The WWII-era Essex-class aircraft carriers were a pivotal development that served as a historic bridge to the modern carrier ...

It was a compromise in design, ... Despite the important role that these ‘baby’ escort aircraft carriers played in World War II, sadly not a single one of the 122 Allied CVEs survives today.

Naval vessels are staffed by some of the most courageous people in uniform you’ll ever meet. This was doubly true ...

What You Need to Know: The USS Wasp (CV-7), shaped by the limitations of the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty, is often cited as the worst aircraft carrier of WWII. -Built with reduced tonnage, the ...

USS Enterprise (CV-6), the most decorated naval vessel in World War II, played a vital role in the Pacific. At the decisive Battle of Midway, it sank enemy warships, including three carriers.

While there are 10 Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, the design changed throughout the building process, which concluded in 2006 with the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77). That ship is more advanced ...

In November 1941, a German U-boat sank HMS Ark Royal, a British aircraft carrier. Ark Royal had been a thorn in the side of the German navy during the early years of World War II. Ark Royal is one ...

After World War II, there was a shift in aircraft carrier design, with an emphasis on larger vessels to accommodate the increasing size and capabilities of aircraft.

New video footage of three aircraft carriers sunk during the Battle of Midway in 1942 has provided additional insight into the last moments of the doomed ships.

Wreckage of sunken Japanese WWII ship found 00:30. Newly released close-up videos and images of three World War II aircraft carriers that sank in the Battle of Midway are reviving haunting ...

The wreck of World War II aircraft carrier USS Wasp has been discovered in the Coral Sea more than 70 years after the ship was sunk during the Guadalcanal campaign.