In the case of the latter city, Corpus Christi, state officials oppose moving the battleship there even though it’d be moored next to another WWII icon, the Essex-class aircraft carrier ...

Summary and Key Points: The USS Franklin (CV-13), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, was one of the most decorated ships in U.S. Navy history. Commissioned in January 1944, it participated in ...

Summary: The USS Bennington, part of the U.S. Navy’s Essex-class aircraft carriers, played a pivotal role during World War II and beyond. With a displacement of 34,000 tons and capable ...

Recently, Jason A. Heinlen of the Falls gave his father a hands-on opportunity in which few civilians get to participate. Victor Heinlen accompanied Marine Lance Cpl. Heinlen on a ...