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

Pearl Harbor effectively ended the battleship era for the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 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

History also says the U.S. will struggle to build the Trump battleship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Standing on the deck of the battleship USS Arizona, a sailor named George Phraner had the same thought.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin