bombarding enemy forces the way only a battleship can. As the war in... Known as the “Big J” or “Black Dragon,” USS New Jersey (BB-61) has the distinction of being one of the most ...

The USS Washington achieved the only one-on-one battleship kill during WWII. -Lastly, Japan's Yamato, the largest battleship ever built, represented formidable naval power before being sunk in 1945.