WELCOME ABOARD!

You are welcome to:

• look around.
• locate information on a ship and her former crewmembers' association or club.
• grab some popcorn and watch THE FIGHTING LADY at the In Port Theater.

MANNING THE RAIL

ESSEX CARRIERS

In the left menu, you will find a page per ship. Each page has information about the ship, as well as photos and links. Former cremembers, teachers, students and youth groups may be interested in Naval museums, crew associations or clubs.

TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Searching for information on other United States Navy Carriers? Find the full list at the Navy's The Carriers - The List. When viewing The List, click on a carrier's name to read the history of that ship.

IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF

This site is in honor and memory of the men who served aboard and flew from the decks of Essex class ships . If it were not for those I had the pleasure of meeting, hearing their stories and getting to know over time, I may never have become interested military history. Thank you.

The following video was sent to us by Larry  Mattingly's wife, Cheryl. Larry served aboard USS Yorktown CVS-10.  The note from Cheryl's email read: "It will bring smiles and it will bring tears.  Our flag, our veterans.   God bless them all.   Not a word is spoken in this video, but the message is resounding."