What You Need to Know: The Montana-class battleships, planned but never built, were intended to surpass the Iowa-class in size and firepower during World War II. With longer length, heavier ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The North Carolina, South Dakota, and Iowa class battleships all involved design compromises. The Montanas, the last battleships designed by the U.S. Navy (USN), would ...

Key points and Summary - The Montana-class represents the U.S. Navy battleships that never sailed. Authorized in 1940 as America's answer to Japan's Yamato-class superbattleships, the five planned ...

Jun. 24—Montana's namesake attack sub will be commissioned at a Saturday ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. The USS Montana is the second warship to bear the state's name and is a ...