Robbins and his crew called the plan “Operation Pinwheel” because of the circular motion the planes would create when pushing the massive carrier in its desired direction.

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

There has long been public angst in DC about the number of ships in the U. S. Navy, which is projected to decline to 283 in ...

The ex-aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy began its final ... After his motor torpedo boat was rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer, he famously helped save his men from the water and relayed ...