Following a major $10 million dry dock refurbishment, the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62)—the most decorated warship in U.S ...

USS Kentucky (BB-66) was conceived first as a Montana-class super-battleship and then reordered as an Iowa-class fast ...

Summary: The Iowa-class battleships, designed during the Interwar Years, symbolize a bygone era of U.S. naval dominance and strategic foresight, tailored specifically to combat the then-imminent ...

A major constraint on the Iowa-class design was an “escalator clause” in the Second London Naval Treaty of 1936, which raised the maximum allowable displacement of battleships from 35,000 tons to ...

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Former Republican Iowa Senate leader Jeff Lamberti was presented with the inaugural USS Iowa Lamberti Service Award at the Iowa Capitol Thursday for his conservation and restoration efforts of the ...

Key point: Despite the vast scope of the Second World War, the navies of the United States and Nazi Germany fought few, if any, direct surface engagements. By the time of America’s entry into the war ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The revitalization of USS Iowa Battleship Barrel #270 is complete, and it’s now ready to be moved to its final resting spot at Fort Story. The Veteran’s Association of USS Iowa, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dozens of World War II ships now live on as floating museums — a reminder of the nation’s sacrifice and tenacity during a time of turmoil. But salvaging and ...