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The Montana-Class Battleship: The Most Powerful Warships Never Built
In 1939, before the U.S. entered the war, plans for another class, the Montana-class battleship, made its way through the approval process. Unfortunately for that class, which would have produced ...
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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 ...