"President Donald Trump has announced a bold plan for the Navy to build a new, large warship that he is calling a "battleship" as part of a larger vision to create a "Golden Fleet." "They'll be the fastest, the biggest, and by far 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built," Trump claimed during the announcement at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The ship, according to Trump, will be longer and larger than the World War II-era Iowa-class battleships and will be armed with hypersonic missiles, rail guns, and high-powered lasers - all technologies that are still being developed by the Navy."
"Just a month ago, the Navy scrapped its plans to build a new, small warship, citing growing delays and cost overruns, deciding instead to go with a modified version of a Coast Guard cutter that was being produced until recently. The sea service has also failed to build its other newly designed ships, like the new Ford-class aircraft carrier and Columbia-class submarines, on time and on budget. Historically, the term battleship has referred to a very specific type of ship - a large, heavily armored vessel armed with massive guns designed to bombard other ships or targets ashore."
A plan calls for the Navy to build a new, large warship described as a "battleship" within a proposed "Golden Fleet," claimed to be faster, bigger, and far more powerful than past battleships. The proposed ship would exceed Iowa-class dimensions and incorporate hypersonic missiles, rail guns, and high-powered lasers, though those systems remain under development by the Navy. The Navy recently abandoned a new small-warship program due to delays and cost overruns and has struggled to deliver other modern designs on schedule and on budget. Battleships historically served as large, heavily armored gun platforms but faded in importance after World War II.
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