GALVESTON (CW39) — If you grew up in Houston like I did, chances are you stepped aboard Battleship Texas on a school field trip. I remember visiting in elementary school—and again in middle school.

The mighty USS New Jersey, aka Big J, is docked in Camden, New Jersey, across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. Though resting quietly now, one of the largest, most powerful battleships in history ...

The destruction of a portion of the U.S. Pacific Fleet by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, guaranteed the America's entry into the war and jumpstarted naval shipbuilding. The ...

We take a closer look at the Iowa-class battleships, the final and most advanced evolution of American battleship design, built to combine speed, firepower, and endurance into a single platform.

From the thunderous roar of cannons to the silent weight of their historical impact, battleships have long symbolized power, innovation, and turning points in global conflict. These steel giants ...

Vietnam was mostly a ground war. American and South Vietnamese grunts fought it out against the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong in the jungles and rice paddies of South Vietnam. There was also secret ...

Riding a battleship isn't an everyday experience, so when a family member messaged me in early March about a chance to ride one into dry dock, I thought he was joking. I was already aware of the USS ...

A visit to the iconic Battleship USS Iowa Museum includes access to both interior and exterior areas on seven decks. The self-guided tour lets visitors see what life was like on the ship. You'll also ...

The Iowa class of battleships consists of a quartet of formidable ships: The USS Missouri, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and the namesake Iowa. Conceptually, they were intended as the perfect battleship, ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Battleships took pride of place in the navies of the first half of the twentieth century. The age of the steel line-of-battleship really began in the 1880s, with the ...

LA PORTE, Texas — Battleship Texas has a storied history as the last surviving battleship to serve in both World Wars, a source of pride for those who love it most. "Battleship Texas is one of the ...