Robbins and his crew called the plan “Operation Pinwheel” because of the circular motion the planes would create when pushing the massive carrier in its desired direction.

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Summary and Key Points: The USS Yorktown (CV-10), an Essex-class aircraft carrier nicknamed “Fighting Lady,” earned 11 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation during World War II.

Summary: The USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42), affectionately known by a variety of nicknames including “Swanky Franky,” “Foo-De-Roo,” and “Rosie,” initially christened the USS Coral ...

The USS Constellation (CV-64) was a Kitty Hawk class super-carrier and one of the fastest of the US Navy. She was nicknamed “Connie” by her crew and officially as “America's Flagship”.

Key Point: Utah was the oldest battleship to serve in World War II, but not the oldest to serve as a battleship, an honor which goes to USS Arkansas. Her... Key Point: Utah was the oldest ...

Sometimes known as the “Battleship That Wasn’t There,” the USS Colorado (BB-45) was one of the nine active battleships serving in the Pacific Fleet on December 7, 1941. While eight ...

What You Need to Know: The USS Parche earned the title of the most decorated vessel in U.S. history for its critical Cold War espionage missions. Originally a ...

Fire Can Destroy any Submarine: The USS Miami, a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, met a tragic fate in 2013 when arson destroyed it at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Despite being ...

What You Need to Know: The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) has completed its Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) overhaul at Norfolk Naval Shipyard and is now back at sea..

There are 21 other vessels outwardly identical to the U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens. But... There are 21 other vessels outwardly identical to the U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser ...

Just days after claiming to have carried out a missile strike on the United States Navy’s Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), the Iranian-back Houthi ...