The Iowa-class battleships were the most powerful America ever built, designed to win a decisive gun duel with an enemy fleet ...

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 ...

When the Iowa-class battleships were designed in 1938 most naval officers expected that battleships would mostly fight against other battleships with armor-piercing shells from their big guns. In the ...

World War II proved that control of the oceans could determine the outcome of a global conflict. While battleships had long dominated naval thinking, the war quickly showed that aircraft carriers and ...

Chris, Melanie, and Zack debate the wisdom of President Trump’s proposal for a Golden Fleet of new American “battleships.” They question the strategic logic, timelines, cost estimates, and political ...

The hypothetical Trump-class battleship would displace between 30,000 and 40,000 tons—making them roughly two-thirds the size of the Iowa-class battleships of World War II. On Monday afternoon, ...

Render of future USS Defiant (BBG 1) (Graphic: U.S. Navy) President Trump and Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan, alongside Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, have announced their intent to construct a ...