Key Points and Summary - USS Kentucky (BB-66) was conceived first as a Montana-class super-battleship and then reordered as an Iowa-class fast battleship, meant to outgun Japan’s Yamato while keeping ...

Key Points and Summary - This piece explores a great naval “what if”: a gun duel between America’s never-built Montana-class battleships and Japan’s Yamato-class behemoths. -Designed as larger, better ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump has announced a bold plan for the Navy to build a new, large warship that he is calling a "battleship" as part of a larger vision to create a "Golden Fleet." "They'll be ...

The United States Navy is the most powerful in history. For decades, it has dominated the seas, and at the heart of that domination, at least through World War II, was the battleship. But today, the U ...

The 21st century battleships would be as different from the Iowa-class battleships of World War II as those warships were ...

A rendering of the planned Trump Class battleship. (Courtesy of the Navy) President Donald Trump has announced a bold plan for the Navy to build a new, large warship that he is calling a “battleship” ...

In late December 2025, the U.S. Navy announced plans to pursue a new class of large surface combatants described as Trump-class battleships, marking the first time in decades the service has publicly ...

The U.S. Navy will get two new battleships, the “largest we've ever built,” sometime in the 2030s, President Donald Trump announced on Dec. 22. Construction of the ships, designated Trump-class ...

The ship will displace more than 35,000 tons and be capable of speeds exceeding 30 knots, according to the Navy. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced a bold plan for the Navy to build a new, large warship that he is calling a “battleship” as part of a larger vision to create a “Golden Fleet.” ...