Summary and Key Points: The Essex-class aircraft carriers, with 24 built and 17 seeing combat in WWII, played a crucial role in U.S. naval dominance from the mid-20th century through the Vietnam War.

Summary and Key Points: The Essex-class aircraft carriers, commissioned during World War II, were pivotal in the U.S. Navy's success in the Pacific.Designed pragmatically to meet the immediate ...

The Midway-class aircraft carriers ... It is the only non-Essex-class carrier to be preserved as a museum ship which can be visited by anyone at San Diego Harbor (this author went multiple ...

The last Essex-class aircraft carrier constructed for the U.S. Navy, USS Oriskany (CV/CVA-34), arrived too late to see service during the Second World War. Nevertheless, she had a successful career .

Earlier this week I sat on a panel sponsored by America’s Strength, an organization associated with the Navy League, and that has argued for greater investment in the U.S. Navy. The panel was ...