The Portland-class USS Indianapolis played an essential role in the outcome of World War II ... was a King George V-class battleship and the most advanced in the British fleet, with the latest ...

German Federal ArchiveThe German battleship Bismarck was the most powerful ship in Europe when it was launched at the beginning of World War II. After the British prevailed and the great German ...

All four warships participated in operations during the Second World War and were later returned to service more than once. While the warships will outlive the “Greatest Generation” sailors ...

The British pursued the Goeben ... was often called upon to identify abandoned vessels. During World War II, thousands of ships were disabled, sunk or partially sunk in the Pacific Ocean.

Launched in 1939 and commissioned in 1941, the Tirpitz was one of the largest battleships ever built ... throughout the European Theater of World War II. The Tirpitz had up to 320 mm of steel ...

also known as the Battleship of Presidents, USS IOWA was outfitted in World War II to be the flagship that carried President Franklin Roosevelt across the Atlantic in 1943 for meetings with ...