Latest "USS Hornet" stories

Deep-sea explorers find Japanese ship that sank during WWII

Hundreds of miles off Midway Atoll, nearly halfway between the United States and Japan, a research vessel is launching underwater robots miles into the abyss to look for warships from the famed Battle of Midway.

4 years ago

Aircraft carrier: Ship of fear

The author believes one well-placed cruise missile or even a World War II torpedo could take out a modern aircraft carrier, but 90 years of success suggest these uniquely American weapons are here to stay.

By Geoffrey Norman, Military History Magazine

4 years ago

The widow of a World War II Navy hero turns 100

Meet Tess, the wife of Midway pilot George H. Gay.

By Ross Williams, Marietta Daily Journal

4 years ago

Meet America’s daring frigate captains

In the War of 1812, Britain’s powerful Royal Navy met its match in a determined band of U.S. Navy warship commanders.

By Cmdr. Benjamin "B.J." Armstrong

4 years ago

‘Hell, this is like an old-fashioned turkey shoot.’

One of the greatest aircraft battles of all time devolved into a one-sided slaughter.

By John W. Lambert, Aviation History Magazine

4 years ago

Miracle at Midway?

At 10 o’clock on the morning of June 4, 1942, the Japanese were winning the Pacific War; an hour later, three Japanese aircraft carriers were on fire and sinking.

By Craig L. Symonds, World War II Magazine

5 years ago