The following is the Dec. 30, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Guided Missile Battleship (BBG[X]) Program: ...

Trump proposes a new battleship class named after himself, but it could be a costly white elephant. On Dec. 22 at Mar-a-Lago, ...

The Battle of Leyte Gulf was fought near the Philippines over several days with a number of different engagements. The combined conflict made it the largest naval battle of the Second World War, and ...

Key Points and Summary - This piece explores a great naval “what if”: a gun duel between America’s never-built Montana-class battleships and Japan’s Yamato-class behemoths. -Designed as larger, better ...

Yet there’s good reason why the Defiant, when it’s laid down in 2030, will be the first new American battleship in more than ...

The United States Navy is the most powerful in history. For decades, it has dominated the seas, and at the heart of that domination, at least through World War II, was the battleship. But today, the U ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced a bold plan for the Navy to build a new, large warship that he is calling a “battleship” as part of a larger vision to create a "Golden Fleet." ...

In late December 2025, the U.S. Navy announced plans to pursue a new class of large surface combatants described as Trump-class battleships, marking the first time in decades the service has publicly ...

A view of the guns on the deck of the Battleship Texas. After more than a year of uncertainty, Battleship Texas will now be moored at Pier 15 in Galveston. The decision to move the USS Texas — the ...

The iconic Battleship Texas is getting a massive makeover and for the first time in months, KPRC 2’s Re’Chelle Turner got a behind-the-scenes look at the historic restoration underway in Galveston.