The world’s largest battleships are essentially floating monuments; an ode to an era when naval dominance was defined by sheer size, firepower, and resilience. Built primarily in the late 19th and ...

During the Battle off Samar in October 1944, Commander Ernest E. Evans of the USS Johnston received a terrifying report from a patrol plane: a massive Japanese fleet was approaching. At its center was ...

On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato. Escorted by the light cruiser Yahagi and eight ...