The Trump Class Golden Fleet of warships will be the chief instrument to project power onto the seas, protecting the movement of military forces and preventing enemy use of the sea to transport military or sanctioned goods.
They are used to protect, blockade, and attack enemy merchant shipping. These ships will counter China and other adversaries, protecting goods.
President Donald Trump announced a new fleet of ships on Monday, known as the “Golden Fleet,” as he revealed he approved plans for two new “very large battleships.”
“As you know, we’re desperately in need of ships. Our ships are some of them have gotten old and tired and obsolete,” Trump said, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, War Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Navy Secretary John Phelan.
Trump said the new ships would be “100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built,” in an address from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
“We haven’t built a battleship since 1994. These cutting-edge vessels will be some of the most lethal surface warfare ships … other than our submarines.”
Trump has made shipbuilding a priority.
🚨 BREAKING: Trump announces he has APPROVED a new class of U.S. Navy ships called the Trump-class
“They will be the fastest, the biggest, and by far, 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built,” 47 said 🔥🇺🇸
This is the “GOLDEN FLEET” pic.twitter.com/Bx1CtTxf5t
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 22, 2025
The administration wants the US to once again dominate the seas. The purpose is to protect America. It is America First.
“Trump-class” battleship, the USS Defiant—the biggest and most deadly warship since WWII. Packed with hypersonics, lasers, and nukes, America’s Golden Fleet will dominate the seas like never before. You won’t believe how massive this beast is! pic.twitter.com/K3euCLMLHF
— Surflick (@Surflick) December 23, 2025
The Trump Class Battleship
No more small-time terrorists like the Houthis will venture forth. In fact, I hope people noticed Secretary Hegseth ended that. The media didn’t cover the success.
I guess these super ships are being built to go to war against China when they attack Taiwan and we come to their rescue. I can’t imagine having any fear of any Muslim Navy.
The “TRUMP BATTLESHIPS” will be a nice accompaniment to the TRUMP Air Force 6-th generation air superiority F-47 FIGHT !!! FIGHT !!! FIGHTER !!!
The biggest ship that can fit through the Panama Canal can carry over 17,000 Intermodal containers. To me in this day and time with what we have seen in Ukraine I would take a container ship and modify it so you can rotate two columns of stacked containers so they spin around vertically and the containers at the bottom are… Read more »
That sounds like a great idea, but surface ships these days are sitting ducks. I prefer our Navy to build more submarines of all types.
Eleven aircraft carriers alone and the Navy wants even more. A toolbox doesn’t only contain just a hammer.