National Security Journal on MSN

USS Kentucky: The lost Iowa-class battleship the Navy never finished

USS Kentucky (BB-66) was conceived first as a Montana-class super-battleship and then reordered as an Iowa-class fast ...
National Security Journal on MSN

Forget the Montana-Class or Yamato Battleships: Japan Wanted a 90,000 Ton Monster Warship

Key Points and Summary – Japan’s Design A-150 “Super Yamato” was meant to be the ultimate battleship: up to 70,000–90,000 ...
The National Interest

How Aircraft Carriers Ended the Dream of the Montana-Class Battleship

For almost 80 years, the carrier has ruled the high seas as the US Navy’s primary capital ship. Yet, America’s enemies have not sad idly by, watching the Americans sail the seven seas aboard their ...
The National Interest

The Navy’s Montana-Class Battleship Can Be Explained In 2 Words

Have you seen the size of today’s SUVs? You’re not imagining it if you think that some of those behemoths look bigger than the Canyonero sport utility vehicle driven by Marge Simpson! As described in ...
Billings Gazette

USS Montana: State's namesake sails into history

The Montana Class battleships were intended to complement the smaller, but faster Iowa Class battleships already in production. The Montana Class ships - Montana, Ohio, Maine, New Hampshire and ...