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The Aircraft Carrier Archive currently contains 243 pages with 18,900 still images and 29 video clips

What's New in the Aircraft Carrier Archive?

October 16, 2026

CV-1 Langley	Enlarged one photo (020103).
CV-10 Yorktown	Added one photo (0210bb).
CV-13 Franklin	Added one photo (021384). Enlarged one photo (021332b).
CV-14 Ticonderoga	Added one photo (0214dcb).
CV-15 Randolph	Added one photo (0215bj).
CV-16 Lexington	Added one photo (0216by).
CV-17 Bunker Hill	Added one photo (0217ab).
CV-18 Wasp	Added one photo (021846a).
CV-19 Hancock	Added one photo (021922a).
CV-20 Bennington	Added two photos (0220at–0220ata).
CV-21 Boxer	Added one photo (022193).
CVL-22 Independence	Added two photos (022258, 022230d).
CVL-24 Belleau Wood	Added one photo (022453).
CV-38 Shangri-La	Added biography of her first commanding officer.
CV-63 Kitty Hawk	Added two patches (pa28, pa27).
CVN-65 Enterprise	Added two photos (0265aug, 0265ip).
CVN-68 Nimitz	Added one photo (0268dh) and one video clip (0268cda).
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower	Added two photos (0269cn, 0269co).
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln	Updated Unit Awards, Campaign and Service Medals and Ribbons.
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman	Added two photos (0275bi, 0275bj).
CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford	Added one photo (027889).

October 5, 2026

Rigid Airships & "Flying Aircraft Carriers"

ZR-3 Los Angeles	Added one photo (091900911).
ZRS-4 Akron	Added one photo (02990417a).
ZRS-5 Macon	Added one image (02990567).

Aircraft Carriers

CV-2 Lexington	Added one photo (0202ci).
CV-3 Saratoga	Added one item of memorabilia (0203cr).
CV-4 Ranger	Added one photo (020400).
CV-5 Yorktown	Added one photo (020598).
CV-6 Enterprise	Added one photo (0206cfa).
CV-7 Wasp	Added two photos (020772, 020732b).
CV-8 Hornet	Added three photos (020857i–020857k).
CV-9 Essex	Added one photo (0209ed).
CV-10 Yorktown	Added one image (0210abb).
CV-11 Intrepid	Added one photo (0211cs).
CV-12 Hornet	Added 13 photos (1–4, 0212df–0212dfa, 0212dg, 0212cvb, 0212dh–0212dhd) and one item of memorabilia (1).
CVN-77 George H.W. Bush	Added five photos (027768a–027768b, 027777c–027777e).
CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford	Added one photo (027888).
CVN-79 John F. Kennedy	Added one photo (027951a) and updated Operational and Building Data.

September 24, 2026

Rigid Airships & "Flying Aircraft Carriers"

ZR-1 Shenandoah

Added one photo (02990170).

Aircraft Carriers

CV-1 Langley	Added one photo (0201aj).
CV-3 Saratoga	Enlarged one photo and updated caption (020336). Added one photo (0203cq).
CV-9 Essex	Added one photo (0209eb) and one Welcome Aboard booklet.
CV-12 Hornet	Added one photo (1).
CVL-22 Independence	Added two images (022221c, 022257).
CVL-28 Cabot	Added two photos (0228ao, 0228ap).
CV-59 Forrestal	Added two photos (0259erh–0259eri).
CV-60 Saratoga	Added one Welcome Aboard booklet and one photo (0260aga).
CV-64 Constellation	Added one photo (0264dz).
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower	Added one photo (0269cm).
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt	Added one photo (0271bf).
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln	Added one photo (0272cc).
CVN-73 George Washington	Added six photos (0273bef–0273bek).
CVN-74 John C. Stennis	Added one photo (0274bv).
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman	Added one photo (0275bh).
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan	Added one photo (0276aib).
CVN-77 George H.W. Bush	Added one photo (0277ag).
CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford	Added two photos (027871b–027871c).
CVN-79 John F. Kennedy	Added a 5-photo set (027956).

September 11, 2026

CV-9 Essex	Added one photo (0209ea).
CV-15 Randolph	Added one photo (0215bi).
CVL-28 Cabot	Added two photos (0228an, 022820b).
CV-41 Midway	Added biography of her final commanding officer.
CV-43 Coral Sea	Added six photos (0243do, 0243dp, 0243dn–0243dnc).
CV-60 Saratoga	Added biography of her 24th commanding officer.
CV-63 Kitty Hawk	Added one photo (0263fp) and biographies of her 19th, 26th and 27th commanding officers.
CV-64 Constellation	Added one photo (026465b) and biographies of her 21st and 25th commanding officers.
CVN-65 Enterprise	Added two photos (0265dqd–0265dqe) and biography of her 15th commanding officer.
CV-66 America	Added one photo (0266cc).
CV-67 John F. Kennedy	Added one photo (0267eb).
CVN-68 Nimitz	Added one photo (0268dg).
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower	Added one photo (0269cl).
CVN-70 Carl Vinson	Added six photos (0270bu, 0270ath–0270atk, 0270bv).
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan	Added two photos (0276cw, 0276cx).
CVN-77 George H.W. Bush	Added two photos (0277ae, 0277af).

September 2, 2026

CV-20 Bennington	Added two photos (0220ar, 0220as).
CV-41 Midway	Added three photos (0241cha, 0241apa, 0241dn).
CV-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt	Added six photos (0242da, 0242db–0242dbb, 09050627–09050628).
CV-43 Coral Sea	Added one photo (0243ccb).
CV-45 Valley Forge	Added two photos (0245ad–0245ada).
CV-47 Philippine Sea	Added three photos (0247ago–0247agq).
CVL-48 Saipan	Added two photos (024873, 024867d).
CV-59 Forrestal	Added four photos (0259fq, 025917e–025917g).
CV-60 Saratoga	Added one photo (0260cr).
CV-61 Ranger	Added two photos (0261ce, 026121a).
CV-62 Independence	Added two photos (0262ada–0262adb).
CV-63 Kitty Hawk	Added one photo (0263fo) and biography of her 17th commanding officer.
CVN-68 Nimitz	Added six photos (0268de, 0268dc–0268dcb, 0268df, 0268dd).
CVN-79 John F. Kennedy	Added two photos (027954, 027955).

August 14, 2026

CV-2 Lexington	Added three images (0202ch–0202chb).
CV-21 Boxer	Added one photo (022192).
CVL-22 Independence	Added one photo (022256).
CVL-24 Belleau Wood	Added one photo (022410k).
CVL-26 Monterey	Added one photo (022667).
CVL-28 Cabot	Added one photo (0228am).
CV-31 Bon Homme Richard	Added two photos (0231al–0231ala).
CV-32 Leyte	Added two photos (023283, 023284).
CV-33 Kearsarge	Added six photos taken after her 1954 regular overhaul.
CV-34 Oriskany	Added four photos (023467v–023467y).
CV-36 Antietam	Added two photos (023691–023691a) and one item of memorabilia (023692).
CV-37 Princeton	Enlarged five photos (023706, 023735, 023707, 023708, 023709).
CV-38 Shangri-La	Added two photos (0238ca, 0238bz).
CV-39 Lake Champlain	Added four photos (0239bmk–0239bmn).
CV-40 Tarawa	Added one photo (024096).
CV-66 America	Added an eight-photo set of Soviet ships "shadowing" U.S. Task Group. Added one photo (0266cb).
CVN-74 John C. Stennis	Added one patch (027417l) and one photo (0274bu).

July 29, 2026

CV-3 Saratoga	Enlarged one photo (020314d). Added one photo (0203cp).
CV-6 Enterprise	Enlarged one photo (0206al).
CV-9 Essex	Added one photo (0209dz).
CV-10 Yorktown	Added text of the Presidential Unit Citation.
CV-11 Intrepid	Added one photo (0211crd).
CV-12 Hornet	Added one photo (0212de).
CV-13 Franklin	Added one photo (021322b). Enlarged one photo (021355).
CV-14 Ticonderoga	Added one image (0214dd).
CV-15 Randolph	Added one photo (1).
CV-16 Lexington	Added one photo (0216bx).
CV-17 Bunker Hill	Enlarged two photos (021711, 021711f). Added one photo (0217aa).
CV-18 Wasp	Added one photo (0218bu).
CV-19 Hancock	Added one photo (0219bi).
CV-20 Bennington	Added one photo (0220aq).
CV-21 Boxer	Added one photo (022191).
CV-34 Oriskany	Added nine photos (0234byt–0234byz, 0234es, 023442k).
CVN-65 Enterprise	Added four photos (0265gsa, 0265in, 0265im, 0265io).
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower	Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln	Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-73 George Washington	Added one photo (0879415).
CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford	Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers).

July 17, 2026

Rigid Airships & "Flying Aircraft Carriers"

ZR-1 Shenandoah	Added one photo (02990153a).
ZR-3 Los Angeles	Added one image (02990358).
ZRS-4 Akron	Added one postal cover (02990458e).
ZRS-5 Macon	Added one postal cover (02990566).

Aircraft Carriers

	Added one cover to the US Aircraft Carriers Postal Covers page (1).
CV-1 Langley	Enlarged one photo (020116). Added one photo (0201aia).
CV-2 Lexington	Added one photo (0202bfj).
CV-3 Saratoga	Added two photos (0203cla, 0203co).
CV-5 Yorktown	Added one photo (020597).
CV-6 Enterprise	Added one photo (0206ctb).
CV-7 Wasp	Enlarged one photo (020720). Added one photo (020716a). Updated caption (020764).
CV-8 Hornet	Added three photos (020815s–020815u).
CV-9 Essex	Added one photo (0209dy).
CV-10 Yorktown	Added one photo (0209dy).
CV-14 Ticonderoga	Added one photo (0209dy).
CV-17 Bunker Hill	Added one photo (0209dy).
CV-31 Bon Homme Richard	Added one photo (0209dy).
CV-34 Oriskany	Added five photos (0234byp–0234bys, 023442j).
CV-39 Lake Champlain	Added one photo (0239bmj).
CV-61 Ranger	Added two images (0261cc, 0261cd).
CV-64 Constellation	Added one photo (0264dy).
CVN-65 Enterprise	Enlarged one photo (026505). Added one photo (0265il).
CV-67 John F. Kennedy	Enlarged one photo and updated caption (026706a).
CVN-70 Carl Vinson	Enlarged one photo (027077).
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln	Added three photos (0272ca, 0272cb–0272cba).
CVN-73 George Washington	Added one photo (0273bx). Enlarged one photo (027310).
CVN-77 George H.W. Bush	Added four photos (027792b–027792e).

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