Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy's battleships have long been symbols of naval power and versatility, each with a unique and storied history. -The USS Washington made history by sinking the ...

A major constraint on the Iowa-class design was an “escalator clause” in the Second London Naval Treaty of 1936, which raised the maximum allowable displacement of battleships from 35,000 tons to ...

This episode explores five of the most devastating friendly-fire incidents in naval history, where ships were mistakenly sunk by their own fleet. From Japanese cruisers torpedoing troop transports to ...