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Battle group — may refer to: * Carrier battle group, an aircraft carrier and its escorts, examples of which are: ** the Abraham Lincoln Battle Group ** the John C. Stennis Battle Group * Battlegroup (army), the basic building block of an army s fighting force * … Wikipedia
Carrier battle group — A carrier battle group (CVBG) consists of an aircraft carrier (CV) and its escorts.HistoryThe CVBG was first used in World War II, primarily in conflicts between the United States and Japan in the Pacific. CVBGs at the time consisted of a far… … Wikipedia
Battleship — For other uses, see Battleship (disambiguation). The firepower of a battleship demonstrated by USS Iowa (ca. 1984) A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were large … Wikipedia
Battle of Calabria — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Calabria caption=Italian battleship Giulio Cesare firing during the battle partof=the Mediterranean Theater of World War II date=July 9, 1940 place=Near Calabria, Italy result=Inconclusive… … Wikipedia
Battle of Westerplatte — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Westerplatte caption=Westerplatte in flames, September 7, 1939 partof=Invasion of Poland date=September 1 – September 7, 1939 place=Westerplatte, Free City of Danzig result=German Pyrrhic victory… … Wikipedia
Iowa class battleship — The Iowa class battleships were a class of six fast battleships ordered by the United States Navy in 1939 and 1940 to escort the Fast Carrier Task Forces that would operate in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Four were completed in the early… … Wikipedia
Battle of Tsushima — Part of the Russo Japanese War … Wikipedia
Battle of Okinawa — Part of World War II, the Pacific War … Wikipedia
Battle of the Philippine Sea — Part of World War II, Pacific War … Wikipedia
Battle of the Coral Sea — Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II … Wikipedia
