battleship

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The frigate's role was to act as a first line of defence by circling battleship HMS Warspite and it was expected that the sailors would sacrifice their lives.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

They also would be about half the size of the largest battleship ever built, Japan’s Yamato, which displaced 72,000 tons.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

He promised that his proposed vessels would be “the fastest, the biggest, and by far 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

“That is not what these are focused on—they are focused on the president’s visual that a battleship is a cool-looking ship,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

It was like hitting the steel plate of a battleship.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath