The name stuck. #BB55 #WW2 #NavalHistory
The name stuck. #BB55 #WW2 #NavalHistory
The shells came in high explosive and armor piercing, weighing around a ton each. #BB55 #navalhistory
The shells came in high explosive and armor piercing, weighing around a ton each. #BB55 #navalhistory
The shock broke lightbulbs, blew paint off walls and just broke stuff. This was the largest battleship the US had ever built at the time. #USNavy #WW2 #BB55 #NavalHistory
The shock broke lightbulbs, blew paint off walls and just broke stuff. This was the largest battleship the US had ever built at the time. #USNavy #WW2 #BB55 #NavalHistory
https://www.ft.com/content/a288628a-e789-4c6c-bb55-8c86ee0e8404
https://www.ft.com/content/a288628a-e789-4c6c-bb55-8c86ee0e8404
They did a LOT of crazy stuff to give the BB57 class that stronger belt and maintain the BB55 speed.
I really want to see the difference between them and the Iowas.
They did a LOT of crazy stuff to give the BB57 class that stronger belt and maintain the BB55 speed.
I really want to see the difference between them and the Iowas.
By the war’s end these were effectively obsolete.
Photo from my personal collection. #NavalHistory
By the war’s end these were effectively obsolete.
Photo from my personal collection. #NavalHistory