The definitive history of American battleships from their creation to the actions in the Persian Gulf. Contains special sea stories, Pearl Harbor remembered, a photo of each commissioned battleship, a list of all battleships and dates of construction, and over 600 biographies of battleship sailors. Includes the following ship histories: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kearsarge, Kentucky, Louisiana, Marine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Vermont. The cover features a photo of the USS Pennsylvania steaming into Lingayen Gulf in 1945. Indexed.