USS Hornet CVS-12 (1968)
Per request, here is USS Hornet CVS-12 underway in August 1968, shortly before she began her Seventh Fleet deployment. #usshornet #cvs12...
Launching of USS Lexington CC-1, later CV-2 (1925)
#otd USS Lexington CC-1 later CV-2 was launched, 3 October 1925. At the time she was the longest vessel in the world, the biggest ship...
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69 (1977)
A look back to August 1977 with USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69 during her sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean. Looks like a FOD walk is...
USS Bairoko CVE-115
We take a look back to USS Bairoko CVE-115 in the late 1940’s. She had 10 years of service from 1945 to 1955 with less than 6 months of...
USS Kitty Hawk CV-63
A look back to 2005 aboard USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 A with the raising of the emergency-landing barricade during flight deck drills. In...
FR-1 Fireball
#OTD in 1944 the Ryan FR Fireball made its first flight. It was a piston and jet-powered fighter designed for the US Navy during World...
More Midway Monday
More #midwaymonday here is USS Midway CV-41 during her SCB-110.66 refit, her angled deck was increased to 13.5 degrees. There had been...
USS Midway CV-41 Refits
USS Midway CV-41 after her 1970 SCB-110.66 refit, in the second image you can see how the flight deck and elevator layout changes as well...
USS Wasp CV-18
Checking out USS Wasp CV-18 in the early 1950’s after her SCB-27A modernization. This removed her dual 5in guns and modified the...
Intruder Monday….
It’s #intrudermonday…. Meh doesn’t sound that catchy. Still it’s Intruder action, here is an A-6E preparing to launch from USS Forrestal...
