HISTORY60 - Aircraft Carriers
Aircraft carriers are of special interest to me because my son John Ring was the commanding officer of the United States Navy’s USS Nimitz (shown below), from July 8, 2014 to January 12, 2017. The roadmap for this discussion of the history of aircraft carriers is the following: Early History thru World War I, Interwar Years, World War II, Developments since World War II, Conflicts since World War II, and Conclusions. I will focus on United States carriers, but will also discuss the extensive international developments, particularly by the British, that were instrumental to U.S. progress. My principal sources include “History of the aircraft carrier,” “Aircraft Carrier,” “Timeline of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy,” Wikipedia; “How the American Aircraft Carrier Became King of the Seas,” popularmechanics.com; “Aircraft Carriers and Naval Aircraft,” encyclopedia.com; “Evolution of the Aircraft Carrier,” history.navy.mil; “U.S. Periods of War and Dates of Recent Co