Quote by David Edgerton

“a Marine company or two had less tactical value than a cruiser, let alone a battleship.”

— C.J. Carella

“The lights of many battleships drifting like water jewels upon the dark Hudson...”

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Thus, a battleship cost around £10m in 1940. Building that battleship today might cost £500m, but to build a battleship representing the same proportion…

— David Edgerton

That a modern battleship of 48,000 tons would have to defend itself against wood and fabric biplanes with its main armament was a salutary…

— Richard Hough

“Building a naval power takes generations, not so much to develop the necessary technology as to pass along the accumulated experience that creates good…

— George Friedman

“The second HMS Warspite (also spelt Warspight)”

— Iain Ballantyne

“Apparently, the British Royal Navy had just recruited an elephant hunter to bring down a battleship.”

— Robert Gaudi

“Inbound now at twenty thousand feet, moving swifly toward the island, came a wave of twin-engine Betty bombers and thirty Zeros, fuel burning fast…

— James D. Hornfischer

“The Royal Navy had not built its magnificent reputation over the centuries by avoiding battle.”

— Arthur Nicholson

“One matter has been settled by this war which my association with the Navy has led me to be particularly interested in. The U-boat…

— Albertus Wright Catlin

I do not hesitate to say that the limitation on naval craft between the great naval powers was too high.

— Frank B. Kellogg

“and everything generally made shipshape, which seemed a desirable state of affairs, given that we were in fact aboard a ship.”

— Diana Gabaldon