One torpedo struck the mighty
battleship in the rudders -- her Achilles' heel -- and jammed them.
Battleship Bismarck Sunk: Royal Navy tracks and destroys Germany's most powerful warship. (EW in History)
While America, Britain, France, and Italy continued to operate
battleships after the Second World War, the design and construction costs of
battleships proved exorbitant in relation to their utility in the era of the aircraft carrier.
The Battleship Holiday: The Naval Treaties and Capital Ship Design
Nearly 20 American naval vessels were destroyed in the attack, including eight massive
battleships. More than 300 airplanes were also lost.
Pear Harbor Remembrance Day
Some of the men trapped inside the capsized Oklahoma were able to be rescued when crews cut open sections of the bottom of the
battleship to reach the trapped sailors.
A (frightening) bird's eye view
This supreme manufacturing achievement, and the fact that most of the firms who made it possible have now gone, is the focus of Ian Buxton's book The
Battleship Builders, written with co-author Ian Johnston, from Seaforth Publishing.
The race to build the battleships that would win Britain the war
-Var of Russian
Battleship during its passage from Bosphorus
Russian Battleship passes through y-stanbul's Bosphorus
It is fashionable in small naval circles to say that the age of the
battleship is over, having been superseded by the aircraft carrier.
Save money and get a big ship
The
battleship is known for its role in some of the biggest battles during World Wars I and II.
A Funding Boost For Texas' Parks
Allen, and his research team will broadcast a live-stream tour of the wreckage of the Japanese
battleship Musashi, one of the most renowned and technologically advanced
battleships in history.
Tour the Musashi wreckage, live!
MANILA (TAP) - Paul Allen, the joint-founder of Microsoft, has announced the discovery of Japan 's World War II Musashi
battleship. The wreck of the Musashi is claimed to have been located off the Philippines , more than 70 years after it was sunk in the decisive Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Wreck of battleship Musashi found off Philippines
10, Wilmington: Hidden
Battleship. Behind-the-scenes tour of unrestored areas of the
battleship USS North Carolina (BB-55), plus an information session from the Azalea Coast Radio Club about its work on the ship's radio transmitters.
WWII events
Malcolm Byrne, a retired Navy lieutenant had a self-made wooden boat, being built up in stages throughout his talk until a replica Dreadnought
battleship was on view.
North heritage; Club reports
The Pacifica
Battleship Center, a non-profit preservation society, raised about $9 million to move and restore the ship.
Second World War US battleship makes historic final voyage
The actress, 25, joked that her
Battleship co-star is more intimidating than the extraterrestrial creatures her character encounters in the sci-fi action movie.
'Neeson is more scary than alien' movies