What You Need to Know: The concept of a modern battleship has intrigued naval enthusiasts, with some proposals echoing unfinished projects like the USS Kentucky's potential as a guided-missile ship.

A battleship is not only a floating fortress, but is also a steam power plant of the largest size, with a greater variety and number of engines or machines than is ever dreamed of by the uninitiated.

Vinson’s various pre-war naval-construction bills also ensured the launching of hundreds of modern battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and submarines. As bombs fell at Pearl Harbor, ships of the ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: By 2035, China could boast the world’s largest navy by tonnage and become a dominant force in the vital East China Sea and South China Sea ...