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What Was the Best Battleship Ever?
The USS New Jersey (BB-62), known as "Big J," is arguably the greatest battleship ever, renowned for her impressive combat ...
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Could You Merge an Aircraft Carrier and a Battleship?
In the 1980s, the U.S. considered converting four Iowa-class battleships into "battlecarriers," blending battleship firepower ...
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I Declare USS Missouri the Best Battleship Ever
The USS Missouri, an Iowa-class battleship, is celebrated as one of the most iconic American warships. Commissioned during ...
National Interest on MSN7d
Iowa-Class Battleships: Could They Make the Ultimate Comeback in 60 Days?
The notion of reactivating battleships like the USS New Jersey may spark nostalgia, but it’s strategically outdated. Popular ...
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From the S&S archives: Battleship Iowa making her last voyage
Despite her immense size and the nine 16-inch guns that top off her armament, the Iowa is no match for guided-missile ships. And despite the fact that the big ship came out of retirement once ...
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US battleships fired their guns for the last time 30 years ago. Here's how they dominated the seas for nearly a century.
Armed with massive guns and a host of secondary armaments ... and were still a symbol of naval supremacy. The four Iowa-class battleships were held in such high regard that they were brought ...
Scientific American7y
The First-Class Battleship “Alabama”—Class of Three Ships
In one respect they hark back to the “Iowa,” for ... foul' Colts ; two 3-inch field guns. Torpedo Tubes,4. Complement, 589. FIRST.CLASS BATTLESHIP “KENTUCKY.” SISTER SHIP “ KEARSARGE.' ...
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The Battleship and Gun of the Future
If, of two such fleets, one were made up of four 20,000-ton battleships, each carrying eight 12- inch guns, the whole line would be about 2,100 yards in length; and if the other fleet consisted of ...
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Battleship USS Iowa Museum
A visit to the iconic Battleship USS Iowa Museum includes access to both ... visitors can upgrade to a themed guided tour, such as the Gun Tour or Engineering Tour. Past visitors said it is ...
The Gazette7d
Guns to Gardens is now in Iowa
First Presbyterian Church in Iowa City hosted Iowa’s first Guns to Gardens event. The drive thru event was supported by volunteers from FPC and Johnson County Moms Demand Action. Guns to Gardens ...
Business Insider India7mon
These are the last remaining US battleships, now serving as floating museums after modern warfare made them obsolete
Each 16-inch gun could fire a round that weighed around ... First launched in December 1942, USS New Jersey, an Iowa-class battleship, earned more battle stars than any other US battleship in ...
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Battleship IOWA Embarks on Vision 2035, Charting the Course for the Nation's Museum of the Future
Battleship IOWA's Vision 2035 initiative aims to create the nation's museum of the future, blending education, innovation, and maritime heritage. Core goals include building a people-focused ...