The Best: During World War II, the United States Navy commissioned ... Summary and What You Need to Know: USS Essex (CV-9), the lead ship of the Essex-class aircraft carriers, had a storied ...

When it comes to World War II ... the USS Long Island had a 5-inch/.51 caliber gun and two 2-inch/.50 caliber guns. The Bogue-class of escort carriers was headed by the USS Bogue (CVE-9), which ...

CV 67 was where it began.” The former USS John ... of them are Essex-class carriers, while the fifth is a Midway-class flattop. But all five ships date back to the World War II era.

No Cold War carriers have been preserved as museums, and it is disappointing that CV-63 or CV-67 couldn't be saved from the scrappers.

The USS Becuna submarine sank 3,888 tons of shipping and earned four battle stars in World War II.

New images reveal the extent of the damage the USS Harry S. Truman suffered this week when it collided with a merchant vessel near Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea. The photos released Saturday by ...

The nuclear-powered USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Egypt, Navy officials said Thursday. The US Navy said the carrier collided with the Besiktas ...

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on Wednesday collided with M/V Besiktas-M in the Mediterranean Sea close to Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea. USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on Wednesday ...

Harold 'Hal' Todd Jr. served on the USS Lagarto (SS 371) during World War II and frequently wrote letters to his wife, Rae. While on deployment, Rae gave birth to their son, but Hal was killed in ...

The USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M near Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea. The incident occurred at 11.46pm local time ...