Summary and Key Points: In the lead-up to WWII, President Franklin D. Roosevelt recognized the need to expand U.S. naval air power. With limited resources and the urgency of war, the U.S. Navy quickly ...

Independence One with join two other Southwest America-themed planes, Freedom One and Liberty One.

Here, the bow of the USS Independence seen during the robot sub survey in August 2016. Here, the bow of the USS Independence seen during the robot sub survey in August 2016. (OET/Nautilus Live) More ...

Scientists have released incredible pictures of sunken light aircraft carrier USS Independence that were taken by underwater robots exploring the wreck. The historic ship, which served in World War II ...

A former U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that survived a Japanese torpedo strike and was a massive guinea pig for two atomic bomb blasts looks remarkably intact at the bottom of the Pacific, according to ...

Southwest Airlines unveils "Independence One," a patriotic plane with American history themes, to mark the nation's upcoming 250th anniversary celebration.

A team of underwater archaeologists has pieced together information from declassified government documents and a shipwrecked World War II-era naval vessel to understand the secret role played by one ...

AFTER 65 years the world has got its first glimpse at the remnants of a sunken WWII aircraft carrier off the coast of California. The historic ship, which served in World War II and was used in the ...