The Wall Street Journal published details of the proposed Trump Battleship class today, May 12. Unidentified US Navy sources were cited.
It will be nuclear-powered (no need for replenishment of fuel and other supplies such as food) and weigh 30-40,000 tons. Nuclear propulsion will be used for faster cruise speeds plus greater electricity available to fire next-generation laser weapons plus rail guns, which don't need gunpowder to fire. The ships will also carry conventional and nuclear warheads on its cruise missiles. No doubt there will be plenty of classified capabilities.
As for a couple of letters to the Star stating battleships haven't been used since WWII, well, when I was flying combat missions in 1968-1969 in Southeast Asia, I flew over and saw the New Jersey battleship firing its 16-inch guns at targets in North Vietnam. Look it up.
Steve Sollenberger
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