In 1922 the US Navy commissioned its first small experimental
aircraft carrier. This was followed into service by two much larger
and capable carriers in 1927 with five more being built prior to
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor including three large Yorktown
class. To take the offensive against the Japanese Navy, the
American Congress funded by far the largest carrier building
programme in history based on the Essex class, a larger version of
the pre-war Yorktown vessels. Of the twenty-six ordered, fourteen
were commissioned in time to see Second World War service. These
were joined by many smaller classes of carriers, including light
carriers and escort carriers. Post-war ever larger and more capable
carriers were commissioned. Since 1975, when the first of a fleet
of ten nuclear-powered Nimitz class carriers was commissioned, they
have epitomized United States superpower status and worldwide power
projection. These are due to be replaced in the decades to come
with the even more sophisticated nuclear-powered Gerald R. Ford
class. Compiled and written by Michael Green, Aircraft Carriers of
the United States Navy contains superb images of all the different
types of classes of carriers employed by the US Navy since 1922.
These and its highly informative text and captions give the reader
a broad overview of this fascinating subject.
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