ABOARD BATTLESHIP NEW JERSEY — Aboard the Battleship New Jersey, surrounded by friends, family and the ship’s important legacy, John “Johnny Q” Quinesso Sr. marked a milestone: his 100th birthday. The ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Something is missing from Battleship Memorial Park’s entrance: the long-standing F-4C Phantom that has graced that space for years. The F-4C Phantom that has long graced the ...

It is virtually impossible to name a single initiative of Donald Trump’s that isn’t either supremely stupid or downright satanic. From dismantling public health to pardoning criminals who ransacked ...

The first Trump-class “battleship” ordered up by the White House could cost as much as $22 billion, and could cut into the Navy’s plans for next-generation destroyers, Congressional researchers said ...

U.S. President Donald Trump announced the creation of the “Trump-class” battleship on Dec. 22. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) U.S. President Donald Trump calls the vessel a new class of “battleship” ...

The Trump-class Battleship probably won't get built, but the hull could serve as a basis for much-needed logistical ships. America’s new battleship is unlikely to survive President Donald Trump’s ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Trump proposes a new battleship class named after himself, but it could be a costly white elephant. On Dec. 22 at ...

Last week, President Trump, with his customary fanfare, unveiled plans for a new “Golden Fleet” of Trump-class battleships. “There’s never been anything like these ships,” the president declared as he ...

President Donald Trump scrambled Navy ship-naming traditions last week with his announcement of a new “Trump-class” battleship, to be called the USS Defiant, featuring nuclear-tipped missiles and ...

More than 60 years ago, an extraordinary thing happened: schoolchildren across North Carolina saved a battleship. Armed with nothing but determination and their lunch money, students from every corner ...

Trump’s battleship plan clashes with decades of U.S. naval strategy and technology shifts Experts described it as a "prestige project," a "bomb magnet" and said that "this ship will never sail." Even ...

In late December 2025, the U.S. Navy announced plans to pursue a new class of large surface combatants described as Trump-class battleships, marking the first time in decades the service has publicly ...