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From battleships to destroyers: the tradeoffs in ship design

By Jeff Martin

May 13, 2019

Capt. (ret) Mark Vandroff explains his take on the tradeoffs in ship design that have persisted from the Iowa -class battleships to current warships.

About Jeff Martin

Jeff Martin is the Associate Editor for Multimedia and the host & producer of Defense News Weekly, airing online and on American Forces Network worldwide. In his role as Associate Editor, he reports worldwide on the military and defense industry and leads a market-leading multimedia team.

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From battleships to destroyers: the tradeoffs in ship design

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