Compared to the Fletcher class destroyer with its five 5-inch dual-purpose guns and 10 Mark 15 19-inch torpedoes in two rows of torpedo tubes, Roberts had only two 5-inch gun turrets and a single ...

Restoration efforts of the Iowa-class battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) were completed earlier this year. At the same time, progress continues to be made on the New York-class battleship USS Texas ...

During World War II, the largest and most produced destroyer was the Fletcher-class. One hundred and seventy-five Fletcher-class destroyers were built during the war. The design was commonly held ...

Many acts of heroism followed, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Roberts. Roberts was meant to escort convoys and fight submarines, not engage enemy warships. Compared to the ...