In naval history, battleships were the most heavily armed and armored warships afloat. In the mid-20th century they were made obsolete by the aircraft carrier. Although some continued to be used for shore bombardment and as missile platforms, the last battleships were decommissioned in the early 1990s.

Subcategories

There are 9 subcategories to this category.

Illinois class battleships K Kearsarge class battleships N New Mexico class battleships

R Regia Marina battleships Royal Navy battleships U United States Navy battleships W World War I battleships

W cont. World War II battleships Wyoming class battleships

Articles in category "Battleships"

There are 21 articles in this category.

Battleship German battleship Bismarck French battleship Bouvet H HMS Britannia (1762) I Iowa class battleship J Jean Bart (1949-1961) L List of Dutch battleships

L cont. List of Egyptian battleships List of French battleships List of German battleships List of Greek battleships List of Italian battleships List of Turkish battleships M Japanese battleship Mikasa O SMS Ostfriesland

R FS Richelieu (1935-1967) S SMS Szent István German battleship Schlesien German battleship Schleswig-Holstein T German battleship Tirpitz Y Yamato class battleship