Aircraft carrier

Introduction The United States Navy calls its Nimitz class aircraft carriers “4.5 acres of sovereign and mobile American territory” and highlights their importance to American strategy by noting that an “aircraft carrier doesn’t just launch aircraft – it projects power”. The aircraft carrier has an ability like no other war vessel to deploy aircraft and serve as a base of operations for a wide variety of military activities. As a result, the US Navy forms entire battlegroups or fleets around the

Aircraft carriers are essentially the backbone of the United States Navy as they are a hybrid warship with the unique ability to provide the greatest projection of power through the aircraft launched off of their 4.5 acre flight decks. Beyond their vital aircraft launching capabilities, they support the largest number of crew members over any other class of ship making them a powerhouse for almost any mission type designated to them. With the aircraft carrier holding the title of being the flagship

unconventional uses of aircraft carriers throughout World War Two that may not have survived to the modern day but existed none the less. The first being the use of Japanese carriers to launch suicide missions known as Kamikaze flights. The practice of flying aircraft into ships was likely a last-ditch attempt to salvage the clear loss of the Japanese in the conflict and was rooted in Japanese honour culture. Obviously, there is little strategic value in expending pilots and aircraft in a single mission;

submarines run on nuclear power, so by 1990 there were more nuclear reactors powering ships than generating electrical power in commercial power plants. The impact of this for environmental protection is enormous, given the fact that if America’s aircraft carriers alone ran on bunker fuel instead of nuclear power they would produce roughly the same amount of cancer and asthma causing chemicals as 950 million cars! Besides a Russian ice-breaker, however, there are no commercial ships run by nuclear

other carriers. Many carriers were sunk by submarines, but submarines were also likely to be sunk by other aircraft carriers after their presence was known. Aircraft Carriers Lost in Battle Due to their importance aircraft carriers were considered a priority target, and as a result, many were lost during World War II. Most were sunk by aircraft, like the battleships they were replacing. Most in the pacific theater were lost in during the Battle of Midway or the Coral Sea. The loss of the carriers

During World War II there were 24 Essex class aircraft carriers. The Essex class Carriers were built to last in the harshest conditions. During the war there were no Essex Class Ships lost although there were many attempts to down them. After WWII many of the Essex Class Ships were recommissioned as reserve Carriers. Today there are 4 Essex Class Ships remaining, and they're used as museums. The USS Franklin was nicknamed “Big Ben.” The USS Franklin was hit twice by bombs and once by a Kamikaze

branch that serves at sea, the Navy. Thesis: Due to the the United States’ superiority in the world’s sea, our Naval branch is the most respected and dignified branch of military in the whole world because of it’s submarines, surface ships, and aircraft carriers. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter- " The United States Navy is the envy of every other navy in the world. They don 't want to be like us- they want to be us." Admiral Leighton Smith said this with true admiration for our Naval Military

Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, to defeat America in the Pacific Ocean became the most important strategy. On 7th December 1941, Japan launched a major surprise carrier-based air strike on Pearl Harbor without explicit warning, which crippled the United States Pacific Fleet, leaving eight American battleships out of action, 188 American aircraft destroyed, and 2,403 American citizens dead. In the spring of 1942, a few months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Empire of Japan planned to attack southern

The day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor is “a date which will live in infamy.” It is the day that would change the course of the U.S. Navy and Naval Aviation. Prior to the attack, Japan invaded nearby Southeast Asian countries, like French Indochina, because it needed natural resources to maintain its military, and industry. The United States embargoed and froze Japan’s assets, so Japan did not have the resources that it needed, especially oil. Japan was in dire need of these resources and planned

strike forces passed sight of each other. Shortly after this the aircraft to attack the ships. The Chikuma cruiser was hit on a second wave with two 1,000 lb bombs and took heavy damage. Causing the cruiser to move out of the battle. About 0910 a Japanese bomber hit the Hornet’s flight deck piercing three decks. Within minutes two more large bombs hit leaving the Hornet dead and burning. During this time other ships were damaged by aircraft and ship guns. Taking heavy to light damage. With the Hornet