The U.S. military’s prioritization of advanced aircraft carriers grew following the Second World War, resulting in two dozen Essex-class ships. As the most numerous carrier class of the 20 th century, ...

Summary: In an innovative twist of fate, the decommissioned USS Valley Forge, an Essex-class aircraft carrier with a storied military history, was transformed into the fictional space freighter Valley ...

Seventy years ago, author James Michener, who served as a U.S. Navy lieutenant commander during the Second World War, was embedded on the attack carrier USS Valley Forge commanded by Rear Admiral John ...