The Yamato and Musashi are remembered for how they sank. The stranger story is how they were built: shipyards torn down and ...

After the Yamato, Japan's engineers asked what could possibly come next, and the answer was a battleship even larger, armed ...

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 ...

Developed and built by General Dynamics and now by RTX Corporation (previously Raytheon Technologies) as a strategic strike and deterrent weapon, the Tomahawk cruise missile entered service in 1983.

Summary and Key Points: In a hypothetical 1988 naval battle, the USS Iowa and a Soviet Kirov-class battlecruiser clash in a fight for naval supremacy. The Kirov, equipped with advanced missiles, would ...

Warships are naval vessels operated by the government that are primarily used for combat; they can range in size from tiny torpedo boats to massive aircraft carriers. Because of its armament and ...

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, ...

On Monday, Trump announced his approval of the construction of two initial ships, which will be equipped with guns, missiles, hypersonic weapons, and high-powered lasers, according to The Hill. Trump ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. President Donald Trump announced the creation of the “Trump-class” battleship on Dec. 22, 2025. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images ...

Barnsley, Eng.: Seaforth / Philadelphia: Casemate, 2024. Pp. 224. Illus., diagr., tables, sources, biblio., index. $ 60.00. ISBN:1399059963 Mounting Britain’s ...