First Test of Angled Deck
On 12 January 1953, the first test landings occurred on USS Antietam’s new angled flight deck. Angling the axis of an aircraft carrier’s landing area slightly off the axis of the ship allows longer...
View ArticleLexington Provides Power for Civilians Ashore, 16 January 1930
On 16 January 1930 the aircraft carrier Lexington (CV 2) completed thirty days of providing electrical power to the city of Tacoma, Washington, during a city-wide power shortage caused by drought at...
View ArticleNavy TV – USS Intrepid- the legend and history
In commemoration of the Centennial of Naval Aviation kick-off event in San Diego this week, NavyTV has dug up from the archives a great video about the USS Intrepid (CV-11), the legendary aircraft...
View ArticleSoviet Sub Collides with USS Kitty Hawk, 21 March 1984
USS Kitty Hawk’s (CV 63) fourteenth deployment in early 1984 found her at the center of a great deal of activity. During the joint United States/Republic of Korea Exercise Team Spirit 84-1, Kitty...
View ArticleNAVY TV – Hook Down, Wheels Down
This month, the Navy Memorial cut the ribbon on its new exhibit “The Art of Naval Aviation” in support of the nationwide celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviation. To commemorate the Centennial,...
View ArticleSilver Anniversary of USS Enterprise (CVN-65) Commissioning
September 25th, 1961 Commissioning of USS Enterprise (CVN-65) Fifty years ago USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was commissioned. The biggest ship in...
View ArticleINDEPENDENCE Operates in Arabian Gulf, 2 October 1990
On 1 October 1990 the carrier INDEPENDENCE (CV 62) transited the Strait of Hormuz en route to the Arabian Gulf. The following day she conducted flight operations in the Gulf, becoming the first carrier...
View ArticleUSS PRINCETON (CVL 23) Sunk, 24 October 1944
At daybreak on 24 October 1944, as Japanese navy forces approached the Philippines from the north and west, Rear Admiral Frederick C. Sherman’s Task Group 38.3 was operating more than a hundred miles...
View ArticleOperation Praying Mantis, 18 April 1988
On 14 April 1988, watchstanders aboard USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) sighted three mines floating approximately half of a mile from the ship. Twenty minutes after the first sighting, as Samuel B....
View ArticleThe Legend of the USS ENTERPRISE
The month of May historically has been an important time for the USS Enterprise. On May 12, 1938 the USS Enterprise CV-6 was commissioned and on May 18, 1775 the Enterprise I was captured from the...
View ArticleCommemorating the Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway, fought near the Central Pacific island of Midway, is considered the decisive battle of the war in the Pacific and one of the most significant events in US Navy history. Through...
View ArticleSynopsis of the Battle of Midway (3-7 June 1942)
Those who have only a casual knowledge of the Second World War might know little more about the Battle of Midway than the fact that it was an important American victory in the Pacific Theater. After...
View ArticleRemembering Midway
REMEMBERING MIDWAY by Captain Roy P. Gee, USN-Ret (The following post was written for the Battle of Midway Roundtable, in 2003. Note: CAPT Roy P. Gee passed away on 28 DEC 2009) Here I am, sitting at...
View ArticleRemembrance of a Rear-Seater
Remembrance of a Rear-Seater by CAPT N. J.”Dusty” Kleiss, USN-Ret 27 April 2007 Note: the following post is from the Battle of Midway Roundtable andwas a letter from VS-6 pilot “Dusty” Kleiss in...
View ArticleEscaping the Yorktown
Escaping the Yorktown Bryan A. Crisman by Ronald Russell (The following post is from the Battle of Midway Roundtable and originally appeared in Veterans Biographies, distributed during the annual...
View ArticleA Reunion in the Water, Part 1
A Reunion In the Water Peter L. Newberg on the Yorktown at Coral Sea and Midway by Ronald Russell (The following post is from the Battle of Midway Roundtable and appeared in Veterans Biographies,...
View ArticleA Reunion in the Water, Part 2
A Reunion In the Water, Part 2 E. R. “Bud” Quam on the Yorktown at Coral Sea and Midway by Ronald Russell (The following post is from the Battle of Midway Roundtable and originally appeared in...
View ArticleMidway Operational Lesson
MIDWAY’S OPERATIONAL LESSON: THE NEED FOR MORE CARRIERS The Japanese employing six aircraft carriers at one time, as they did in the attack on Oahu on 7 December 1941, proved a radical undertaking. The...
View ArticleNAVY TV – Hook Down, Wheels Down
This month, the Navy Memorial cut the ribbon on its new exhibit “The Art of Naval Aviation” in support of the nationwide celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviation. To commemorate the Centennial,...
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