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Military Wednesday – Battleships

A battleship is a large, heavily armored warship with a main battery consisting of the largest caliber of guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers or destroyers. There are currently no battleships in active service.

United States

Battleship USS Oregon (BB-3) Memorial

Wreck of the Battleship USS Utah (BB-31) sunk during attack on Pearl Harbor
USS Oklahoma (BB-37) Memorial
USS Arizona (BB-39) Memorial

USS North Carolina (BB-55)

Concrete Outline of the USS South Dakota (BB-57)
Bow of the battleship USS Indiana (BB-58)

USS Massachusetts (BB-59), Hiddensee, USS Lionfish & USS Joseph P Kennedy
Battleship USS Alabama (BB-60)

USS Iowa (BB-61)
USS New Jersey (BB-62)

USS Missouri (BB-63)
Battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64)

China

Chinese turret ship Dingyuan (replica)

Russia

Naval 12" guns from the battleship Poltava mounted as a shore battery

Germany

Tirpitz

Japan

Battleship Mikasa

Japanese battleship Mutsu (big gun turret number 4)
Japanese battleship Mutsu (one 16-inch (410 mm) gun on display)

Miniature

Scale model of a battleship