‘We Made a Mistake That’s Not Fixable’: The US Navy’s 70,000 Ton Montana-Class Battleship ‘Mistake’ Still Stings

'We Made a Mistake That's Not Fixable': The US Navy's 70,000 Ton Montana-Class Battleship 'Mistake' Still Stings
Five Montana-class battleships were authorized in 1940: bigger than the Iowas, with twelve 16-inch guns and the only American armor designed to stop its own shells. Japan redesigned its next Yamatos in response. Suspended in May 1942 and canceled in July 1943, they remain the most powerful warships America approved and never built.
By: 19fortyfive.com






