The New Jersey was commissioned, and decommissioned, on four separate occasions. As a result, the New Jersey has a patchwork service record that spans the back half of the twentieth century. Here are ...

At point blank range in the dead of night, the American battleship USS Washington unleashed her main battery on the Japanese battleship Kirishima. In a devastating seven minute barrage, over twenty 16 ...

New photos show a rare 16-inch artillery shell fired from the battleship USS New Jersey. The shell was one of 5,866 fired against enemy targets during the battlewagon’s short-lived Vietnam tour, and ...

Summary and Key Points: The Iowa-class battleships, built during the 1940s, continue to captivate public interest despite their retirement over three decades ago. These legendary ships, which served ...