Missed Opportunity: How Battlecruisers Could Have Changed the U.S. Navy in WWII Arguably, the US should have prioritized ...

The United States Navy (USN) entered World War II when Japanese aircraft battered its fleet of old, slow battleships at Pearl Harbor. Fortunately, newer, faster ships would soon enter service ...

These ships’ main weapon was the four 13 ... The Essex class was an iconic group of aircraft carriers vital to the United States Navy during WWII. The primary anti-aircraft weaponry consisted ...

After the final attack ended in mid-afternoon, the vessel was hit by 20 torpedoes, and 17 bombs. There were 18 near-misses. The Musashi was found in the middle of the Philippine archipelago using ...

Roberts, a warship sunk during World War II, have been found ... best elements of the Japanese navy, fighting them to the end,” Vescovo added. According to US Navy records, the crewmen of ...

Naval vessels are staffed by some of the most courageous people in uniform you’ll ever meet. This was doubly true ...

A US Navy destroyer operating in the Red Sea last ... "But there's a lot of high-fives when you shoot something down with a gun, kind of World War II-style." The MK-45 is a five-inch artillery ...

The Navy will name two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

At the end of 2024 came the christening of the USS Arkansas, a Virginia-class nuclear submarine, at Newport News Shipbuilding ...

Navy Yard last week reported that the ... The British now would be happy to have the battleships ready for duty. Contact us at letters@time.com ...

and 5,000 rounds of ammunition to be served to the battleships Kentucky and Kearsarge at the New York Navy Yard. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...