battleship
noun
bat·tle·ship
ˈba-tᵊl-ˌship 
: a warship of the largest and most heavily armed and armored class
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The third Pearl Harbor survivor to die in the last few weeks, Chandler was a hospital corpsman 3rd class on Dec. 7, 1941, when waves of Japanese fighter planes dropped bombs and fired machine guns on battleships in the harbor and plunged the U.S. into World War II.
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Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
The battleship was at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese bombed the naval base in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024
Multiple battleships, including the USS Arizona and USS Utah, sank in the attack, and 188 aircraft were destroyed.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Two Navy battleships were destroyed in the attack, including the USS Arizona.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
The battleship was at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese bombed the naval base in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024
Multiple battleships, including the USS Arizona and USS Utah, sank in the attack, and 188 aircraft were destroyed.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Two Navy battleships were destroyed in the attack, including the USS Arizona.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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battleship
noun
bat·tle·ship
ˈbat-ᵊl-ˌship
: a large warship with heavy armor and large guns
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