While the idea of reactivating the US Navy’s iconic Iowa-class battleships is popular among enthusiasts, it is a logistical ...

Just 90 minutes into the battle, the Oslyabya, flagship of Rear Adm. Baron Dmitry von Fölkersam, was sunk by Japan’s guns, the first modern steel battleship to go down that way.

THE MODERN BATTLESHIP. Share full article. April 27, 1904. ... placed beyond the jurisdiction of the conference committee its recommendation would be to strike out the provision for battleships. ...

Like all modern surface ships, USS Montana would require facilities for helicopters to handle search, transportation, and anti-submarine duties. Increasingly, however, the U.S. Navy has looked ...

The modern battleship form settled around 1890, with the British Royal Sovereign class. These ships displaced about 15,000 tons, with two heavy guns each in turrets fore and aft, and steel armor.

A mere 44 years after the Monitor and the Virginia duked it out, the Royal Navy commissioned in 1906 what could be the first modern battleship—HMS Dreadnought. HMS Dreadnought. U.S. Navy History ...

The success of the Japanese attacks made clear that even modern battleships required air cover to operate in hostile areas. Several other battleships were lost in similar circumstances (mostly ...

To understand why modern ships don't use sails anymore, let's first look at how sails work with the wind. Sailing ships are fickle. Ryan Mcvay/Getty Images.

A Modern Battleship. Share full article. Chief Engineer A.B. Willits, United States Navy, in Cassier's Magazine. Oct. 23, 1898; Credit... The New York Times Archives.