President Donald Trump announced Monday afternoon that the United States Navy is creating a new class of battleships, dubbed the "Trump-class," and will begin with the construction of two ships. 

The president made the announcement alongside War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where he is spending the holidays. 

Trump said the new battleships will be part of his Golden Fleet and will be building up to 25 new battleships. The ships are expected to be the "largest we've ever built."

"They will have 100 times the force, the power, and there's never been anything like these ships," Trump said. “We envision that these two ships will be the first of a whole new class of battleships that will be produced in the years to come.”

The first ship will be called the "USS Defiant," and comes a month after the Navy scrapped its plans to build a new, small warship because of high costs and long delays.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.