Texas and BB-1 to BB-4 were authorized as "coast defense battleships", but Maine was ordered as an armored cruiser and was only re-rated as a "second class battleship" when she turned out too slow to be a cruiser.

Armed with a massive gun turret at the bow, smaller artillery and torpedoes across the entire length of the ship, and a wing of armored fighters, Medarusa-class battleships were larger and more heavily armed than more commonly encountered vessels of the Gatlantis Astro Fleet in …

This list catalogs the most honored US Naval vessels of the Second World War. It is placed in descending order of earned Battle Stars ; descending accorded unit recognitions ; descending ship size by type ; and ascending hull number .

USS Iowa (BB-61) is a retired battleship, the lead ship of her class, and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named after the state of Iowa. Owing to the cancellation of the Montana -class battleships, Iowa is the last lead ship of any class of United States battleships and was the only ship of her class to serve in the Atlantic Ocean ...

Medalusa is the name of a warship in service of Gatlantis. You may be looking for: Medalusa (OS), the lead flagship of the White Comet Empire fleet at the Battle of Saturn in Space Battleship Yamato 2 Medarusa-class Heavy Annihilation Battleship, a …

Seventeen faster big-gun 35,000-60,500 ton battleships (four "classes") begun in 1937-41 (including seven 45,000-60,500 ton ships cancelled or suspended in 1943-47). Gun caliber, as well as...

USS IOWA earned nine battle stars for World War II service and two for Korean War service. The ship also was awarded the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Navy Occupation Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and was four-time recipient of …

Ships are awarded ribbons and medals just like sailors. When a ship earns a ribbon, all the sailors serving aboard at the time are also awarded that ribbon. The ship’s ribbons are worn on the outside of her bridge wings. The USS IOWA earned 14 …

USS New Jersey (BB-62) is the most decorated battleship in Navy history, earning distinction in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and conflicts in the Middle East. The New Jersey ’s history spanned over half the 20 th century, from her design in 1938 until 1991.

USS California (BB-44) was the second of two Tennessee-class battleships built for the United States Navy between her keel laying in October 1916 and her commissioning in August 1921. The Tennessee class was part of the standard series of twelve battleships built in the 1910s and 1920s, and were developments of the preceding New Mexico class .