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.

YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa Prefecture—The USS George Washington aircraft ... The carrier departed from San Diego in October and participated last week in a trilateral naval exercise with Japan and ...

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 ...