a fast battleship that could provide high-speed carrier escort in engagements across the Pacific. The Lexingtons might have seen duty at Coral Sea, Midway, and the Doolittle Raid, offering anti ...

Wage War: The USS North Carolina was America’s first “fast battleship,” designed for both speed and strength. Launched in ...

The 377-foot vessel can dive to depths of more than 800 feet below the surface and maneuver at speeds of over 25 knots.

Sailors aboard the Virginia-class fast attack submarine Iowa man the ... be named after the state since the famed World War II-era battleship Iowa (BB-61). “In this coming year, this crew ...