The Lexington-class battlecruisers, inspired by British and ... similar to Japan’s Kongo-class and Britain’s Renown. The United States Navy (USN) entered World War II when Japanese aircraft ...

What You Need to Know: The Russian Navy’s decision not to modernize the Pyotr Veliky, one of two remaining Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruisers, underscores the vessel's diminishing value.

Soviet naval planners, however, had other ideas for the Kirov-class battlecruisers. Built to Fight U.S. Navy: The Cold War was an era in which many new and interesting weapons designs were being ...