World War II undeniably marked the rise of American fleet carriers, underscoring their indispensable role in the conflict. Between 1941 and 1945, the United States Navy commissioned several classes of ...

A remote submersible has captured video of the first detailed look at the USS Yorktown and two Japanese aircraft carriers that were sunk during the Battle of Midway. The video captured scenes from the ...

The USS Hornet — an aircraft carrier that saw service in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, ...

Footage from deep in the Pacific Ocean has given the first detailed look at three World War II aircraft carriers that sank in the pivotal Battle of Midway and could help solve mysteries about the days ...

Key Points and Summary - Commissioned in August 1943, the Essex-class carrier USS Intrepid fought across the Pacific, surviving a torpedo at Truk and multiple kamikaze strikes while launching raids ...

USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) was an escort aircraft carrier that served in the U.S. Navy during the Second World War. This boat was commissioned on May 20, 1944, and served until its tragic sinking on ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A United States Postal Service mail carrier went the extra mile to return letters to the family of a soldier from World War II and provided some closure. For about 20 years, Alvin ...

America Built 24 Essex-class Aircraft Carriers Fast. It Can’t Do Anything Like That Now -The Essex-class aircraft carriers ...

More toxic waste will be extracted from a World War II aircraft carrier in Charleston Harbor to prevent leakage that would imperil the commercial shipping industry and coastal ecosystems central to ...

While the big, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers of today surely capture the imagination, smaller flattops called Escort Carriers during World War II certainly held their own: While smaller and slower ...