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7. The US didn't lose any fast battleships during WWII

Thu Dec 25, 2025, 11:55 PM

Dec 25

It lost a couple of old ones that had been tied to the pier at Pearl Harbor. The US did lose 11 aircraft carriers of all types during the conflict.

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Gen. Billy Mitchell proved that Battleships.. [View all] Botany Dec 25 OP

It's a cruiser Abnredleg Dec 25 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Abnredleg Dec 25 #2

He's dragging us backwards to the world he remembers bucolic_frolic Dec 25 #3

Every miltary strategist on the planet.. Permanut Dec 25 #5

The US didn't lose any fast battleships during WWII Kaleva Dec 25 #7

Iowa class battleships weren't available until February 1943 Permanut Dec 26 #8

The North Carolina class fast BBs were in commision Kaleva Dec 26 #9