The decision was made to convert them into hybrid battleships/carriers ... The Shinano was a Japanese aircraft carrier that secretly began construction prior to the U.S. involvement in WWII.

Japan's WWII-era Hyuga and Ise carried ... navies would pursue the dream of a hybrid battleship-aircraft carrier. The first ...

Two new aircraft carriers are being named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming ...