The aircraft carriers “island” An aircraft carrier’s “island” is the command center for flight-deck operations, as well as the ship as a whole. The island is about 150 feet (46…
US Navy aircraft carriers US Navy aircraft carriers continue to be the centerpiece of the forces necessary for operating forward. In times of crisis, the first question leaders ask is:…
The Midway-class aircraft carriers Entering service in September 1945, the Midway-class aircraft carrier was the US Navy’s ultimate World War II-era design, and would be the largest and most capable…
Folding wings The US Navy has got folding wing aircraft since essentially the dawn of carrier aviation. They are pretty much required in this day and age to save space…
Brazilian Navy A-4 Skyhawk conducting a Wave-off Over the George Washington Taken on May 19, 2024 the interesting photos in this post show a Brazilian Navy AF-1 (A-4) Skyhawk, attached…
The USS Enterprise Commissioned at Newport News, Virginia, on Nov. 25, 1961, USS Enterprise was the world’s first nuclear aircraft carrier. Ordered to assist the Project Mercury Program in February…
Aircraft carriers’ catapults Aircraft carriers are the centerpiece of America’s Naval forces – the most adaptable and survivable airfields in the world. US Navy flat tops support and operate aircraft…
The carrier battle group The CVBG was first used in World War II, primarily in conflicts between the United States and Japan in the Pacific. CVBGs at the time consisted…
Carrier strike group No single platform did more to transform 20th-century sea power than the aircraft carrier. The range and the combat power a carrier strike group can project quickly…
The day K-314 submarine rammed USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier On Mar. 21, 1984, while US Navy Battle Group Bravo sailed southerly courses toward the Tsushima Strait into the Yellow…