Less than a dozen battleships are still afloat in the world — eight of which once belonged to the US Navy — now serving as museum ships honoring the historic battles they served in.

The United States Navy was created on March 27, 1794, when Congress passed the Act to Provide a Naval Armament in response to pirate attacks on U.S. ships near modern-day Libya. President George ...

Effectively, the board's decision leaves the historic dreadnought—one of only a handful to have served in both world wars, and reportedly the world's largest battleship still afloat—stranded ...