It’s been seven decades since a single Japanese dive bomber pierced the wooden decks of the USS Princeton and exploded, leaving the Navy’s 23rd carrier with a fatal wound.
That was the last time a U.S. aircraft carrier sank due to enemy action.
The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman transits the Strait of Hormuz on Dec. 26, 2015. Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class M. J. Lieberknecht/U.S. Navy via AP
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
