The USS Illinois was supposed to be the fifth of the U.S. Navy's WWII-era Iowa-class battleships, but it never joined its ...
NORFOLK — During the Navy 250 celebration Sunday that resembled a campaign rally, President Donald Trump was given an hour-long show of the Navy’s warfighting capabilities. The president, First Lady ...
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USS Kentucky: The ‘Lost’ U.S. Navy Iowa-Class Battleship That Was Never Finished
The Iowa-class USS Kentucky (BB-66) was laid down in 1942 but never completed, a victim of World War II’s rapid shift from big-gun battles to carrier-led warfare. -As Coral Sea and Midway proved ...
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Never Finished: USS Illinois Is the U.S. Navy’s ‘Scrapped’ Iowa-class Battleship
The USS Illinois (BB-65) was the fifth Iowa-class battleship, ordered in 1940, with its keel laid in late 1942. -However, the ...
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