delivering the new warships on ...

US President Donald Trump makes an announcement about the Navy's "Golden Fleet," as Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens, at Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 22, 2025. - Jessica ...