The IJN Akagi was one of Japan's earlier aircraft carriers, but it didn't start out that way. The ship was initially laid down as an Amagi-class battlecruiser, and building teams shifted gears during ...

A 7-inch gun on the sunken Japanese carrier IJN Kaga. (Vulcan Photo) The Research Vessel (R/V) Petrel, owned and operated by the late Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc., continues to locate historic shipwrecks ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: A fighting ship isn’t just a hunk of steel but a symbiosis of crewmen and materiel. The finest aircraft carrier is one that’s both well-suited to its missions and handled ...

Aircraft carriers have been around since before World War I, but it took some time before they evolved into the floating islands they are today. Initially, The U.S. Navy's first-ever aircraft carrier ...

The Imperial Japanese Navy’s Hyūga Was the Last Battleship Sunk in Combat: The second and last of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s (IJN’s) Ise-class, Hyūga has the distinction of being the last battleship ...