New Aircraft Carrier To Be Named for Doris Miller
January 20, 2020Many of the heroes of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor have been honored with medals and citations. Some have even had US Navy ships named in their... Read More
Aircraft Carriers
Wreckage of USS Wasp Located
April 16, 2019In the month of February, 2019 alone, the expedition organized by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen found the wreckage of three World War II warships at the bottom of... Read More
The Only Mission of USS Liscome Bay
February 22, 2019On December 9, 1942, just over a year after the United States suffered the attack on Pearl Harbor, the keel of a new Casablanca–class escort carrier was laid down at... Read More
Wreckage of USS Hornet Located
February 15, 2019On October 26, 1942, during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) was lost to the Pacific. In January of 2019, just a week... Read More
Minoru Genda and His Role in the Pearl Harbor Attack
July 10, 2018An assault as complex as the December 7th, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor required ideas and input from many different sources. To sail across the Pacific and launch an attack... Read More
Named for a Legend: USS Nimitz Turns 50
June 29, 2018December 7th, 1941 changed many lives forever. Shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Nimitz was promoted to head the US Pacific Fleet, eventually becoming commander of all sea,... Read More
Absent by Fate: USS Lexington and Pearl Harbor
April 2, 2018The USS Lexington (CV-2), an iconic warship of the US Navy, wasn't originally intended to be an aircraft carrier. When her construction was first authorized, in 1916, she was meant to... Read More
Wreckage of the USS Lexington Found
March 9, 2018Sunk on May 8, 1942, the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) spent more than 75 years on the sea floor under the waters of the Pacific. Previously believed to be... Read More
Learning Pearl Harbor: What Is an Aircraft Carrier?
January 11, 2018USS Enterprise (CV-6), USS Lexington (CV-2), USS Saratoga (CV-3). Looking through the list of ships that were moored at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941—and it's a long list of... Read More
Pearl Harbor Terms to Know
December 10, 2017The attack on Pearl Harbor was a devastating chapter in American history, and as it recedes farther back in time it becomes ever more important to know what happened on... Read More
The Original Aircraft Carriers of the Pacific Fleet
December 4, 2017For the United States to succeed in its defense of the Pacific, it needed a powerful fighting force and a lot of determination. The nation’s response to the December 7th,... Read More
The Grumman TBF Avenger: The Bomber That Changed the War
November 23, 2017In 1935, the US Navy introduced a torpedo bomber that within just a few years would be obsolete. The Douglas TBD Devastator flew in the Battle of Midway and performed... Read More
Museum Ships of the US Navy
October 17, 2017When a vessel has completed her service with the United States Navy, there are a few different fates that she may face. Some ships are broken down completely and sold... Read More
Turning Point: The Battle of Midway
May 5, 2017On December 7th, 1941, an aerial force of the Imperial Japanese Navy entered American airspace and commenced one of the worst attacks ever felt on American soil. The Territory... Read More
Where the Japanese Went Wrong at Pearl Harbor
April 21, 2017Looking at the events of Pearl Harbor, it may seem like the United States suffered the greatest blow it could have that day, but in retrospect, the outcome could have... Read More
Even More Pearl Harbor Facts
March 2, 2017When it comes to the most important events in history, there are typically little tidbits of information not readily known, sometimes even by those who were involved in the event.... Read More
USS Enterprise Aircraft Carrier
June 8, 2015The USS Enterprise is not the Star Trek ship. She was an Aircraft Carrier in the Pacific Fleet. Enterprise aircraft carrier was not in Pearl Harbor during the infamous attacks.... Read More
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