The Development of the Mark 7 16-Inch Gun on Iowa-Class In the late 1930s, the U.S. commissioned a set of studies for “fast battleship” designs. The General Board, which considered design ...

The idea of reactivating the Iowa-class battleships—notably the USS Iowa, USS New Jersey, USS Missouri, and USS Wisconsin—is often debated, but the obstacles are immense. -These WWII-era vessels were ...

Notably, the Mighty Mo was the final battleship to be commissioned by the U.S. Navy. During its tenure in WWII, the Iowa-class battleship was assigned to the Pacific Theatre, where it participated ...