RECOGNISED AS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE REFERENCE SOURCES AVAILABLE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF U.S. BATTLESHIPS, STARTING IN 1886 WITH MAINE AND TEXAS THROUGH TO THE MONTANNA CLASS OF WW2 AND THE RE-COMMISSIONING OF THE IOWA'S.

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