(1) To put it simply, when it comes to data about WW2 ships everything seems to be a bit off. Many sources differ all the time. I have like 3 different crew values for the USS Enterprise, basically every book, website and Wikipedia has one or several different values. (2) Fu...
ww2dbaseThat luck would end, however, as Lieutenant Nelson's scout plane from the USS Enterprise found the Japanese fleet on 21 Jun, leading to Mitscher's order to launch 216 planes against what remained of Ozawa's fleet. The Japanese fleet carrier Hiyo was struck by torpedoes and sunk, an...
Scroll down to see more articles about the history of WW2 navies. Loading...USS Enterprise (CVN-65): The Linchpin of the Pacific(See Main Article: USS Enterprise (CVN-65): The Linchpin of the Pacific)From the 1930s to the early 1940s, five carriers joined the U.S. Fleet, including ...
The Final Countdown: Directed by Don Taylor. With Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, James Farentino. A modern aircraft carrier is thrown back in time to 1941 near Hawaii, just hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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[Photo] USS Enterprise berthed on the north side of Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 12 Jul 1942. Note the submarine nets, the F4F Wildcat on an aircraft barge alongside, and the camouflaged buildings on the island. | World War II Database
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Media and public perceptions of the Naval war in WW2 are very distorted. The British lost more ships in the battle for control of the Mediterrenan than the USN lost in the Pacific. British warship sinkings in WW2 were over twice as much as the USN. ...
WW2 aircraft incorporated the revolution in avionics occurring in the early 20th century. They were also critical for Allied victory.