From to fragile propellers and floating fire hazards, to stacks belching out plumes of thick, black smoke. These aircraft carriers failed to prove their worth.

A look at every U.S. aircraft carrier sunk in WWII, from USS Langley to USS Bismarck Sea, the battles they fought, and the sacrifices of their crews.

Worst” aircraft carriers fail in different ways but share the same outcome: no sustainable airpower at sea. Russia’s Admiral Kuznetsov proved chronically unavailable. -Brazil’s NAe São Paulo became a ...

USS Hornet sank in 1942 in key World War II battle Deep in the South Pacific Ocean, researchers have located the final resting place of the USS Hornet, the World War II aircraft carrier sunk in a 1942 ...

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor gravely damaged the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet's strength, but fortunately, no American aircraft carriers were sunk in the attack. As a result, when the United States ...