United States Navy
The United States Navy is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for Naval operations.
Official website: http://www.navy.mil
The US Navy uses a letter based Hull classification symbol to designate a vessel's type.
Notable Ships of the US Navy
Aircraft Carriers
- USS George Washington - sixth ship of the Nimitz class
Battleships
- USS Arizona - Pennsylvania class battleship, sunk at Pearl Harbor
Cruisers
- USS Indianapolis - heavy cruiser, sunk by Japanese submarine
Frigates
- USS Reuben James - launched February 8, 1985
Destroyers
- USS Reuben James - first US ship sunk in WWII
- USS Cole - badly damaged by an attack in Aden, Yemen
Submarines
- 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
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
- 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, PT Boat commander in World War II
- John Young - Apollo astronaut
- Wilson Flagg - retired Admiral, killed in Sept 11 attack
- Vern Clark - current Chief of Naval Operations
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