Measuring 263m it remains one of the largest battleships ever made ... make huge geysers aimed at knocking down American torpedo bombers”, the WW2 Database website says.

USS Alabama, a South Dakota-class battleship, was launched in 1942 after the US entered World War II. At the height of WWII, the 680-foot warship had a crew of 2,500 members and was the only ...

Having large, heavily armored warships was a tactical advantage in the 20th Century. But as military technology and weaponry advanced, battleships became obsolete. Battleships were the apex of ...

Missed Opportunity: How Battlecruisers Could Have Changed the U.S. Navy in WWII Arguably, the US should have prioritized battlecruisers over battleships during the interwar period, as doing so may ...

The Navy destroyer was sunk in 1942 during World War II, after facing down overwhelming odds and fighting a pitched battle.

The wreckage of the USS Edsall, an American warship that was sunk during a battle with Japanese forces in World War II, has been discovered ... encounter with Japanese battleships and dive bombers.

During World War II, the U.S. Navy deployed an impressive fleet, with several ships achieving exceptional battle star recognition. The post WWII’s Most Highly-Decorated US Navy Ships appeared first on ...

An American World War II warship sunk by Japanese forces in ... evading 1,400 shells from Japanese battleships and cruisers, before being attacked by 26 carrier-dive bombers, taking only one ...