The genesis of the Dreadnought-class battleship was rooted in the naval arms race between the major European powers, notably between the old British Empire and Germany. The legendary British Admiral ...

The USS Illinois (BB-65) was conceived as a tougher follow-on to the Iowa class and first of the planned Montana-type heavy ...

Touting large-caliber guns and torpedos, battleships carried intense firepower and heavy armor. With the advancement of military technology, the need for battleships dwindled. There are only eight US ...

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The historic Battleship Texas began the process of undocking on Tuesday morning and will be back in the water for the first time in 18 months. The re-floating process marks ...

QinetiQ has won a contract to provide a simulation of the UK Dreadnought-class ballistic missile submarines to support the training of personnel on the platforms, Janes learnt at the Defence and ...

The USS New Jersey, an iconic Iowa-class dreadnought now serving as a museum ship, is making headlines as it undergoes a significant maintenance phase, including repainting and hull repairs, at the ...

It has been common practice in recent years for U.S. Navy sailors who served on the battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) to have their ashes scattered over the wreck site – a way for them to be reunited ...

Battleship Texas Foundation officials have made the call: The ship is going back into the water on election day. With favorable weather and tide forecast and the welding work done to make sure the ...

Babcock has been awarded two further contracts for work on the UK’s new Dreadnought Class submarine worth a combined £121 million. The contracts include a 4.5-year £66 million contract with the ...

Britain has laid the keel for the Royal Navy's largest-ever submarine. At BAE Systems's Barrow-in-Furness facility, the ceremony marked the "birth" of the nuclear-powered and armed HMS Dreadnought, ...