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2. USS Mississippi (CGN-40) - Wikipedia

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   USS Mississippi (CGN-40), a Virginia -class nuclear -powered guided-missile cruiser, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 20th state admitted to the Union. Her keel was laid down by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company at Newport News, Virginia, on 22 February 1975. She was launched on 31 July 1976.

3. Flank speed - Wikipedia

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   Flank speed. Flank speed is an American nautical term referring to a ship 's true maximum speed but it is not equivalent to the term full speed ahead. Usually, flank speed is reserved for situations in which a ship finds itself in imminent danger, such as coming under attack by aircraft. Flank speed is very demanding of fuel and often ...

4. Vanguard-class submarine - Wikipedia

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   The Vanguard class is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) in service with the Royal Navy. The class was introduced in 1994 as part of the Trident nuclear programme, and comprises four vessels: Vanguard, Victorious, Vigilant and Vengeance, built between 1986 and 1999 at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, now owned by BAE Systems.

5. Virginia-class submarine - Wikipedia

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   The Virginia class, or the SSN-774 class, is the newest class of nuclear-powered cruise missile fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy. The class is designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions, including anti-submarine warfare and intelligence gathering operations. [10]

6. Astute-class submarine - Wikipedia

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   Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes. The Astute class is the latest class of nuclear-powered fleet submarines ( SSNs) in service with the Royal Navy. [2] The boats are being constructed by BAE Systems Submarines at Barrow-in-Furness. [6]

7. USNS Soderman (T-AKR-317) - Wikipedia

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   Speed. 24 Knots. Range. 13,800 miles. Complement. 30 civilian mariners. USNS Soderman (T-AKR-317) is a Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ship (LMSR) and is part of the Military Sealift Command. The USNS Soderman is in the Preposition Program which stations ships across the world with military equipment. The Soderman is Watson -class vehicle ...

8. USS Upshur (DD-144) - Wikipedia

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   12 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes. USS Upshur (DD–144) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during World War II. She was the first ship named for Rear Admiral John Henry Upshur . Upshur was laid down on 19 February 1918 at Philadelphia by William Cramp & Sons ' shipyards. The ship is launched on 4 July 1918 ...

9. USS Raton - Wikipedia

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   USS Raton (SS-270) during trials on Lake Michigan on 1 July 1943. USS Raton (SS/SSR/AGSS-270), a Gato -class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the raton, a polynemoid fish inhabiting semitropical waters off the Pacific coast of the Americas .