battleship
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The battleship was supplanted as king of the seas in the 1940s by the aircraft carrier.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
The study determined that a 40,000-ton battleship wasn’t necessary in the fleet, Clark said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Navy decommissioned its last battleship in 1992, after the military recognized that battleships had become sitting ducks, vulnerable to modern military munitions that could pick off the vessel from the sky.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
Trump said at a news conference announcing the battleship that the construction of the first of the vessels, the USS Defiant, would begin soon, with the first ships operational in two-and-a-half years.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
A radioman from K Company had set up against the seawall and was railing loudly about interference; every time battleship guns were fired offshore even the static died out, he complained.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
However, Woodburn said there was still a role for the traditional battleships and submarines that BAE has been manufacturing for decades.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
FDR’s “arsenal of democracy” produced External link 10 battleships, 27 carriers, 211 submarines, and 310,000 aircraft to help win the war and establish Pax Americana.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Navy decommissioned its last battleship in 1992, after the military recognized that battleships had become sitting ducks, vulnerable to modern military munitions that could pick off the vessel from the sky.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
Maritime industry specialists say the ships have long been overlooked as administrations prefer to spend on more exciting vessels such as submarines and battleships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
US Navy battleships, aircraft carriers, ocean liners, oil tankers—all sorts of sea vessels were being built there.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
