World War II ended with the aircraft carrier as the supreme warship type. So the leadi...  ...that among the challenges of the new jet-powered aircraft were the the limited space and weight requirement...  ...the the limited space and weight requirements for aircraft . Could a d...

(Photo: NOAA)During World War II, the US converted...  ...I, the US converted two sidewheel steamships into aircraft carriers and operated them entirely on the Great Lakes. Bu...  ...training vessels for pilots.I learned about these carriers through a post written by Glenn Reynolds. He comm...  ..., being chased...

The US Navy's base at Norfolk, Virginia is the lar...  ...On 20 December, the station was packed with five aircraft carriers and four amphibious assault ships:Five aircraft carriers , four big-deck amphibious assault ships, a full c...

The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise was formally inactivated t...