During World War II, the United States Navy commissioned ... beginning with the 30,000-ton USS Essex (CV-9), which was commissioned on December 31, 1942. The ship was 870 feet long and was ...

Historic WWII-era aircraft known as the "Warbirds" transit from Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, to Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, aboard USS Essex (LHD-2) ahead of a planned ...

Twenty-four Essex-class aircraft carriers were built for the U.S. Navy during World War II, and only two did not continue their service during the Cold War. One of those was the USS Franklin (CV-13).

One of the suspects served on the USS Essex, shown here near San Diego in a file photo from 2012 Two US Navy sailors in California have been arrested on charges of providing sensitive military ...