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US Navy Aircraft Carriers: USS Lake Champlain (CV-39), USS Tarawa (CV-40), USS Valley Forge (CVA 45), USS Iwo Jima (CV-46), USS Philippine Sea (CV-47), USS Saipan (CVL-48) , USS Wright (CVL-49/AVT-7)

US Navy Essex-class aircraft carriers: USS Lake Champlain (CV-39), USS Tarawa (CV-40), USS Valley Forge (CVA 45), USS Iwo Jima (CV-46), USS Philippine Sea (CV-47), USS Saipan (CVL-48), USS Wright (CVL-49/AVT-7) The Essex class is a retired class of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. The 20th century’s most numerous class of capital ship, the class consisted of … Read more

US Navy Aircraft Carriers: USS Nimitz (CVN-68), USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), USS George Washington (CVN-73), USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)

Aircraft Carriers of the USN: USS Nimitz (CVN-68), USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), USS George Washington (CVN-73), USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), USS John … Read more

US Navy Aircraft Carriers: USS Oriskany (CVA-34), USS Antietam (CV-36), USS Princeton (CV-37), USS Shangri-La (CV-38)

US Navy Essex-class aircraft carriers: USS Oriskany (CVA-34), USS Antietam (CV-36), USS Princeton (CV-37), USS Shangri-La (CV-38) The Essex class is a retired class of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. The 20th century’s most numerous class of capital ship, the class consisted of 24 vessels which came in “short-hull” and “long-hull” versions. Thirty-two ships … Read more

US Navy Aircraft Carriers: USS Wasp (CV-18), USS Hancock (CV-19), USS Bennington (CV-20), USS Boxer (CV-21), USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31), USS Leyte (CV-32), USS Kearsarge (CV-33)

US Navy Essex-class aircraft carriers: USS Wasp (CV-18), USS Hancock (CV-19), USS Bennington (CV-20), USS Boxer (CV-21), USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31), USS Leyte (CV-32), USS Kearsarge (CV-33) The Essex class is a retired class of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. The 20th century’s most numerous class of capital ship, the class consisted of … Read more

US Navy Battleships: USS Pennsylvania (BB-38), and USS Arizona (BB-39)

Pennsylvania-class battleships, USS Pennsylvania (BB-38), and  USS Arizona (BB-39) The Pennsylvania-class consisted of two super-dreadnought battleships built for the United States Navy just before the First World War. Named Pennsylvania and Arizona, after the American states of the same names, the two battleships were the United States’ second battleship design to adhere to the “all … Read more

US Navy Battleships preserved: USS Alabama (BB-60), USS Iowa (BB-61), USS Massachusetts (BB-59), USS Missouri (BB-63), USS New Jersey (BB-62), USS North Carolina (BB-55), USS Texas (BB-35), and USS Wisconsin (BB-64)

Battleships of the US Navy preserved: USS Alabama (BB-60), USS Iowa (BB-61), USS Massachusetts (BB-59), USS Missouri (BB-63), USS New Jersey (BB-62),  USS North Carolina (BB-55), USS Texas (BB-35), and USS Wisconsin (BB-64) USS Alabama (BB-60) (Josh Hallett Photo) USS Alabama (BB-60) is a retired battleship. She was the fourth and final member of the South … Read more

Warplanes of the Second World War preserved in Ukraine

Warplanes of the Second World War preserved in Ukraine The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document Warplanes from the Second World War preserved in the Ukraine.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website.  Photos are as credited.  Any errors … Read more

UFOs – Where do they come from? Why are they here? How do they operate? Part 2 of 2

UFOs – Where do they come from? Why are they here? How do they operate? Part 2 of 2 Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) Canada Early Canadian studies of UFOs included Project Magnet (1950–1954) and Project Second Storey (1952–1954), supported by the Defence Research Board. The Department of National Defence (DND) … Read more

US Navy Aircraft Carriers: USS Essex (CV-9), USS Yorktown (CV-10), USS Intrepid (CV-11), USS Hornet (CV-12), USS Franklin (CV-13), USS Ticonderoga (CV-14), USS Randolph (CV-15), USS Lexington (CV-16), USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)

US Navy Essex-class aircraft carriers in the Second World War: USS Essex (CV-9), USS Yorktown (CV-10), USS Intrepid (CV-11), USS Hornet (CV-12), USS Franklin (CV-13), USS Ticonderoga (CV-14), USS Randolph (CV-15), USS Lexington (CV-16), USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), USS Wasp (CV-18), USS Hancock (CV-19), USS Bennington (CV-20), USS Boxer (CV-21), USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31), USS Shangri-La … Read more