As USS Missouri was providing artillery support to friendly forces during the first days of the Persian Gulf War in 1991, a completely unexpected event occurred near Kuwait's coast. On February 24, ...

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 ...