What You Need to Know: The USS Wasp (CV-18), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, earned a remarkable eight battle stars and numerous commendations for her service during World War II, including ...

Meet the USS Essex. The lead vessel of a new class of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers was laid down on April 28, 1941, in Newport News, and sponsored by Artemus L. Gates, wife of the Assistant ...

Summary and Key Points: The USS Hornet (CV-12), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, served from 1943 to 1970 and played a pivotal role in numerous WWII battles, earning 11 battle stars. -Powered by ...

USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, fought in battles across the Pacific Theater, including at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. It suffered heavy casualties during the invasion of ...

USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, fought in battles across the Pacific Theater, including at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. It suffered heavy casualties during the invasion of ...

Twenty-four Essex-class aircraft carriers were built for the U.S. Navy during World War II, and only two did not continue their service during the Cold War. One of those was the USS Franklin (CV-13).

Commissioned 75 years ago on Dec. 31, 1942, the Newport News-built USS Essex was the lead vessel of a new class of aircraft carriers that became the Navy's sledgehammer in the Pacific during World ...

Laid down on December 1, 1941, and commissioned on August 16, 1943, the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Intrepid was one of 24 of its kind built during World War II.

Today, space enthusiasts can enjoy a bit of that history by visiting the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda. The Essex-class aircraft carrier, which saw combat in WWII and Vietnam, was the recovery ...