USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) moored at Pier No. 12, Norfolk, Dec 30, 1986. USS Iowa's (BB-61) bow is off to the right and another identified aircraft carrier.
Sailors on USS Enterprise (CV-6) lend a hand to help extricate a Curtiss SBC-3 Helldiver after a minor landing mishap. LIFE photo by Carl Mydans, 1940.
USS Ranger (CV-61) sails off the coast of California prior to launching two B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft in a re-enactment of "Doolittle's Raid", April 21, 1992.
"The Fighting Lady" USS Hornet (CV-8). Photographed circa late 1941, soon after completion, probably at a U.S. East Coast port. NIPA-NHHC Archive Catalog #: NH 81313
[Colorized] The Most Daring Mission of World War II. USS Hornet (CV-8) launches Army Air Force Mitchell B-25B Bombers, at the start of the first U.S. air raid on the Japanese home islands, 18 April 1942, Pacific Ocean.