The USS New Jersey is a battleship of superlatives. Fastest battleship ever built? Check. The ship's fastest speed was a record-setting 35.2 knots, or a little over 40 miles per hour, in 1968. Longest ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., April 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has completed post-shakedown availability (PSA) work on Virginia-class fast attack submarine ...

Key Points and Summary - We offer a 'tour' of the eight U.S. battleships preserved as floating museums, many of which are being rebuilt and repaired. -The list is dominated by the four iconic ...

Huntington Ingalls Industries initially delivered the USS New Jersey fast attack submarine to the Navy in 2024—then quickly took it back for a “post-shakedown availability.” Two years ago, the ...

Visitors to the USS New Jersey in Camden on Oct. 3 may see it specially lit for an event meant to put a spotlight on Cmdr. John Barry. The museum battleship is to open for an evening VIP celebration ...

The Iowa class of battleships consists of a quartet of formidable ships: The USS Missouri, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and the namesake Iowa. Conceptually, they were intended as the perfect battleship, ...

Trump blows up spy bill after Senate Republicans say 'no' to voter ID legislation President Donald Trump's derailment of a U.S. Senate plan to pass a key national security bill this week is only the ...

Off the coast of Vietnam: The USS New Jersey, the Navy's only active battle ship, fires her nine 16 inch battery towards a target in Vietnam in this photo released by the Defense Dept. 5/9. It was the ...