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The 10 Biggest Battleships Ever Built

Although battleships were supplanted by aircraft carriers by the end of World War II, they remain a testament to a bygone era of warfare—and a symbol of their nations’ might.
The Montana-class represents the U.S. Navy battleships that never sailed. Authorized in 1940 as America’s answer to Japan’s ...
The largest ever mounted on a warship, each gun could fire 3,200-pound (1,460 kg) shells over 26 miles (42 kilometers).
Today we talk about death incarnate, flagship of Typhus the Traveler, and thrice-damned blight of the Imperium of Man - the ...
NEW ORLEANS — Fall has officially begun, and in New Orleans, the season is packed with exciting events from September through November. From funk and po-boy festivals to Bayou Bacchanal, there are ...