USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum announces expanded tours, upcoming events, and volunteer opportunities, highlighted by the March 20 History Mystery After-Hours tour aboard the historic carrier.

Although the US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service, only around half are deployed at any given time—with the rest in port or undergoing maintenance.

Although “aircraft carriers” come in many sizes and shapes, the largest and most advanced supercarriers all fit a pattern—carved out by the US Navy for others to emulate. Modern aircraft carriers are ...