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USS Green Bay (LPD-20), a San Antonio -class amphibious transport dock. USS Virginia (SSN-774), a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine and the lead ship of her class. USS Tripoli (LHA-7), an America -class amphibious assault ship in light aircraft carrier mode with two squadrons of F-35B fighters aboard.
The United States Navy ( USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the world's most powerful navy and the largest by tonnage, at 4.5 million tons in 2021 [9] and in 2009 an estimated battle fleet tonnage that exceeded the next 13 navies combined. [10]
Bath Iron Works. 6 April 2021. 2024 (planned) Under construction. [9] Patrick Gallagher. DDG-127. 30 March 2022. 2024 (planned)
List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy Hull no. Name Image Class Commissioned Decommissioned Service life Status Ref. CV-1 Langley: Langley : 20 March 1922 27 February 1942 19 years, 344 days Sunk near Cilacap, Java in 1942 CV-2 Lexington: Lexington (lead ship) 14 December 1927 8 May 1942 14 years, 145 days
USS Enterprise (CVN-80) will be the third Gerald R. Ford -class aircraft carrier to be built for the United States Navy. [7] [8] She will be the ninth United States naval vessel and third aircraft carrier to bear the name, and is scheduled to be in operation by 2028. Her construction began in August 2017 with a steel-cutting ceremony.
The U.S. Navy has operated a number of vessels important to both United States and world naval history: USS Constitution, nicknamed "Old Ironsides", is the only surviving vessel of the original six frigates authorized by Congress in the Naval Act of 1794, which established the United States Navy.
Brooke class. Decommissioned: 30 September 1988. Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration, 28 March 1994. FFG-6. Julius A. Furer. 1967. Brooke class. Decommissioned: 31 January 1989. Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration, 28 March 1994.
The list of United States naval aircraft contains types currently used by the United States Navy.For a complete list of naval aircraft designated under pre-1962 United States Navy designation systems, see List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962); for aircraft without formal designations, see List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States.