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Australia has operated two aircraft carriers in her Navy, HMAS Melbourne is by far the better known, but she had a sister ship, HMAS Sydney.

The addition of these large, fast carriers provided the American Pacific Fleet enhanced striking power, against the Japanese in World War II, and into the Cold War.

After Pearl Harbour and Japanese invasions in the Asia-Pacific region to the Battle of Coral Sea it appeared that nobody would be able to stop the Japanese

Naval tactics in the 20th Century represent a sharp learning curve in an era of high technology.

The USS Card was mined by sappers of a Vietnamese underwater demolition team while docked in the heavily defended Saigon Harbor, then capitol of South Vietnam.

United States Navy supercarrier, USS Kitty Hawk, was decommissioned on January 31, 2009. The ship, which served 48 years, is being replaced by USS George H.W. Bush.

The Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy have an infamous mistrust of one another. Will the latest squabble over finance see the end of one of Britain's military services?

December 7, 1941, Japanese bomber planes are launched from aircraft carriers. Their aim: Bomb Pearl Harbor!

Along the Embarcadero in San Diego, naval and maritime history enthusiasts will find the USS Midway.

Revered by her enemies, the U.S.S. Enterprise did what few other ships could in World War 2: Survive the entire war.

In 1947 the largest warship afloat, the USS Midway launched the most formidable weapon of the twentieth century, a ballistic missile, in its first naval test.

Hampton Roads has been the site of everything from the country's first English settlement to the building of nuclear powered ships to space flight training and research.

Meant to bridge the gap between carriers and surface ships, the old battleships Ise and Hyuga of the Japanese Navy underwent an odd conversion

Imperial Japanese Navy Admiral Shigetaro Shimada held views in support of General, turned Prime Minister, Hideki Tojo. This relationship ensured naval support for war.

The Battle of Tarawa was fought between the Imperial Japanese Army and the United States over control of the Pacific island atoll of Tarawa.

The attack on Pearl Harbor shocked Americans from their isolationism, uniting them as never before, and marked the official entry of the United States into World War II.

Brazil started a South American Naval Race between the three "ABC" countries when she ordered a class of new Dreadnoughts in 1906

The INJS Mogami was a modern and unique vessel in the Imperial Japanese Navy in WWII and became one of the world's only cruiser-carriers.

President George W. Bush (CVN 77) was honored in a ceremony commissioning the Navy Supercarrier that carries his name on January 10, 2009.

San Diego, is one of the best places in the world to watch whales. Gray whales migrate annually from Baja to Alaska and come within miles of California's 2nd biggest city

Some call her the most haunted ship in Naval history. Activity includes phantom sounds, objects moving and spectral crewmen sighted aboard the USS Hornet.

In 1982 the world saw the only major naval conflcit of the latter half of the 20th Century. This was a war of the antiship cruise missle, submarines and aircraft carriers

How to get somewhere is an important part of travel plans. Help your trip be easier with this quick reference. Smart planning means more time to enjoy your vacation!

Joint Force Harrier is written in traditionally understated British manner which raises the sense of excitement and tension that would be lost with a more gung-ho style.

Could 20 Sea Harrier Jump Jets really take on the whole of the Argentinean Air Force, an Air Force armed with French Mirage fighters and Exocet missiles?

At Naval Base, Coronado, the most recent addition to the United States Navy's amphibious assault ships was commissioned for active service on October 24, 2009.

A recent documentary by BBC chronicles the vicious battle between the Americans and Japanese for control of Midway Island during WWII.

Inside dope from Graham Chapman about the creation of the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, from which the musical Spamalot is "lovingly ripped off".

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the most successful in military history. This article presents some of the intriguing facts on the Pearl Harbor bombing.

Neil Armstrong commanded Apollo 11, the first manned spacecraft to visit the moon.

The disaster movie to end all disaster movies! Roland Emmerich raises the bar, then batters it to pieces, blows it up and sends it crashing into the ocean.

Born in the First World War and converted in peacetime, these durable and proud battleships found their end at the close of the Second World War.

From the first Mercury missions to todays Space Shuttle flights US Astronauts have been armed with rugged edged weapons.

The 2nd Annual Expedition Week on National Geographic Channel is filled with seven new adventures and discoveries.

You are in love and want to get married. Becoming a Navy wife, however, is unlike entering into a traditional marriage and its difficulties should be fully considered.

A brief biography of Mitsuo Fuchida, who led the Pearl Harbor attack and became a national hero in Japan, and what influenced him to become a Christian evangelist.

The finale to the third season is the first time that a Doctor or assistant has not been written out, but this has freed Davies to come up with the best ending yet.

Each in their own way, the Doolittle Raid, the Battle of the Coral Sea, and the Battle of Midway helped turn the tide of war against Japan six months after Pearl Harbor.

Admiral Karl Donitz's mauraders terrorized the seas with u-boats during World War II. They would sink thousands of war ships, merchant vessels and even passenger ships.

In 1945, the largest, most powerful warship afloat was the Imperial Japanese Navy's super-battleship Yamato.

Nuclear power draws on the energy contained within an atom to generate electricity.

Japan's entry into a new front of World War II was, like Germany's, based in the events of previous wars.

The Madeiran archipelago, together with those of the Canaries, Azores and Cape Verde comprise Macaronesia, "the Fortunate Isles".

Admission is free to this interactive Florida museum where visitors see vintage aircraft, fly in flight simulators and experience flight in the IMAX theater.

This technologically gifted branch of the Armed Services has seen Military Air Power advance from balloons to bi-planes to bombers to outer space vehicles and satellites!

The Pearl Harbor bombing by Japanese carrier aircraft and subs came as a surprise to U.S. commanders in Oahu, Hawaii the morning of December 7, 1941.

A GOP maverick and Vietnam Era prisoner of war, John McCain hopes to become the oldest President in American history.

Chile, part of a three-way South American Naval Race just before world war one ordered a pair of Battleships from Britain that went on to lead a life on their own.

Berke Breathed (Opus) and Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) are developing Flawed Dogs: The Year End Leftovers at the Piddleton "Last Chance" Dog Pound for Disney

Famous for its peculiar geography and hurricane force storms, Port Orford captivates its visitors with its dramatic scenery and intriguing history.