The United States of America Navy surface fleet that defeated the Japanese at the Battle of Midway on June 4-7, 1942, was composed of 31 warships: 3 aircraft carriers (USS Hornet CV-8, USS Yorktown CV-5, USS Enterprise CV-6); 7 heavy cruisers (USS New Orleans CA-32, USS Minneapolis CA-36, USS Pensacola CA-24, USS Astoria CA-34, USS [...]

The Ohio Class submarines are 18 American nuclear submarines armed with 24 Trident II nuclear ballistic missiles, each of one fitted with 12 nuclear warheads, and 20 Mk 48 torpedoes, constituting mobile nuclear weapon platforms. They were developed and manufactured by General Dynamics Electric Boats during the Cold War. The first of the series, the [...]

The USS Massachusetts BB-59 was a South Dakota Class battleship used during World War II. It was built by Bethlehem Steel Corporation, in the Fore River Shipyards, Massachusetts, being launched in 1941 and entering service with US Navy in May 1942. The BB-59 saw action off the coast of North Africa and in the Pacific [...]

The USS Maddox DD-731 was a World War II American destroyer, which was in service with US Navy until 1969. Built by Bath Irons Works, it belonged to the Sumner Class destroyer and entered service in June 1944. The USS Maddox was attached to the 7th Fleet and saw action in the Pacific, participating in [...]

The Seawolf Class is a series of three American nuclear attack submarines, developed and built by General Dynamics Electric Boat. The first of the class, the USS Seawolf SSN-21, entered service with the US Navy in 1997; the other two submarines of this class are the USS Connecticut SSN-22, commissioned in 1998, and the USS [...]

The Queen Elizabeth Class is a series of two new aircraft carriers, which are still under construction by BAE System for the British Royal Navy. With a length of 280 m (920ft) and a beam of 39 m (128ft), they will be much larger than the former Invincible Class carriers. The two Queen Elizabeth Class [...]