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USS Illinois: The Forgotten Iowa-Class Battleship The Navy Never Finished
The USS Illinois (BB-65) was planned as an Iowa-class battleship during World War II, embodying the Navy’s reliance on heavily armored “battlewagons.” -Ordered in 1940 and partially built, the ...
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The Navy Was Never the Same After the USS Thresher Submarine Disaster
The Thresher incident remains one of the most tragic days in the Navy’s history as 129 sailors and crew perished.
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The Super Battleship Yamato
On April 6, 1945, the battleship Yamato, the heaviest and most powerful ever built, set sail from Japan on a one-way mission to Okinawa. With the U.S. forces landing on the island and Japan's ...
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WWII relics found at bottom of the ocean amid USS Nevada battleship wreckage
The battleship USS Nevada is in drydock at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, Hawaii, 1935. (U.S. Navy) Galle worked in the engine room of the craft and said it was a wise decision to keep both boilers ...
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Odd war relic found on wreck of famous battleship USS Nevada off Hawaii, image shows
USS Nevada is famous for being “the only battleship able to get underway during the 7 December 1941 Pearl Harbor Raid,” Naval History and Heritage Command says. Japanese aircraft targeted the ...
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US, China And Japan Racing For The Super-Battleship Lead
(MENAFN- Asia Times) In a race similar to the Anglo-German naval buildup before World War I, the US, Japan and China are gearing up to build large, heavily armed missile warships for a potential ...
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Things To Do: Have lunch on the USS Massachusetts; Arctic 'voyage' at Whaling Museum
Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. This week, we’ve got a look at how you can have lunch on board the historic USS Massachusetts at Battleship Cove in Fall River. Plus, all kinds of ...
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USS Carl Vinson Departs Guam for Middle East Tasking
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) arrives at Naval Base Guam for a scheduled port visit, March 24, 2025. US Navy Photo The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group departed Guam on Friday and is now headed toward ...
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Longtime fighter pilot assumes command of USS Eisenhower
NAPLES, Italy — A Navy fighter pilot with more than two decades of service is the new commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Capt. Shane Marchesi took command ...
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The Warship That Shows Why the U.S. Navy Is Falling Behind China
When a Wisconsin shipyard won the contract to build a new class of Navy frigate in 2020, the project was meant to address an embarrassing reality: The U.S. is now the global laggard in building ...
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Maine Maple Weekend turns sweet 42
Just because Maine Maple Sunday is turning 42 this year doesn’t mean the state’s sweetest holiday is getting old. There are always new farms and sugarhouses joining the event, new treats and ...