President Trump says modern U.S. ships are “ugly” — not ugly in the damage they can do to the enemy, but aesthetically ugly to what he believes is an expert eye. Hence, the commander-in-chief has ...

Though the American battleship has long since been overshadowed as the U.S. Navy's most prolific and strategically important warship by the aircraft carrier, World War II-era battleships will forever ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. President Donald Trump calls the vessel a new class of “battleship” graced by his own name, but China just calls the U.S.

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 Navy was not planning to unveil a new class of ship last year, much less two, but November and December brought the cancellation of a frigate program, the launch of another, and the comeback—at ...

Adm. Daryl Caudle, seen here on Aug. 25, 2025, called the new Trump-class battleships "badass" at a military conference in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday. (MCS Joe J. Cardona Gonzalez/U.S. Navy) ...

From what we know of President Trump’s upcoming “battleship” project, it roughly adheres to the historical standard of the Iowa-class battleships—but has several key differences. What’s in a name?

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - After reviewing the Battleship North Carolina’s financial processes, an accounting firm has recommended more than a dozen changes to address internal issues plaguing the ship ...

In the designation BBG(X), BB means battleship, G means guided missile ship (i.e., a ship with a medium- or long-range air defense system), and (X) means the design of the ship has not yet been fully ...

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 ...