The USS Hornet — an aircraft carrier that saw service in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, ...

In 1940, Japan’s Imperial Navy launched the Yamato and the Musashi—the largest battleships ever built. These massive vessels represented the pinnacle of naval engineering and firepower, yet they were ...

Soon after the invention and mass adoption of airplanes, governments started used them for war. Suddenly, soldiers had to watch out for flying machines spraying hot lead and dropping bombs. However, ...

Aircraft carriers have always been relatively large ships, but today's carriers are orders of magnitude more massive than the ones that helped the Allies win World War II. In fact, the USS Gerald R.

When aircraft are parked on the hangar deck inside the aircraft carrier, their wings are folded tightly, which reduces the aircraft’s footprint by as much as half. This is why modern fighters like the ...