▲ 194 ▼ Trump announces plans for new navy warships to be known as ‘Trump-class’ (www.theguardian.com) submitted 7 months ago by CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 58 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) It's not that I forgot about the Korean War, it's that I wasn't aware it had any significant naval component for which battleships were relevant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago They were used for artillery along coastal regions, while not exactly the designated purpose of such ships it was highly effective. But yeah it was basically the last hoora of an aging design that had already started to become obsolete. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago They were used for artillery along coastal regions, while not exactly the designated purpose of such ships it was highly effective. But yeah it was basically the last hoora of an aging design that had already started to become obsolete. permalink fedilink source parent