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In reply to the discussion: President unveils new 'Trump class' fleet of battleships [View all]Polybius
(21,398 posts)38. Well, officially we're the world's only superpower n/t
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The American shipbuilding industry is on life support and cannot produce these ships . . . or any other ship
AverageOldGuy
Monday
#5
No. The Iowa-class battleships were the last battleships the United States ever put to sea.
Aristus
Tuesday
#59
Thankfully the Fascist Felon will be dead before any of this sees the light of day.
Dulcinea
Tuesday
#53
Gosh. Which hostile foreign power to whom Trump is indebted would benefit from this?
Orrex
Monday
#18
The Battleship became obsolete on December 7th, 1941, but that fact seems to have escaped
Jack Valentino
Monday
#30
I'm not sure that's totally true, especially in shore bombardment, but carriers had become much more important by then.
Gore1FL
Monday
#33
The way the navy does it is the class is named for the christened name of the 1st ship.
JohnnyRingo
Monday
#39
He is bringing chaos to the Navy. No one is saying how dangerous this could be.
thought crime
Yesterday
#67
Doesn't congress have to approve the expenditure? Or is this like the $40 billion Argentina
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Tuesday
#47
Battleships are nothing more than money-traps and vanity pieces for a 21st century leader
Torchlight
Tuesday
#56
MaddowBlog-Trump names battleship class after himself, advancing his personalization crusade
LetMyPeopleVote
Tuesday
#65