The Essex-class aircraft carriers proved their worth in World War II, setting a standard for naval aviation. Built without ...

The U.S. will support Manila’s plan to build a new naval pier at a Philippine naval base in Subic Bay. A 15-meter by ...

The Allied and Axis forces lost thousands of ships during World War II, and many of those vessels ... "It is far worse than any of us had expected." The USS Juneau was lost at the Naval Battle ...

Before that date, the Navy had six operational aircraft carriers, with three others — USS Ranger (CV-4), USS Yorktown (CV-5), and USS Wasp (CV-7) — serving as part of the Atlantic Fleet.

The USS Wasp (CV-7), an underpowered aircraft carrier, met an ignominious end in World War II. -The USS Detroit (LCS-7) from the Littoral Combat Ship program suffered from severe design flaws and ...

Allen’s research vessel (R/V) Petrel discovered wreckage from USS Wasp (CV 7), which was sunk ... Allen have found the wreck of the World War II cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA 35), which was ...

“Two were from Iowa, and I had never heard of them,” Ritland told the National WASP WWII Museum, where his bike tour will ... a 99-mile ride to pay tribute to the 99 sailors lost on board the USS ...

Two U.S. Marines from the USS Wasp were attacked during a port visit in Izmir, Turkey, the U.S. Sixth Fleet said Monday. The Marines, wearing civilian clothes, were assaulted by a group of two ...

The USS Wasp is an 843-foot-long multipurpose amphibious assault ship, and is behind only the USNS Comfort when it comes to medical capabilities at ships based at Naval Station Norfolk.