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USS Illinois: The Forgotten Iowa-Class Battleship The Navy Never Finished
The USS Illinois (BB-65) was planned as an Iowa-class battleship during World War II, embodying the Navy’s reliance on heavily armored “battlewagons.” -Ordered in 1940 and partially built, the ...
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Russia’s New Shtorm Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Summed Up in 4 Words
The Russian Navy has only one aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, and its track record is less than stellar. Nevertheless, Russia’s Krylovsky State Research Center reportedly continues to work to ...