Admiral Chester W. Nimitz with Cdr Herbert E. Schonland and LCdr Bruce McCandless aboard USS San Francisco (CA-38), in December 1942. PD. Although Douglas MacArthur and Chester Nimitz were the two men ...

USS Nimitz is a state-of-the-art warship that boasts a 100,000-ton displacement and is able to carry 5,000 sailors onboard. The iconic American-made Nimitz-class aircraft carriers first set sail more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz completed what likely was its final deployment on Tuesday and is scheduled to be decommissioned in ...

FREDERICKSBURG, Texas (KWTX) - On September 2, 1945, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz from Fredericksburg signed the surrender with Japan that ended World War II. He was named commander in chief of the ...

Almost 50 years on from its commissioning date, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Naval Base Kitsap on Mar. 21, 2025, for a deployment to the Indo-Pacific. The Nimitz, ...

Thousands of commuters cross the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge every day, but few realize that beneath its eastern span lies a piece of military history: the last residence of Admiral Chester ...

USS Nimitz is the oldest ship in its class, having sailed the seas with the Navy for half a century. One of the largest warships across the globe, CVN-68, along with its sister ships, ensures ...

Underneath San Francisco's most iconic attraction is another historic landmark. The eerily fascinating mansion sits abandoned ...

The age of galley warfare -- The rise of English sea power -- The Seven Years' War -- The War of the American Revolution, I -- The War of the American Revolution, II -- The War of the French ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: In all likelihood, then, U.S. naval forces would have been better prepared to defend themselves on December 7 than they were under Kimmel’s stewardship. If ...