Let’s backtrack… In 1914, Britain had the largest navy in the world, but Germany wanted one that would rival it. In the lead up to the war, Germany and Britain raced to build the most ships ...

“He (said), ‘Are you one of the wise guys?’” The ship was the Nevada, a World War I-era, 27,500-ton battleship built in Quincy, Massachusetts, and commissioned in 1916. Japanese planes ...