Fujian is also the nation’s first aircraft carrier to use an electromagnetic catapult to launch aircraft from the deck instead of a ski ramp, as used by Liaoning and Shandong carriers. It also has a flat-top flight deck for smooth take-offs and landings. 4. Shandong, China The 2nd aircr...
Battle Carrier Advancing from the earlierEssexclass, the Midway was the first of her class. Larger in nearly every dimension, she was a marvel of engineering in her day, and is still an incredible sight. In countless ways, she seems far more modern than other aircraft carri...
“On this day in history” 12 June 1943, German Type XB submarine U-118 (KrvKpt. Werner Czygan) was sunk with depth charges by a flight of Avenger aircraft operating from the US Navy escort carrier USS Bogue (ACV/CVE-9). There were 43 dead (including Czygan) and 16 survivors. The...