Key Points - The USS Alabama (BB-60), a South Dakota-class fast battleship commissioned in 1942, played a significant role in World War II. -Initially tasked with escorting Allied convoys to the ...

What You Need to Know: The 16-inch/50-caliber Mark 7 gun, featured on Iowa-class battleships, became one of the U.S. Navy’s most powerful and iconic weapons. Designed initially for lighter rounds, the ...

Struggling to withstand dangerous Nazi attacks on U.S. supply boats, three famous U.S. Navy battleships faced heavy resistance as they closed-in on the German-held Cotentin Peninsula as part of the ...

Summary and Key Points: The USS North Carolina battleship was initially constrained by the Washington Naval Treaty but saw its armament upgraded under the Second London Naval Treaty, which allowed for ...