2017

SUnknownWhat Does the Impact of a 16in Shell Look Like?

Sun, Jan 23, 2022

16 inch shells form Iowa class battleship obviously cause a great deal of damage. But they can do so in a variety of useful ways.

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SUnknownThe Worst Mistake in Designing the Iowa Class Battleships

Mon, Aug 21, 2023

The Iowa class battleships were built for speed and firepower. But miscommunication lead to plans to install guns that were too large for the streamlined hull. So a new smaller gun had to be design that was effective but cramped inside.

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SUnknownOne of the Surprises When Drydocking the Battleship

Mon, Apr 22, 2024

While in dry dock in 2024 the restoration team discovers a unique modification for an experiment that was performed in the Battleship New Jersey in the 1950s.

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SUnknownWhat's with all those Dents in Ship Hulls?

Tue, Apr 23, 2024

The hull of the Battleship New Jersey shows depressions between the frame sections particularly in the bow and stern. This is caused by heating of the steel skin forcing it to bulge as it expands.

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SUnknownWhy We Can't Just Keep the Battleship in Drydock Permanently

Mon, May 20, 2024

Large ships like Battleship New Jersey need the pressure of the water around it to maintain the shape of its hull. So it can't remain in dry dock indefinitely.

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SUnknownHow the American Navy Misused Their Battleships

Wed, Aug 28, 2024

In World War Two aircraft carriers did not yet have sufficient firepower to defeat a battleship fleet with it's tremendous anti-aircraft capability while battleships were perfectly capable of sinking capital ships. Yet the United States Navy lead with their aircraft carriers in the major naval battles following Guadalcanal leaving the job of cleanup to their battleships.

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