the U.S. commissioned a set of studies for “fast battleship” designs. The General Board, which considered design options, initially considered using an 18-inch/47-caliber gun that had been in ...

They would have also been better defended and slower, as their design traded speed for ... 25% more firepower than Iowa-class battleships. While having more guns is nice, the biggest difference ...

KURE, Hiroshima Prefecture--A massive lathe used to precision shape the main gun barrels of Japan’s mighty World War II battleship Yamato is now on public display at the Kure Maritime Museum here.