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Forget Battleships: The U.S. Navy Could Have Built a Fleet of Battlecruisers
Of the seven battlecruisers to enter World War II, only one (HMS Renown) survived the conflict. The USN prioritized slow, well-armored battleships that could operate together in a line-of-battle.
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Last Battle of the Bismarck: How Britain’s Navy Took Down Germany’s Mightiest Battleship
What You Need to Know: In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck proved formidable, sinking HMS Hood and damaging ... small size of Germany’s World War II navy made it incapable of taking ...