From heroic service in World War II to operations in the Middle East, these vessels fought across the world and are now anchored as permanent museums.

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I never thought I would say this in the year 2025, but here it is: the United States is working on a brand-new battleship, the likes of which the seas of the world have not seen in countless decades.

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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 ...

This fall marked the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII with Japan's surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri - the last and largest battleship. The Missouri always was the symbol of all who served ...