The USS United States ultimately influenced the more practical USS Forrestal-class, marking the birth of the modern supercarrier and advancing carrier-based nuclear capabilities. USS United States ...

The former USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) aircraft carrier departed the Navy's Philadelphia Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility on Jan. 16 under tow to its final destination: International Shipbreaking ...

Summary and Key Points: The USS Ranger (CVA-61), a Forrestal-class "supercarrier," was the first U.S. aircraft carrier designed with an angled deck. -Commissioned in the late 1950s, it served in ...

and USS Forrestal (CV 59). Graduating from the National War College in 1987, he reported as executive officer of Strike Fighter Squadron 81 and assumed command of the "Sunliners" in May 1989, ...

Summary and Key Points: The USS Ranger (CVA-61), introduced in the mid-1950s, was the third Forrestal-class supercarrier and the first U.S. aircraft carrier designed from the outset with an angled..