-Her sinking proved difficult due to her double-layered hull and advanced compartmentalization, making her a formidable vessel even in retirement. In 2005, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier sunk for ...

See the ex-USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy's last conventionally powered aircraft carrier, which was in a class of its own.

Only two nations have ever destroyed a U.S. aircraft carrier. Japan destroyed several during World War II, while Germany sank ...

The aircraft carrier, which has been docked in South Philadelphia since 2008, will make its exit through the Delaware River.

The retired USS John F. Kennedy​ aircraft carrier will embark on its final voyage after spending nearly two decades docked in.

A decommissioned aircraft carrier slated to leave Philadelphia will now stay for another day after plans to move it were ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: A Chinese admiral and pundit told a trade-show audience that Beijing could resolve China’s territorial disputes by sinking two U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and ...

The remains of the Navy’s last conventionally-powered aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CV-67) is on its way from the Navy’s ...

Furthermore, Iranian media has fantasized for years about sinking an aircraft carrier. In the country's state-controlled media, the massive ships are often seen as targets ripe for sinking.

What You Need to Know: The USS Oriskany, a retired Essex-class aircraft carrier, now rests off Florida’s coast as the world’s largest artificial reef. Sunk in 2006, the “Great Carrier ...