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Summary and Key Points: The Baltimore-class heavy cruisers, although less famous than Iowa-class battleships, played a key role in World War II by protecting U.S. Navy carrier groups and bombarding ...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s Alaska-class battlecruisers were developed during World War II to counter Germany’s pocket battleships and potential Japanese equivalents. These massive, ...

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On Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was in the middle of a pitched battle off of Guadalcanal. A Japanese torpedo scored a direct hit on the bow of the U.S. Navy cruiser. The blast ignited the ship’s ...

The US Navy wasted almost $2 billion on a failed effort to upgrade its cruisers, a watchdog report found. Four Ticonderoga-class vessels in the program were decommissioned before refits were completed ...

WASHINGTON — On a dark night with no moon and heavily overcast skies on Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was one of 11 cruisers and destroyers sailing in formation into the waters near the Solomon ...

When it comes to World War II, there is no question that the United States was initially caught off guard by the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor. However, the Japanese awoke a sleeping giant. As soon ...