The USS Kentucky (BB-66), a battleship that was never completed, represents a pivotal moment in US naval history. -Initially ...

Summary and Key Points: The Iowa-class battleships are among the most iconic vessels in naval history, symbolizing the peak of battleship design and firepower. Laid down in 1940 to counter the ...

A Soviet Kirov-class battlecruiser, attempting to intercept a U.S. Navy carrier battle group, is intercepted by the battleship USS Iowa. The biggest ship-against-ship battle since the World War ...

The US had planned to build an entirely new battleship class after Iowa too: The 65,000-ton Montana-class with twelve 16-inch (406mm) guns. However, the Navy cancelled their construction by 1943.

Iowa-Class Battleships: Giants of the Sea That Shaped Histor. One of the most iconic vessels in the history of naval warfare is the battleship. From the late 19th century through the mid-20th ...