Aircraft carriers have been central to the U.S. Navy, and over the years they have only increased in importance since their introduction in World War 2 The Yorktown, Essex, and Midway classes would ...

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 Okinawa ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Around sixty-six died in the two attacks. The Intrepid had to evacuate its aircraft, and sail back to Pearl Harbor again for repairs. But the tireless carrier was ...