The US Navy has named the first ship in the new guided missile frigate (FFG(X)) class as USS Constellation (FFG 62). Announced by Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J Braithwaite, the name honours the first US Navy ships authorised by the US Congress in 1794. Accordingly, the FFG(X) ships...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy released the names of the 24 ships it hopes to decommission in fiscal 2023, eight of which have reached the end of their planned service life and 16 of which would be retired early to save money on ships that the service views as not worth their rising ...
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U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) transferred three patrol craft to the Egyptian Navy during a formal ceremony in Alexandria, Egypt on 21 March.
Visit1946for more pictures, information & crewmember names. 1947 The USS Cusk becomes the Navy's first missile submarine with the launch of a Loon LT-1, 12 February 1947 The Cusk slides down the ways at Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut ...
The U.S.Navymay not have the most ships of any country's fleet, but it is well established as the greatest power on the world's seas. TheNavy owns 11 of the world's 43 active aircraft carriers-- and that doesn't count its nearly two dozen flat-decked amphibious ships that might we...
The United States Navy ships, tactics and operations during the second world war, in the pacific, Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters
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“NASSCO is committed to working together with the Navy to deliver these much needed ships to the fleet,” said Dave Carver, President of General Dynamics NASSCO. “As partners with the Navy, we remain dedicated to ensuring the success of both of these programs to help enhance and expand the...