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USS Illinois: The Forgotten Iowa-Class Battleship The Navy Never Finished
The USS Illinois (BB-65) was planned as an Iowa-class battleship during World War II, embodying the Navy’s reliance on heavily armored “battlewagons.” -Ordered in 1940 and partially built, the ...
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In WWII, the ‘Tokyo Express’ was tough to beat. One man changed that.
Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the Japanese “tin cans” acquired the grudging respect of the Americans for ...
Defense Daily1dOpinion
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the Navy’s Surface Fleet
By Steven Wills, Defense Opinion Writer. The U.S. Navy surface warfare enterprise has had several developments to cheer about ...
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Restored WWII tank destroyer “Sluggo” now on display at Huntsville's U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum
M-36 “Jackson” tank destroyer set track back on the red clay of Madison County, Alabama today after a 5 year restoration with ...
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Missing since World War II, the remains of a sailor from a segregated Navy branch return home
Neil Frye, who was 20 years old when he was killed, was a mess attendant on the USS West Virginia when it was attacked at ...
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This World War II Battleship Fights Its Greatest Enemy Yet
The USS Iowa has served the U.S. in its darkest hours. Now, she faces a new set of challenges: combatting the brutal passage ...