Zuihō was the name ship of her class of two light aircraft carriers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Originally laid down as the submarine tender Takasaki, she was renamed and converted while ...
The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning ... which the former Soviet Union seized from Japan at the end of World War II. The feud has prevented the two countries from signing a peace treaty formally ...
When World War II drew to a close with the unconditional surrender of Japan on September ... On November 26, 1941, Japan planned for 400 planes, including Mitsubishi A6M Zeros, to travel on six ...
George and Herbert Brousseau will be honored with full military honors. The event also honors all WWII veterans and includes a program, documentary, brick laying and 21-gun salute.
Under the extremely tense situation, the Japanese government sends Aircraft Carrier Ibuki and an escort fleet to the area. Ryota Akitsu is the captain of the Aircraft Carrier Ibuki and Toshiya ...
At Midway she took several bombs and two torpedoes on 4 June, and was temporarily abandoned. Still afloat the next day, she was taken in tow. On 6 June Japanese submarine I-168 put two more torpedoes ...
In a previous column I expressed my difficulties with mal de mare (a little French lingo there) while serving aboard USS Bradley, a destroyer escort later recategorized as a frigate to better line up ...