The three Midway-class carriers were the USS Midway, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the USS Coral Sea. As the last carrier in her series, the Coral Sea did not commission until 1947.

The battle began on May 7, 1942, when aircraft from the USS Lexington and USS Yorktown engaged Japanese carrier forces. The Japanese carrier, Shoho was successfully sunk on the first day.

The USS Lexington, originally built as a battlecruiser and later converted into a fleet carrier, became a pivotal asset for ...

The last U.S. aircraft carrier that was sunk during battle was the USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95), which was used as an escort carrier capable of holding 27 aircraft. It was taken out by two Japanese ...

After seven months in port, the USS Nimitz is back at sea. The aircraft carrier, CVN 68, returned to operations on Friday, June 22, following a few days of sea trials. The carrier had spent more ...

The USS Harry S. Truman lost an F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet that was being towed on Monday in the Red Sea, the Navy said. The fighter jet slipped off the hangar deck of the aircraft carrier ...

There are no reported injuries, nor is there flooding aboard the carrier. The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman collided with a large merchant vessel Wednesday night in the vicinity of Port ...