United States Navy
The United States Navy is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for Naval operations. Through its Navy the United States controls the sea power of the entire world.
Creation of the US Navy
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History of the US Navy
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The US navy in World War II
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Development of modern US Navy power
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Submarine warfare and the US submarine nuclear deterrent
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Ships of the US Navy
The US Navy uses a letter based Hull classification symbol to designate a vessel's type.
Modern large ships use nuclear reactors for power. See United States Naval reactor for information on classification schemes and the history of nuclear powered vessels.
Notable Ships of the US Navy
Aircraft carriers are the major strategic arm of the Navy. The put US air power within reach of most land-based military power.
- USS Hornet
- USS John C. Stennis
- USS Kitty Hawk
- USS George Washington - sixth ship of the Nimitz class
- USS Enterprise
Submarines are the other major strategic arm of the Navy as they can be used directly to control naval and shipping activity by other powers as well as serving as missile-launching platforms.
- USS Argonaut - two submarines
- USS Tang - two submarines
- USS Nautilus - first nuclear submarine (1955)
- USS Greeneville
- USS Thresher - sunk in an accident in 1963
- USS Scorpion - lost in an accident in 1968
- USS Ohio - first boat in the Ohio class, launched 1979
- USS George Washington - first fleet ballistic missile submarine
- USS Memphis
- USS Glenard P. Lipscomb
- USS City of Corpus Christi
- Benjamin Franklin class
- USS Tecumseh
- USS Tullibee
- USS Triton
- USS Halibut
- Sturgeon class
- Los Angeles Class
- Seawolf class
- Ohio class
- Virginia class
- NR-1 Deep Submergence Craft
- USS Arizona - Pennsylvania class battleship, sunk at Pearl Harbor
- USS Indianapolis - heavy cruiser, sunk by Japanese submarine
- Oliver Hazard Perry class
- USS Reuben James - launched February 8, 1985
- USS Reuben James - first US ship sunk in WWII
- USS Cole - badly damaged by an attack in Aden, Yemen
- USS Somers
Others
- USS Liberty - intelligence vessel badly damaged by the Israelis
- USS Peleliu - amphibious assault ship
Early Vessels
- USS Constitution - "Old Ironsides," oldest commissioned warship afloat
- USS Monitor - first US ironclad warship, also first rotating turret
- USS Merrimac - a wooden warship rebuilt by the Confederates as the ironclad CSS Virginia
Weapons Systems
Notable members of the US Navy
- John Paul Jones - commander during the American Revolution
- Matthew Perry - Commodore who forced the opening of Japan
- George Bush - US President, youngest Naval Aviator in World War II
- John F. Kennedy - US President, decorated PT Boat commander in World War II
- Richard M. Nixon -- US President, supply officer in World War II
- John Young - Apollo astronaut
- Wilson Flagg - retired Admiral, killed in Sept 11 attack
- Vern Clark - current Chief of Naval Operations
See also:
- Seabees, US Navy construction battalions
- SEAL (U. S. Navy), special forces
- Ship-Submarine recycling program
- United States armed forces
- United States Secretary of the Navy
External links:
- The Navy's official web site.