In World War II, there were many battles in Germany. There was also another war taking place in the waters of the Pacific and the Atlantic. Battleships were fighting submarines that were bigger and had a more powerful arsenal of weaponry. During Would War II, battleships both in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans played an important role which lead to United States victory.
First of all, there are many battleships. The first battleship of the United States was called the USS Texas. The United States Congress authorized the battleship on August 3, 1886. They had a design competition and whomever had the best design got $15,000. The ship was commissioned on August 15, 1895. It was built by the United States so that they would be able to take over beaches and protect themselves from any other ships that were on the water.
Secondly, there are many qualities of the battleships. They include length, displacement, size, how much it can hold and many other things. The size is one that is important because it determines how much it can hold, and how many people can stay on it. The engine type is also important because it determines how fast the battleship can go and its mobility while in battle. Armor also helps against the torpedoes and other weapons that were used on the battleships during World War II. The artillery that was put on these battleships were 16 inch guns in three triple turrets, twenty 5 inch guns in ten twin mounts, forty eight 40 millimeter antiaircraft machine guns in 12 quadruple mounts, fifty two 20 millimeter antiaircraft machine guns and two launching catapults. These battleships have a top speed usually of about 20 knots. The price of these battleships is extremely high. They are around $100 million to $200 million dollars each.
These ships were used during World War II so that the countries that owned them could instead of only attacking by land and air, could instead come from the water front and take over the necessary beaches along the coast to help win the war.