When WWII came to an end, the battleship was on its last leg, and the Montana-class would never be built, as money and people were diverted to constructing more carriers. Had the USS Montana been ...

The USS Illinois (BB-65) was planned as an Iowa-class battleship during World War II, embodying the Navy’s reliance on heavily armored “battlewagons.” -Ordered in 1940 and partially built, the ...

The USS Montana was commissioned in 2022, and has been undergoing tests to make sure it is equipped for combat. The ship is set to move to the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet to the port of Pearl Harbor ...