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The history of this aircraft carrier began when World War II was still raging in full force. Her keel was laid at New York's Brooklyn Naval Ship Yard on 1 May 1944 and she was to become the next ship in the successful Essex class.

HMS Dorsetshire was a heavy cruiser serving in the British Royal Navy during World War II. She was one of two units of the class of the same name, which constituted the third group of the large thirteen-man County class. Its sister ship was the heavy cruiser HMS Norfolk. The cruiser fought in World War II and was one of the victors over Bismarck. She was sunk on 5 April 1942 by Japanese aircraft during the Japanese raid into the Indian Ocean.

A sailor patrolling the bridge of the destroyer ORP "Błyskawica", noticed. Several flags flew onto the mast of a nearby signal tower in the war port of Oksywie and fluttered in the light wind. The sailor looked at the flags once more and, in a calm voice, alerted the officer on duty. Within minutes, Commander Lieutenant Roman Stankiewicz , commander of the Polish Navy Destroyer Division, knew that the signal was announcing "Wykonać Peking" ( to carry out Peking ), one of a pair of orders he had been expecting for several days, but he secretly hoped they would never come. .

History of the first submarine II.RP
Once Poland gained independence and access to the sea after the end of World War I, it logically began to build its own fleet. At first, it relied on surface ships, which it took over or bought from other states. Later, he planned to build ships according to his own needs and requirements. According to the fleet development plan, submarines were to be part of the Polish fleet.

USS Spence was awarded eight battle stars for her World War II service as well as a Presidential Unit Citation as a member of Destroyer Squadron 23 for her role in the Solomon Islands Campaign from 1 November 1943–23 February 1944.

History of the famous aircraft carrier, fighting in decisive battles in the Coral Sea and in Midway