Aircraft carriers replaced battleships as dominant naval power during WWII by striking targets hundreds of miles beyond visual range. Submarines waged economic warfare targeting supply lines. German U ...
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When did battleships become obsolete?
Though battleships saw extensive and meritorious service in World War II, the conflict exposed their weaknesses against the rising power of the aircraft carrier. For the first half of the 20th century ...
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The Navy once dropped a giant battleship plan. Supercarriers may face the same test
The U.S. Navy has been here before: a massive warship design looked unbeatable on paper, then a new way of fighting made the ...
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