The Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato-class warships were the largest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, ...

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

Here are 10 of the top returning Class 5A running backs in Iowa high school football. The grade listed with each player is from the 2024-25 school year. The Bobcats have some nice young pieces ...

Still, while we no longer add armor to our warships like we did in the past, they aren't entirely devoid of protection. During World War II, Iowa-class battleships like the most decorated U.S ...

There were four Iowa class battleships, and the battleships were the last to be made and deployed. The ships saw action in World War II and were retired after the first Gulf War in 1991 ...

A new video from the USS New Jersey Museum takes a look at what it would take to return the battleship to service. The four Iowa-class battleships have been reactivated three times since the end ...

While having more guns is nice, the biggest difference, other than the Montana outweighing the Iowa-class battleships by around 10,000 tons, was its intended armor. Adding more armor to the ship ...

Designed to outclass the preceding Iowa-class in firepower ... They could fire explosive and armor-piercing shells. The three-gun turrets positioned on each battleship could fire any combination ...

Touting large-caliber guns and torpedos, battleships carried intense firepower and heavy armor. With the advancement ... USS New Jersey, an Iowa-class battleship, earned more battle stars than ...

The Iowa-class battleships, a magnificent quartet of steel and fire-power ... “World’s Greatest Naval Ship” due to its remarkable combination of firepower, armor, speed, and adaptability. Its ...

Yet, when scrutinized through the lens of firepower, armor, speed, and anti-aircraft (AA) capabilities, the Iowa-class ultimately emerges as the most formidable and versatile battleship, securing its ...

The Iowa-class battleship was 860 feet long ... Instead, wherever armor was installed, that armor was used in the most practicable thickness. The result was either “total or negligible ...