USS Langley (CV-1/AV-3) was the United States Navy’s first aircraft carrier, converted from the collier USS Jupiter Later converted to a seaplane tender On 27 February 1942, she was attacked by nine twin-engine Japanese bombers of the Japanese 21st and 23rd naval air flotillas and later scuttled by her escorts. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/uss-langley-cv-1-us-navy-aircraft-carrier/ USSLangley #USSLangleyCV1 #USSLangleyAV3 #USNavy #WW2 #MaritimeHistory #NavalHistory #WorldWar2 #WorldWarTwo #SecondWorldWar #AircraftCarrier #SeaplaneTender
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USS Franklin (CV-13) in the Elizabeth River, off Norfolk, Virginia, 21 February 1944 https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/us-aircraft-carrier-uss-franklin-cv-13/ #USSFranklinCV13 #USSFranklin #USNavy #USN #NavalHistory #aircraftcarrier #WW2 #WorldWarTwo #WorldWar2 #WWII #SecondWorldWar
USS Munda CVE-104 was launched on 27 May 1944, and commissioned on 8 July, and served as an aircraft transport and as a replenishment escort carrier in the Pacific Theatre. She was decommissioned in April 1946, when she was mothballed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Ultimately, she was sold for scrapping in June 1960 https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/uss-munda-cve-104-us-navy-escort-carrier/ #USSMundaCVE104 #USSMunda #CVE104 #USNavy #USN #WW2 #aircraftcarrier #escortcarrier
USS Mindoro CVE-120 with a K-class blimp from ZP-1 Squadron on deck, sometime in the first half of the 1950s. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/uss-mindoro-cve-120-us-navy-escort-carrier/ #USSMindoroCVE120 #USSMindoro #CVE120 #aircraftcarrier #escortcarrier #USNavy #USN #NavalHistory #aviation #Blimp #KClassBlimp
USS Rabaul CVE-121 US Navy Escort Carrier. Immediately after launch. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/uss-rabaul-cve-121-us-navy-escort-carrier/ #USSRabaul #USSRabaulCVE121 #aircraftcarrier #escortcarrier #USNavy #USN #WW2 #NavalHistory
The USS Lexington Corpus Christi Texas
The USS Lexington, permanently stationed in Corpus Christi, Texas, is an iconic naval ship with a storied history that now serves as a museum and educational attraction. Nicknamed "The Blue Ghost," earning its name due to its remarkable ability to evade destruction.
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USS Nassau (CVE-16) a Bogue-class escort carrier of the US Navy during WW2 https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/us-escort-carrier-uss-nassau-cve-16/ #aircraftcarrier #escortcarrier #Military #naval #NavalHistory #navalwarfare #Navy #USNavy #USSNassau #USSNassauCVE16 #warfare #WW2
Canadian Aircraft Carrier HMCS Magnificent. HMCS Magnificent was a Majestic-class aircraft carrier operated by the Royal Canadian Navy from 1948 to 1957. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/canadian-aircraft-carrier-hmcs-magnificent/ #aircraftcarrier #CanadianAircraftCarrier #HMCSMagnificent #Military #naval #NavalWarfare #Navy #RCN #RoyalCanadianNavy #Ship #warship
Douglas A-4G Skyhawk taking off from HMAS Melbourne https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/hmas-melbourne-ii-r21/ #HMASMelbourne #RAN #RoyalAustralianNavy #aircraftcarrier #warship #ship #navy #naval #aircraft #GrummanTracker #GrummanS2Tracker #DouglasA4Skyhawk #aeroplane #airplane
Douglas A-4G Skyhawk just landed on HMAS Melbourne https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/hmas-melbourne-ii-r21/ #HMASMelbourne #RAN #RoyalAustralianNavy #aircraftcarrier #warship #ship #navy #naval #aircraft #GrummanTracker #GrummanS2Tracker #DouglasA4Skyhawk #aeroplane #airplane
Grumman S-2 Tracker being launched from HMAS Melbourne https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/hmas-melbourne-ii-r21/ #HMASMelbourne #RAN #RoyalAustralianNavy #aircraftcarrier #warship #ship #navy #naval #aircraft #GrummanTracker #GrummanS2Tracker #DouglasA4Skyhawk #aeroplane #airplane
HMAS Melbourne (II) R21 was a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1955 until 1982, and was the third and final conventional aircraft carrier to serve in the RAN. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/hmas-melbourne-ii-r21/ #HMASMelbourne #RAN #RoyalAustralianNavy #aircraftcarrier #warship #ship #navy #naval #aircraft #GrummanTracker #GrummanS2Tracker #DouglasA4Skyhawk #aeroplane #airplane
HMAS Melbourne (II) R21 was a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1955 until 1982, and was the third and final conventional aircraft carrier to serve in the RAN. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/hmas-melbourne-ii-r21/ #HMASMelbourne #RAN #RoyalAustralianNavy #aircraftcarrier #warship #ship #navy #naval #aircraft #GrummanTracker #GrummanS2Tracker #DouglasA4Skyhawk #aeroplane #airplane
US Aircraft Carrier USS Franklin CV-13
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