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Revision as of 03:24, 23 December 2025
 A graphic of the planned ship released by the U.S. Navy |
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| Name | Trump class |
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| Operators |  |
| Planned | 20-25 |
| Class & type | Trump class |
| Type | Battleship |
| Length | 840 ft (256.03 m) to 880 ft (268.22 m) |
| Beam | 105 ft (32.00 m) to 115 ft (35.05 m) |
| Draft | 24 ft (7.32 m) to 30 ft (9.14 m) |
| Speed | in excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Armament | |
| Notes | [4] |
The Trump class is a proposed class of large surface combatants for the United States Navy announced by U.S. President Donald Trump during a press conference in 2025.[5][6][7][4]
History
Background
The Navy has not had a battleship commissioned since the retirement of the last Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri (BB-63), decommissioned in 1992,[8] and has not had a new planned battleship class since the Montana-class battleship, canceled in 1943.[9] The retirement of the Iowa-class battleships led to a battleship retirement debate on how the Navy should replace their capabilities; the Zumwalt-class destroyer was developed to replace their gunfire support function, but the class was cancelled after only three ships were constructed.[10][11]
Other vessels have been named after living Americans, including submarine USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) and carriers USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), and USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), named after (then) living presidents.
Announcement
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the proposed ships are planned to be the larger than any battleships previously built in the United States.[5][12] In the same press conference, it was announced that two ships would initially be constructed, with total of 10 currently planned, and eventual plans for “between 20 and 25”.[5] The first ship is planned to be named USS Defiant (BBG-1).[13]
Armament
Main battery
Secondary battery
Defensive battery
Source: Naval Sea Systems Command via USNI News[4]
Related weapons development
The Navy has developed a 300 kW High Energy Laser Counter-ASCM Program (HELCAP) c. 2023.[16]
The Department of Energy developed a “low yield” sub-10 kiloton variant of the W76 missile warhead, the W76 mod 2, during the first Trump administration.[17] The Biden Administration requested funding in the 2022 federal budget to adapt the W80-4 nuclear warhead variant for the the SLCM-N.[14]
Ships of the class
See also
References
- ^ “Trump poised to get new low-yield nuclear weapons”. Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ Fink, Anya L. (February 12, 2025), Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N) (PDF), Congressional Research Service, IF12084
- ^ McLeary, Paul (December 22, 2025). “Trump’s new ‘Trump-Class’ battleship will carry nuclear weapons”. Politico.
- ^ a b c Mallory Shelbourne; Sam LaGrone (December 22, 2025), “Trump Unveils New Battleship Class; Proposed USS Defiant Will Be Largest U.S. Surface Combatant Since WWII”, USNI News, United States Naval Institute
- ^ a b c Liptak, Kevin (2025-12-22). “President unveils new ‘Trump class’ fleet of battleships | CNN Politics”. CNN. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
- ^ Konstantin Toropin; Aamer Madhani (December 22, 2025). “Trump announces plans for new Navy ‘battleship’ as part of a ‘Golden Fleet’“.
- ^ Lara Seligman; Marcus Weisgerber (December 22, 2025). “New Class of Warship to Be Named After Trump”. Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Kyle Mizokami (August 17, 2024). “Repeat After Me! Navy Iowa-Class Battleships Will Never Sail Again”. National Interest blog. The National Interest.
- ^ Friedman, Norman (1980). “United States of America”. In Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger (eds.). Conway’s All the World’s Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. pp. 86–166. ISBN 978-0-87021-913-9.
- ^ Farley, Robert (2021-04-03). “It’s No Iowa, But Navy ‘Battleships’ Live On Today”. The National Interest. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ^ Seitz, Isaac (2025-09-03). “The U.S. Navy’s Zumwalt-Class Destroyers Have a ‘Battleship’ Problem”. National Security Journal. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ^ Justin Katz (December 22, 2025). “Trump announces new Trump-class ‘battleship’ as part of ‘Golden Fleet’“. Breaking Defense.
- ^ “President Trump Announces New Battleship”. U.S. Navy. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
- ^ a b Fink, Anya L. (February 12, 2025), Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N) (PDF), Congressional Research Service, IF12084
- ^ McLeary, Paul (December 22, 2025). “Trump’s new ‘Trump-Class’ battleship will carry nuclear weapons”. Politico.
- ^ O’Rourke, Ronald (February 14, 2024), Navy Shipboard Lasers: Background and Issues for Congress (PDF), Congressional Research Service, p. 18, R44175
- ^ “Trump poised to get new low-yield nuclear weapons”. Washington Post. June 13, 2018. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
