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The U.S. Navy Sunk Its Very Own Aircraft Carrier
The USS Oriskany, a retired Essex-class aircraft carrier, now rests off Florida’s coast as the world’s largest artificial ...
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Navy building USS Long Island; nuclear sub could join fleet by end of decade
As a diesel-powered escort carrier, the Long Island was 492 feet long — little more than half the length of a full-size Essex-class aircraft carrier, such as the USS Intrepid (CV-11), which was ...
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Chico State graduate David Leick brings WWII aircraft carrier story to life
The USS Princeton became a top-of-the-line aircraft carrier in August 1943 and played a prime role in the U.S. Navy’s victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War. Leick said he has ...
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Leyte Gulf is the greatest naval battle you’ve never heard of
The answer is that the US navy had not stood still. Apart from bringing new Essex class aircraft carriers on stream, the US had raced ahead of Japan in areas such as carrier-to-air communication, ...