The first USS Saipan (CVL-48) was a light aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class of carrier. She was later selected for conversion into a command ship in 1963–1964, but instead of becoming a command ship ins
full story >>USS Hornet CV-8, the seventh ship to carry the name Hornet, was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. During World War II in the Pacific Theater, she launched the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo and participated in the Battle
Continue reading >>USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) (formerly CVA-67) is a Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier, the last conventionally powered carrier built for the United States Navy. The ship is named after the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy
Continue reading >>The supercarrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), formerly CVA-63, was the second naval ship named after Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the site of the Wright brothers' first powered airplane flight. Kitty Hawk was both the first and last active ship o
Continue reading >>Koordinaten: 47° 33′ 12″ N, 122° 39′ 9″ W (Karte) Die USS Ranger (CVA-61) (später CV-61) war ein Flugzeugträger der United States Navy und das dritte Schiff der Forrestal-Klasse. Sie war der zweite Flugzeugträger der Na
Continue reading >>USS Saratoga (CV/CVA/CVB-60), was one of four Forrestal- class supercarriers built for the US Navy in the 1950s. Saratoga was the sixth US Navy ship, and the second aircraft carrier, to be named for the Battle of Saratoga in the American Re
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