Is it time to bring back the battleship ... to protect the ships from bombs would prove prohibitive. The Soviets maintained plans to build traditional gun-toting battleships into the 1950s ...

Nor is the idea of bringing back ... battleships could seemingly serve for decades to come. And it is true: stout battleship hulls could doubtless withstand the rigors of sea service.

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whose knowledge would be useful bringing the ships back into service. Getting the ships back into working condition would be next. The ships suffer from a lack of shells, explosives, and gunpowder.

Eighteen months, some 700 tons of steel and a lot of planning later, and Battleship ... back in the water makes many of the needed repairs easier, especially related to heavier items coming ...

But the new gun also has the potential to bring back a dormant class of big ... And if not, well, no one counted on the battleship returning to service anyway. Kyle Mizokami Kyle Mizokami is ...