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 ...
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 ...
Launched in 1919, Japan’s battleship Nagato was a floating fortress, eight 16-inch guns, 32,000 tons of steel, and Admiral Yamamoto’s flagship at Pearl Harbor. She survived Midway, Leyte Gulf, and ...
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 ...