battleship

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Trump said at a news conference announcing the battleship that the construction of the first of the vessels, the USS Defiant, would begin soon, with the first ships operational in two-and-a-half years.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The frigate's role was to act as a first line of defence by circling battleship HMS Warspite and it was expected that the sailors would sacrifice their lives.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

They would contradict the Navy’s existing strategic and tactical doctrines, which call for distributed firepower, not the concentration envisioned in a new battleship fleet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

Gen. Billy Mitchell, who led American air forces during World War I, staged a famous demonstration off the Virginia coast for Navy brass in 1921 with the captured German battleship Ostfriesland as the target.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

She made him drink enough water to sink the battleship Missouri, fed him corn bread and beans, and then sent him to sleep in my bed.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam