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USS Washington (BB-56)

USS Washington, hull number BB-56, was the second and final member of the North Carolina class of fast battleships, the first vessel of the type built for the United States Navy. Built under the Washington Treaty system, North Carolina's design was...

Updated: September 27, 2026
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USS Washington

USS Washington may refer to: Ships named in honor of George Washington: USS Washington (1775) was a brigantine acquired in October 1775 and captured by the Royal Navy in December the same year USS Washington (1776 row galley) was a row galley...

Updated: June 20, 2025
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Montana-class battleship

The Montana class was a planned set of battleships for the United States Navy. Intended as the successor to the Iowa class, the Montanas were to be slower but larger, better armored, and better armed. Five ships were approved for construction during...

Updated: July 10, 2026
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USS Arizona

USS Arizona (hull number BB-39) was a Standard-type battleship built for the United States Navy in the mid-1910s. Named in honor of the 48th state, she was the second and last ship in the Pennsylvania class. After being commissioned in 1916, Arizona...

Updated: October 16, 2026
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USS Iowa (BB-61)

USS Iowa (BB-61) is a retired battleship, the lead ship of her class, and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named after the state of Iowa. Owing to the cancellation of the Montana-class battleships, Iowa is the last lead ship of any class...

Updated: October 31, 2026
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List of battleships of the United States Navy

The United States Navy began the construction of battleships with USS Texas in 1892, although its first ship to be designated as such was USS Indiana. Texas and USS Maine, commissioned three years later in 1895, were part of the New Navy program of...

Updated: September 4, 2026
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USS Texas (BB-35)

USS Texas (BB-35) is a museum ship in Galveston, Texas, and former United States Navy New York-class battleship. She was launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned on 12 March 1914. She is the oldest surviving dreadnought battleship.

Updated: October 22, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Secondary_armament

Secondary armament

Secondary armaments are smaller, faster-firing weapons that are typically effective at a shorter range than the main (heavy) weapons on military systems, including battleship- and cruiser-type warships, tanks/armored personnel carriers, and rarely...

Updated: March 26, 2026
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Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight David Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. A member of the Republican Party, he was renowned as a World War II general who...

Updated: November 1, 2026
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United States Navy ships

The names of commissioned ships of the United States Navy all start with USS, for United States Ship. Non-commissioned, primarily civilian-crewed vessels of the U.S. Navy under the Military Sealift Command have names that begin with USNS, standing...

Updated: October 1, 2026