The USS Bennington (CVS-20 ... in 1973 and subsequently sold for scrap in 1975. The first of two aircraft carriers in WWII to be named Wasp, the ship was commissioned in 1940 and lost in action ...

In WWII, the Navy had countless ... during World War II. These carriers were designed to protect convoys of merchant ships from enemy submarines and aircraft. USS Bismarck Sea had a range of ...

A remote submersible has captured video of the first detailed look at the USS Yorktown and two Japanese aircraft carriers that were sunk during the Battle of Midway. The video captured scenes from ...

Here, 24/7 Wall St. is taking a look at the USS Enterprise and all the other carriers that fought in this battle. To identify the aircraft carriers that fought in the Battle of Philippine Sea ...

NOAA Ocean Exploration sent a remotely operated camera inside the USS ... WWII Museum, and the vast majority of the casualties were Japanese service members. Japanese forces lost four aircraft ...

When two of the Guadalcanal's F4F Wildcat aircraft spotted a U-505 off the ... But as time went on, American escort carriers could provide cover for convoys on the Atlantic crossing, which ...

NOAA Ocean Exploration sent a remotely operated camera inside the USS ... WWII Museum, and the vast majority of the casualties were Japanese service members. Japanese forces lost four aircraft ...

While aircraft carriers used in World War I and II were impressive and large vessels, they pale in comparison to what exists today. The U.S. fielded the Essex class of carriers during WWII ...