This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Trump proposes a new battleship class named after himself, but it could be a costly white elephant. On Dec. 22 at ...

Last week, President Trump, with his customary fanfare, unveiled plans for a new “Golden Fleet” of Trump-class battleships. “There’s never been anything like these ships,” the president declared as he ...

President Donald Trump scrambled Navy ship-naming traditions last week with his announcement of a new “Trump-class” battleship, to be called the USS Defiant, featuring nuclear-tipped missiles and ...

Late last week, the Navy announced a replacement for the ill-fated Constellation frigate. The new ship would be “a smaller, more agile surface combatant designed to complement the fleet’s larger, ...

In late December 2025, the U.S. Navy announced plans to pursue a new class of large surface combatants described as Trump-class battleships, marking the first time in decades the service has publicly ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.” ...

The U.S. Navy will get two new battleships, the “largest we've ever built,” sometime in the 2030s, President Donald Trump announced on Dec. 22. Construction of the ships, designated Trump-class ...

President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled plans for a new “Trump-class” battleship, positioning it as a centerpiece of his administration’s effort to rejuvenate the U.S. Navy long plagued by delays, ...

I never thought I would say this in the year 2025, but here it is: the United States is working on a brand-new battleship, the likes of which the seas of the world have not seen in countless decades.

A rendering of the planned Trump Class battleship. (Courtesy of the Navy) President Donald Trump has announced a bold plan for the Navy to build a new, large warship that he is calling a “battleship” ...

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a bold plan on Monday for the Navy to build a new, large warship that he called a “battleship” as part of a larger vision to create a "Golden Fleet." Is 'Veronica ...

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