What is Super battleship?
[[File:Japanese battleships Yamato and Musashi moored in Truk Lagoon, in 1943 (L42-08.06.02).jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{ship|Battleship|Yamato||2}} and {{ship|Japanese battleship|Musashi||2}}, the only two super battleships ever built.]] '''Super battleship''' is an [[wikt:unofficial|unofficial]] [[wikt:class|class]] of [[battleship]]s. It includes the largest types constructed or originally planned with a [[Displacement (ship)|displacement]] of roughly 60,000 tons or more. Only two such battleships were ever made. Many more were planned by several [[Navy|navies]] of the [[world]] before and during the [[Second World War]].<ref>''The American Experience in World War II'', ed. Walter L. Hixson (New York; London: Routledge, 2003), p. 3</ref> Their design included thick [[armor]] and large [[gun]]s. They were thought to be the ideal [[warship]]s for naval battle, but the success of the [[aircraft carrier]]s [[compromise]]d their use. Only two were ever built (both by the [[Empire of Japan|Japanese Empire]]).<ref name=Bull291>Stephen Bull, ''Encyclopedia of Military Technology and Innovation'' (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2004), p. 291</ref> Both were sunk during World War II. This does not include ships such as [[:en:USS_New_Jersey_(BB-62)|USS New Jersey]] which were modified in later years to weigh over 60,000 tons. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:World War II]] [[Category:Japanese weapons]] {{military-stub}}