The German 88mm flak gun was legendary for shredding tanks, but its most improbable target was on the open sea. During a British commando raid on Tobruk, the destroyer HMS Sikh ventured too close to ...

When the United States and its allies entered World War II, the Iowa-class battleship quickly proved its worth on the world's oceans. Typically, battleships would accompany Essex-class aircraft ...

When it comes to history, it's typically the most legendary ships that are highlighted. But at the other end of the spectrum, certain warships didn't exactly make the grade. Sometimes there were ...

Key Points and Summary - The US Navy's four Iowa-class battleships—Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri, and Wisconsin—were reactivated from reserve to play a crucial role in the Korean War, primarily providing ...

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Battleships are generally best known by their guns, and for good reason. A ship carrying eight sixteen-inch guns may have the same weight of broadside as one carrying twelve fourteen-inch guns, but ...

The naming choice for the lead-ship and thus a class of the battlewagons was unique – as it was essentially a do-over for the 40th state. During the First World War, the U.S. Navy began to move ...