At 860 feet long and with a draft of 37 feet, the Iowa-class battleships were impressive in size. But what made the Iowa-class battleships remarkable was their speed. The Iowa-class battleship was ...

Designed to outclass the preceding Iowa-class in firepower and size, the Montana-class aimed to enhance U.S. naval capabilities significantly. With plans for twelve 16-inch guns per ship ...

The Iowa was recognizable for its size. At 860 feet long, with a beam of 108 feet and a draft of 37 feet, the Iowa was about 80 percent as long as a modern supercarrier.The Iowa displaced 58,460 ...

The size, crews, and speeds of battleships increased up until World War II, when the battleship concept largely plateaued. Think of the Iowa-class battleship and its peers as the best ...

President Donald Trump promised to increase the size of the U.S. Navy to 350 ... of those ships could include World War II-era Iowa-class battleships? It's not impossible. USS Iowa launching ...