The U.S. has not used "battleships" since the Iowa-class vessels were retired in the early 1990s. But Trump had publicly weighed in on a return to 20th-century battleships and said he would be involved in the design of the new vessel. He previously criticized U.S. naval vessels as unsightly.
The 850-crew Trump-class battleships will be the centerpiece of Trump's "Golden Fleet" of advanced vessels. The Navy this month announced a new set of small combatant ships based on the U.S. Coast Guard's Legend-class national security cutter as part of the vaunted new "fleet."
