When the USS Missouri was laid down in 1941 ... New Mark 13 fire-control radars and other enhancements were incorporated into the battleship, helping Missouri retain an edge as the Korean War ...

It will be replaced later this year by USS George Washington, another Nimitz-class carrier, now on assignment near South America. Japan has been accelerating the buildup of its military capability ...

From 1943 to 1945, the USS Alabama fought in the Pacific theater during World War II. Now, the 680-foot ship rests in Mobile, Alabama, as the star attraction of the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial ...