These advantages meant that battleships and battlecruisers were repeatedly sunk by carrier-based aircraft, from Pearl Harbor ...

Philip Pilkington defends his criticism of the aircraft carrier—and advocacy of the novel "ekranoplan" ground effect vehicle (GEV).

Summary and Key Points: U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, particularly the Nimitz-class, are enormous vessels designed for resilience and power projection. With a flight deck the size of four football ...

However, it was sunk in the Battle of Guadalcanal and did not survive the war. The ship was awarded two battle stars. The USS Ranger (CV-4) is the only aircraft carrier of its class and was host ...

The last notable collision involving a US aircraft carrier was in 2004, when the then-USS John F. Kennedy collided with and sunk a fishing boat. The incident led to the Kennedy's skipper being ...

Originally planned to be named Cabot, the ship was instead called the Lexington after its predecessor, which was sunk the previous year. The aircraft carrier played an important role in the ...

The Government of Brazil plans to sink the decommissioned French-built Sao Paulo aircraft carrier in the middle ... French Navy pride “Foch” will be sunk in Brazilian territorial waters ...

File: Aircraft carrier USS Harry S ... Six U.S. Navy surface ships have been sunk by accident since World War II, but none since 1968. This is a developing story. Stay with FOX for more.