Trump Class Battleships?

[Cloud Cover]

Supposedly this will be a 30,000 ton “battleship” as part of his idiotic Golden family of weapons systems. Sigh.

Trump announces plans for new Navy 'battleship'

President Donald Trump has announced a bold plan for the Navy to build a new, large warship that he is calling a “battleship” as part of a larger vision to create a “Golden Fleet.”

apnews.com

 

[daftandbarmy]

Supposedly this will be a 30,000 ton “battleship” as part of his idiotic Golden family of weapons systems. Sigh.

Trump announces plans for new Navy 'battleship'

President Donald Trump has announced a bold plan for the Navy to build a new, large warship that he is calling a “battleship” as part of a larger vision to create a “Golden Fleet.”

apnews.com

Ahem... you are referring to the new 'Trump Class' battleships.

I assume there will be fuzzy dice hanging off of the bridge somewhere

President unveils new ‘Trump class’ fleet of battleships​

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/politics/trump-shipbuilding-venezuela-tensions

 

[brihard]

I expect Congress will have to approve the funding?

 

[Czech_pivo]

I expect Congress will have to approve the funding?

Tariffs will pay for all of it.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Ahem... you are referring to the new 'Trump Class' battleships.

I assume there will be fuzzy dice hanging off of the bridge somewhere

President unveils new ‘Trump class’ fleet of battleships​

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/politics/trump-shipbuilding-venezuela-tensions

“They’ll help maintain American military supremacy, revive the American ship building industry, and inspire fear in America’s enemies all over the world,” Trump said in revealing the new category of vessel from the library at Mar-a-Lago.”

- I’d love to see what books reside in that library.

 

[GR66]

Ahem... you are referring to the new 'Trump Class' battleships.

I assume there will be fuzzy dice hanging off of the bridge somewhere

President unveils new ‘Trump class’ fleet of battleships​

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/politics/trump-shipbuilding-venezuela-tensions

I had to check to make sure this wasn't a Duffle Blog article...

...I'm sure this will go well!

 

[Cloud Cover]

Deeper sigh… 20 of them… is there a meme or a GIF of Chinese Admirals toasting to victory?

https://twitter.com/x/status/2003226832439521387

 

[MilEME09]

1918 called and it wants its wing turrets back, theres a reason nom center line configs disappeared

https://twitter.com/x/status/2003229804431090044

 

[Lumber]

1918 called and it wants its wing turrets back, theres a reason nom center line configs disappeared

https://twitter.com/x/status/2003229804431090044

Tell that to the Italians...

 

[RangerRay]

Has any democratically elected leader had warships named after them while still in office? I could be wrong, but I thought that was an honour for after they leave office?

 

[brihard]

Has any democratically elected leader had warships named after them while still in office? I could be wrong, but I thought that was an honour for after they leave office?

To be fair he probably will have died before the first one hits water.

 

[dapaterson]

Has any democratically elected leader had warships named after them while still in office? I could be wrong, but I thought that was an honour for after they leave office?

Sort of like naming a theater after a president.

 

[Cloud Cover]

Regardless, the US already had a fleet of very powerful CGNs- the Virginia Class, California Class, plus Long Beach, Truxton and Bainbridge.
Powerful but apparently expensive to maintain with the USS Arkansas retired after just 18 years into what should have been a 40 year career.

Long Beach herself a Kennedy era design - carried just under 200 missiles and was apparently capable of downing just about anything the Soviets could ever think of throwing at her.

Trump is no Kennedy.

 

[Harris]

Anyone taking bets that the first one off the slips is named after Trump (Assuming he hasn't been otherwise taken out of the picture by natural causes). And it will have a "Command" chair all in gold?

 

[GK .Dundas]

I had to check to make sure this wasn't a Duffle Blog article...

...I'm sure this will go well!

You and me both. In fact I checked and rechecked almost 3 times after reading it.
And to be honest it still sounds like something the duffel blog would publish.

 

[GK .Dundas]

Regardless, the US already had a fleet of very powerful CGNs- the Virginia Class, California Class, plus Long Beach, Truxton and Bainbridge.
Powerful but apparently expensive to maintain with the USS Arkansas retired after just 18 years into what should have been a 40 year career.

Long Beach herself a Kennedy era design - carried just under 200 missiles and was apparently capable of downing just about anything the Soviets could ever think of throwing at her.

Trump is no Kennedy.

Long Beach as I recall was also the last large surface combatant build with a real flag bridge worthy of the name.

 

[Cloud Cover]

Long Beach would sit on Yankee Station for months at a time and use its ADC team to direct B52 strikes on North Vietnam. “Baller Actual”. History of the ship is incomparable.

 

[Nvlgzr]

1918 called and it wants its wing turrets back, theres a reason nom center line configs disappeared

https://twitter.com/x/status/2003229804431090044

Where are all the gold embellishments?

 

[Kilted]

1918 called and it wants its wing turrets back, theres a reason nom center line configs disappeared

https://twitter.com/x/status/2003229804431090044

I thought that the Defiant was badly damaged fighting the Borg.

 

[CBH99]

This whole article has been pure gold in my eyes! You're welcome!

Trump announces plans for new navy warships to be known as ‘Trump-class’

President says the ships will be bigger, faster and a hundred times more powerful than any previous US-built warship

www.theguardian.com