[Oztrich Boy]

In 1853, U.S. Navy warships entered the North Pacific with the largest show of naval power the area had ever seen. ~~~
The Navy’s goal in 1853 was to make Japan into what a Japanese prime minister later called “America’s unsinkable aircraft carrier in the Pacific”

Which shows incredible prescience by the USN. (in 1853 they didn't yet operate aircraft)

[Homer_J_Simpson]

In 1853, U.S. Navy warships entered the North Pacific with the largest show of naval power the area had ever seen. ~~~ The Navy’s goal in 1853 was to make Japan into what a Japanese prime minister later called “America’s unsinkable aircraft carrier in the Pacific”

Does it really say that at the Daily Beast? (I can't follow the link at my current venue.) Not only did the navy anticipate the invention of aircraft, they followed the premise through to the development of the aircraft carrier. True genius!