The rapid shift to a postwar navy, coupled with the advent of those aircraft carriers—as well as nuclear technology—rendered battleships like BB-43 obsolete. In 1947, the ship was ...

FILE - Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is moored near Split, Croatia, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File) (Darko Bandic, Copyright 2022 The Associated ...