Battleship was the name given to the most powerfully gun-armed and most heavily armored classes of warships built between the 15th and 20th centuries. Battleships evolved from northern European cogs, and included carracks and galleons in the 16th Century, ships of the line in the 17th and 18th centuries, broadside ironclads and Pre-Dreadnoughts in the 19th century, and Dreadnoughts in the 20th Century. For over 300 years battleships ruled the waves, allowing nations such as the Netherlands, Spain, France and the United Kingdom to create and maintain trade-based overseas empires and restrain their rivals. During World War II (1939-45) they were superseded as the deciding factor at sea by aircraft carriers.
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Battleship Row - A photographic look at the United States Navy during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Naval Historical Center - Features selected photographs of U.S. Navy battleships, and provides links to more extensive pictorial coverage of the individual battleship classes.
Meta Description: [ This page features selected photographs of U.S. Navy battleships, and provides links to more extensive pictorial coverage of the individual battleship classes. ]
The Battleship Page - Includes battleship museum guide, articles, histories, and a photo gallery. Sponsored by Iowa Class Preservation Association (ICPA.)
The Spanish American War: The United States Navy - Includes profiles and technical notes on battleships such as USS Maine, Indiana and Massachusetts. Also naval actions, damage diagrams, and ship illustrations.
Meta Description: [ The history of U.S. Navy in the Spanish American War with histories of major actions, and individual ship histories. ]
U.S. Navy - Battleships - Battleship history and official list of U.S. Navy battleships, with their history, commissioning and decommission dates, and their disposition.
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