Roosevelt, and USS Coral Sea, represent the pinnacle of U.S. naval engineering from World War II through the Vietnam War. -Influenced by the Royal Navy's wartime experiences, these carriers were ...

This Essex-class aircraft carrier was originally named the USS Cabot but was renamed to honor the USS Lexington (CV-2), which was lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea. She became nicknamed “The ...

The USS Lexington was ... was lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea, fought with Japan from 4-8 May 1942. More than 200 crew members died in the fighting. The US Navy confirmed the ship had been ...

The week prior to Thanksgiving of 1979, on a gloomy foggy California day, my ship, USS Coral ... bouts of sea sickness (mal de mer, a little French lingo there) throughout my long Navy career.