battleship
noun
bat·tle·ship
ˈba-tᵊl-ˌship 
: a warship of the largest and most heavily armed and armored class
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David Walker, of Norfolk, Virginia, served as a Mess Attendant 3rd Class while assigned to the battleship USS California.
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Zenebou Sylla, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
David Walker from Norfolk, Va., was 19 years old when Japanese torpedoes sunk his battleship at Pearl Harbor in 1941.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
David Walker, 19, was assigned to the battleship USS California when it was torpedoed during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2024
The work now includes identifying the sailors killed aboard two other battleships, the USS California and the USS West Virginia.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2024
The world’s most dramatic saltwater ‘sea pools’ Embedding herself onboard battleships, aircraft carriers and submarines, among others, Lê’s work showcases the vast network of power structures seemingly needed to maintain the veneer of control in peacetime.
—Dan Q. Dao, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
The fundraising effort was so successful that the extra money went to the wives and children of sailors who died in the collision of the battleship HMS Victoria.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
The cruiser warship was originally meant as a ship smaller than a battleship, but faster, meant to scout ahead of the fleet to locate the enemy fleet.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 Sep. 2023
The land brimmed with debris left by the Russians — bags of bullets, vials of painkillers, a game of battleship made of paper and blue pen.
—Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
Zenebou Sylla, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
David Walker from Norfolk, Va., was 19 years old when Japanese torpedoes sunk his battleship at Pearl Harbor in 1941.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
David Walker, 19, was assigned to the battleship USS California when it was torpedoed during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2024
The work now includes identifying the sailors killed aboard two other battleships, the USS California and the USS West Virginia.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2024
The world’s most dramatic saltwater ‘sea pools’ Embedding herself onboard battleships, aircraft carriers and submarines, among others, Lê’s work showcases the vast network of power structures seemingly needed to maintain the veneer of control in peacetime.
—Dan Q. Dao, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
The fundraising effort was so successful that the extra money went to the wives and children of sailors who died in the collision of the battleship HMS Victoria.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
The cruiser warship was originally meant as a ship smaller than a battleship, but faster, meant to scout ahead of the fleet to locate the enemy fleet.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 Sep. 2023
The land brimmed with debris left by the Russians — bags of bullets, vials of painkillers, a game of battleship made of paper and blue pen.
—Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
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battleship
noun
bat·tle·ship
ˈbat-ᵊl-ˌship
: a large warship with heavy armor and large guns
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