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But, during World War II there were hardly any battleship-to-battleship clashes. The major exception is KMS Bismarck vs. HMS Hood and HMS Prince of Wales. Both Germany and the UK were too scared to use their vessels, and most of the American battleships had been pulled out after Pearl Harbor left limping and damaged.
I essence, you could say the era of battleships never really got started.
Doesn't make the ships any less awesome.
One was the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal where USS South Dakota and Washington faced off against IJN Kirishima.
The second was the Battle of Surigao Strait where 6 US battleships (West Virginia, Maryland, Mississippi, Tennessee, California, and Pennsylvania; all but Mississippi had been sunk or damaged in the attack on Pearl Harbor)faced 2 Japanese battleships (Yamashiro and Fusō). This battle was the last battleship-versus-battleship action in history.
Battleships were not designed for coastal bombardment. Unforunatelly they never "sofentened up" the terrain for any examples that you gave.
Why was Germany and England afraid to use their battleships? Maybe they were easy targets for subs and aircraft.
Historians consider the era of the battleship from 1860's to 1945.
I didn't say the battleship is "any less awesome" I think they were engineering marvels and served their purpose. I admire all nautical ships as you can see from my artwork.
In the German and British fleets, the Dreadnought-type battleships (that is, the way we imagine them) were considered the pride of the navy. That's why the Bismarck was so hunted. It had sunk the HMS Hood (which wasn't even a battleship; it was a battlecruiser), one of those 'prides'. In response, the British sent half the fleet in the North Atlantic after it. Battleships were great at wreaking havoc, but one that was lost simply drove the commanders mad. So they avoided battle as much as possible. The Yamato is a great example of this. It simply toured around the Pacific for the bulk of the war, avoiding trouble. Because it was the Japanese flagship and they didn't want to risk losing it.
True, no-one built any after WWII. But they did the bulk of their shooting after it. So I say it ended with the decommissioning of the USS Missouri in 1998. And then still the Iowa-class was maintained so the ships could be put in operation should the need arise. They were struck from the US Navy register in 2005-2006.
You bet they are. At least we can go have a look on board now. At least in the US and Japan.