The USS Forrestal (CV-59) was commissioned October 1, 1955, as one of the first “supcarriers.” Named for Navy veteran and politician James Vincent Forrestal, this huge vessel had a busy career in the ...

As of Tuesday evening, the U.S. Navy announced that it had made “significant progress” toward putting out the fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship. While it ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: USS Forrestal had been the U.S. Navy’s first “supercarrier” and was the largest ever built when she was commissioned in 1955. As of Tuesday evening, the U.S. Navy ...

The U.S. Navy has paid a Texas scrap metal firm one penny to haul off and dismantle a storied but inactive aircraft carrier. The Ex-USS Forrestal, the first of the Navy's "supercarriers," is to be ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford, named after the 38th President of the United States, is the next generation of American nuclear aircraft carriers. It gives a whole new meaning behind the name "supercarrier." ...