There are many amazing stories out there about ships and the events of World War II show no paucity of incredible circumstances. Some ships are

Moving with the tides of history
The armed forces that sail the seas.
There are many amazing stories out there about ships and the events of World War II show no paucity of incredible circumstances. Some ships are
Note: This post only covers combatant vessels. Aircraft Carriers Fleet & Light carriers (CV & CVL) Named after famous old USN ships & famous battles
Note: This post is only covering the naming conventions of the major combatant vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Aircraft Carriers Named after birds, dragons,
The attributes of naval or maritime forces differ from that of land or air forces mostly due to the attributes of the environment in which
*I cannot speak for every navy or coast guard in the world, so this is largely from the perspective of the U.S. Navy and the
Now that we have articles on the Japanese 18.1″/45 and U.S. 16″/50 guns themselves, let’s see how they stack up against each other in terms