These are the last remaining US battleships, now serving as floating museums after modern warfare made them obsolete

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These are the last remaining US battleships, now serving as floating museums after modern warfare made them obsolete

The battleship USS Wisconsin fires one of its Mark 7 16-inch guns at an Iraqi shore target during 1991's Operation Desert Storm.CORBIS/Corbis via Getty ImagesTouting large-caliber guns and torpedos, battleships carried intense firepower and heavy armor.With the advancement of military technology, the need for battleships dwindled.There are only eight US battleships still afloat, now converted into museum ships.Having large, heavily armored warsh…