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The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard and abbreviated as NNSY, is a U.S. Navy facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, for building, remodeling and repairing the Navy's ships. It is the oldest and largest industrial facility that belongs to the U.S. Navy as well as the most comprehensive.
The Russian Navy [a] is part of the Russian Armed Forces.It has existed in various forms since 1696. Its present iteration was formed in January 1992 when it succeeded the Navy of the Commonwealth of Independent States (which had itself succeeded the Soviet Navy following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in late December 1991).
The Philippine Navy participated in the Korean War, providing Combat Service Support and Escort Operations and in the Vietnam War Transporting the Philippine Contingent In January 1958, the Navy conducted its first US-Philippine naval exercise since the country's 1946 liberation. The exercise was known as Operation "Bulwark One" or Exercise ...
USS Texas (SSN-775) is a Virginia-class submarine, and the fourth warship of the United States Navy to be named after the US state of Texas.. The contract to build her was awarded to the Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard (then called Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.) on 30 September 1998 and her keel was laid down on 12 July 2002. [1]
This is a list of active Brazilian Navy ships. The Navy has approximately 134 ships in commission, including 39 auxiliary ships. 9 frigates/corvettes, 5 conventional attack submarines and 1 helicopter carrier. This list presents only the major combatant and auxiliary vessels in active service and in construction.
USS North Dakota (SSN-784) is a Virginia-class nuclear powered attack submarine of the United States Navy.She is the second U.S. Navy vessel to be named for the U.S. state of North Dakota, the first being World War I-era battleship USS North Dakota (BB-29).
USS Pinckney (DDG-91) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy.She is named for African American Ship's Cook First Class William Pinckney (1915–1976), [1] who received the Navy Cross for his courageous rescue of a fellow crewmember on board the aircraft carrier Enterprise (CV-6) during the Battle of Santa Cruz.
INS Vikrant (pronounced [vikraːnt̪ə]) [20] is an aircraft carrier in service with Indian Navy.The carrier is India's fourth carrier and the first to be built in India. It was constructed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi, Kerala.