Essex Class Carriers in Action
Author | : Michael Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1997-01-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780897473736 |
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Author | : Michael Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1997-01-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780897473736 |
Author | : Mark Stille |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 49 |
Release | : 2022-09-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 147284582X |
A history of the enduring Essex-class ships, the US Navy's finest and most numerous fleet carrier during World War II, which were modernized repeatedly and served with distinction. The Essex class was the USN's war-winning ship class of the Pacific War. Of the 24 ships completed, 14 saw action, making the Essex class the largest class of fleet aircraft carriers ever built. These ships had a fine balance of striking power, protection, and speed and were modernized during and after the war. There were five distinct programs carried out, adding not only angled flight decks for jet operations, but repeated upgrades to sensors, weapons, and equipment. Essex-class carriers were used in a number of roles and provided the vast majority of US Navy air power in the Korean War, and a sizeable proportion of air power in the Vietnam conflict. However, as the “super carriers” began to enter service in the early 1960s, the Essex class was relegated to secondary roles– a single Essex carrier served until 1991 as the US Navy's training carrier. Using detailed artwork and photos, this book provides an in-depth portrait of this important and enduring class of ship, and looks at its development and modifications while considering the many and varied actions it took part in.
Author | : Leo Marriott |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword Maritime |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2020-12-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1526772175 |
Essex-class aircraft carriers played an essential role in the victory of the United States over Japan in the Second World War, and Leo Marriotts photographic history is a fascinating introduction to them. Without these remarkable ships, the island-hopping campaign of American forces across the Pacific towards Japan would not have been possible. They also took part in the Korean and Vietnam wars that followed. During the Second World War they were at the center of the powerful task groups that could put up hundreds of aircraft to support forces on the ground. They were also prime targets for Japanese air attacks, in particular the kamikaze suicide missions. A total of twenty-four were eventually commissioned including several after the end of the war. The selection of rare photographs and the expert text cover the evolution of US aircraft carrier design prior to the Second World War and look at the factors which shaped the design and construction of the Essex class. Included are dramatic action shots of the new breed of naval aircraft that was launched from their flight decks, including Hellcat and Corsair fighters that took on the Japanese and the carrier-borne jets that flew over Korea and Vietnam.
Author | : Brad Elward |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 2014-03-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472807782 |
The Forrestal class (Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, and Independence) was the first completed class of US Navy supercarriers, so-named for their 25 percent size increase over the World War II-era carriers such as the Midway class, and the strength of their air wings (80–100 aircraft, compared to 65–75 for the Midway, and fewer than 50 for the Essex class). Design-wise, the Forrestals were a huge improvement over their predecessors, being more stable and comfortable, while maintaining advancements such as the armored flight decks that had been introduced with the Midway. The Kitty Hawk class was an improvement on the Forrestal-class designs, and four were built in the 1960s – Kitty Hawk, Constellation, America and John F. Kennedy. These were even longer than the Forrestals, and fitted with advanced defensive weapons systems and an improved elevator layout. All nine of the carriers covered by this volume are icons, and hold a much-respected place in US naval history. They are also some of the more well-known vessels outside of the military, for their long service histories, as well as for some of the more unfortunate events that seem to follow them.
Author | : Robert Cecil Stern |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780897472654 |
Author | : Mark Stille |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 2012-05-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1780967519 |
Aircraft carriers were the US Navy's principal weapon against Japan during the Pacific War. Development of the Essex class began in 1939, becoming the largest class of carrier ever to be built. Early in the Pacific War it became renowned for its 'Sunday Punch' of 36 fighter planes, 36 dive bombers, and 18 torpedo planes. Alongside the lighter Independence class, these carriers formed the formidable Fast Carrier Force in the Pacific. Featuring artwork detailing the interior and exterior features of the ships, this book explores their design, development, and the action they saw in the Pacific, including the climactic battles of Philippine Sea, Leyte Gulf, and Okinawa.
Author | : Mark Stille |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 49 |
Release | : 2022-09-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 147284579X |
A history of the enduring Essex-class ships, the US Navy's finest and most numerous fleet carrier during World War II, which were modernized repeatedly and served with distinction. The Essex class was the USN's war-winning ship class of the Pacific War. Of the 24 ships completed, 14 saw action, making the Essex class the largest class of fleet aircraft carriers ever built. These ships had a fine balance of striking power, protection, and speed and were modernized during and after the war. There were five distinct programs carried out, adding not only angled flight decks for jet operations, but repeated upgrades to sensors, weapons, and equipment. Essex-class carriers were used in a number of roles and provided the vast majority of US Navy air power in the Korean War, and a sizeable proportion of air power in the Vietnam conflict. However, as the “super carriers” began to enter service in the early 1960s, the Essex class was relegated to secondary roles– a single Essex carrier served until 1991 as the US Navy's training carrier. Using detailed artwork and photos, this book provides an in-depth portrait of this important and enduring class of ship, and looks at its development and modifications while considering the many and varied actions it took part in.
Author | : Maxwell Taylor Kennedy |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 530 |
Release | : 2009-11-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0743260813 |
Drawing on years of research and firsthand interviews with both American and Japanese survivors, Maxwell Taylor Kennedy draws a gripping portrait of men bravely serving their countries in war and the advent of a terrifying new weapon, suicide bombing, that nearly halted the most powerful nation in the world. In the closing months of World War II, Americans found themselves facing a new weapon: kamikazes--the first men to use airplanes as suicide weapons. By the beginning of 1945, facing imminent invasion, Japan turned to its most idealistic young men and demanded of them the greatest sacrifice. On May 11, 1945, days after Germany's surrender, the USS Bunker Hill--with thousands of crewmen and the most sophisticated naval technology available--was 70 miles off the coast of Okinawa when pilot Kiyoshi Ogawa flew his plane into the ship, killing 393 Americans in the worst suicide attack against America until September 11.--From publisher description.
Author | : John G. Lambert |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 781 |
Release | : 2011-09 |
Genre | : Logbooks |
ISBN | : 9780983886914 |
"A WWII history of the Mighty-I, her air groups & her crew"--Cover.
Author | : Norman Friedman |
Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
A complete record of the history of British carrier and their aircraft. An abundance of photos and drawings make this work an interesting and valuable reference tool. The text by Friedman, a well known naval expert, is exciting reading. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR