CV-33 USS Kearsarge Aircraft Carrier Profile: In 1946, USS Kearsarge was commissioned, representing the 16th Essex-class aircraft carrier to enter service with the U.S. Navy. Following the Second ...

As one of the Essex-class “long-haul” ships, Kearsarge incorporated many enhancements not available on preceding carrier classes. In the 1920’s, the major Allied countries signed the Five Power Treaty ...

1944 - USS Narwhal (SS-167) evacuates 81 Allied prisoners of war that survived sinking of Japanese Shinyo Maru from Sindangan Bay, Mindanao 1946 -Lockheed P2V Neptune, Truculent Turtle, leaves Perth, ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Donald Fred Parker was a naval flight officer assigned to the ship's company of the USS Kearsarge (CV-33), the ship that recovered the Mercury ...