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The '''United States Navy''' has existed since the days of the [[American Revolutionary War]]. The first notable leader was John Paul Jones (July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792).  He is famous for the quote, "I have not yet begun to fight." spoken from his ship the Bon Homme Richard during a battle with the British ship, HMS ''Serapis'', during the war.
[[Image:Navy Ships in formation.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A US Navy [[Carrier]] battle group]]
The '''United States Navy''' has existed since the days of the [[American Revolutionary War]]. The first notable leader was John Paul Jones (July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792).  He is famous for the quote, "I have not yet begun to fight." spoken from his ship the ''Bon Homme Richard'' during a battle with the British ship, ''HMS Serapis'', during the war. The Navy is closely tied with the [[United States Marine Corps]]. 


==History==
==History==
The first official ship commissioned by the United States under the Constitution was the Heavy Frigate ''USS Constitution'', which is still considered to be in active service in the United States Navy.  The ship has the nickname of Old Ironsides a nickname that it received during an engagement with the British Frigate HMS ''Guerriere''. As of 2015, the ''Constitution'' is the only active duty US Navy ship that has sunk an enemy ship in battle.


The first official ship commissioned by the United States under the Constitution was the Heavy Frigate USS ''Constitution'' which is still considered in active service in the United States Navy.  The ship has the nickname of Old Ironsides a nickname that it received during an engagement with the British Frigate HMS ''Guerriere''. 
The navy has a long history in peacetime and war serving in many wars and conflicts and is the largest naval force in the world.  It is most notable in being one of the major participants in the Pacific Theater of WWII.  The most notable of the ships serving in that Theater was the [[USS Enterprise (CV-06)|''USS Enterprise'' (CV-06)]], it serving in nearly every major engagement but two and is the most decorated ship in US Navy history.  The  Big E has the honor of being awarded the British Admiralty Pennant the only foreign ship to receive this decoration.  The final act of WWII was the signing of the Japanese surrender on the deck of the USS ''Missouri''.
 
The navy has a long history in peacetime and war serving in many wars and conflicts and is the largest naval force in the world.  It is most notable in being one of the major participants in the Pacific Theater of WWII.  The most notable of the ships serving in that Theater was the USS ''Enterprise'' (CV-6), it serving in nearly every major engagement but two and is the most decorated ship in US Navy history.  The  Big E has the honor of being awarded the British Admiralty Pennant the only foreign ship to receive this decoration.  The final act of WWII was the signing of the Japanese surrender on the deck of the USS ''Missouri''.


==Assets==
==Assets==
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The navy has warships ranging from the massive Nimitz-class supercarriers to small patrol ships.  The navy has it's own aviation wing as well as it's own Special Forces Units(Navy SEALs.)
The navy has warships ranging from the massive Nimitz-class supercarriers to small patrol ships.  The navy has it's own aviation wing as well as it's own Special Forces Units(Navy SEALs.)
== Navy Anthem ==
Anchors Aweigh, my boys, Anchors Aweigh.
Farewell to college joys, we sail at break of
day-ay-ay-ay.
Through our last night on shore, drink to the foam,
Until we meet once more:
Here's wishing you a happy voyage home.
Stand, Navy, out to sea, Fight our battle cry;
We'll never change our course, So vicious foe
steer shy-y-y-y.
Roll out the TNT, Anchors Aweigh.
Sail on to victory
And sink their bones to Davy Jones, hooray!
Stand Navy, down the field,
Sail set to the sky
We'll never change our course
So Army you steer shy-y-y-y
Roll up the score Navy
Anchors Aweigh
Sail, Navy, down the field,
And sink the Army, sink the Army gray.


===Classes of Warship===
===Classes of Warship===
*''Albany''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
====Current====
*''Allen M. Sumner''-class Destroyer
*''Arleigh Burke''-class Guided Missile Destroyer
*''Arleigh Burke''-class Guided Missile Destroyer
*''America''-class Amphibious Assault Ship
*''America''-class Amphibious Assault Ship
*''Austin''-class Landing Platform Dock
*''Austin''-class Landing Platform Dock
*''Avenger''-class Mine Countermeasures Vessel
*''Avenger''-class Mine Countermeasures Vessel
*''Blue Ridge''-class Command Ship
*''Bob Hope''-class Vehicle Cargo Ship
*''Cyclone''-class Coastal Patrol Vessel
*''Emory S. Land''-class Submarine Tender
*''Enterprise''-class Supercarrier
*''Freedom''-class Littoral Combat Ship
*''General Frank S. Besson''-class Logistics Support Vessel
*''Gerald R. Ford''-class Supercarrier
*''Hamilton''-class Cutter
*''Harpers Ferry''-clas Dock Landing Ship
*''Henry J. Kaiser''-class Fleet Replenishment Oiler
*''Independence''-class Littoral Combat Ship
*''Island''-class Patrol Boat
*''Kilauea''-class Ammunition Ship
*''Lewis and Clark''-class Dry Cargo Ship
*''Los Angeles''-class Nuclear Attack Submarine
*''Marine Protector''-class Coastal Patrol Boat
*''Mercy''-class Hospital Ship
*''Nimitz''-class Supercarrier
*''Ohio''-class Ballistic/Guided Missile Submarine
*''Oliver Hazard Perry''-class Guided Missile Frigate
*''Polar''-class Icebreaker
*''San Antonio''-class Landing Platform Dock
*''Seawolf''-class Nuclear Attack Submarine
*''Sentinel''-class Cutter
*''Stalwart''-class Ocean Surveillance Ship
*''Tarawa''-class Amphibious Assault Ships
*''Ticonderoga''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Virginia''-class Nuclear Attack Submarine
*''Wasp''-class Amphibious Assault Ship
*''Watson''-class Vehicle Cargo Ship
*''Whidbey Island''-class Amphibious Transport Dock
*''Zumwalt''-class Guided Missile Destroyer
====Decommissioned====
*''Alaska''-class Large Cruiser
*''Albany''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Algol''-class Fast Sealift Ship
*''Allen M. Sumner''-class Destroyer
*''Atlanta''-class Light Cruiser
*''Bainbridge''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Bainbridge''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Balao''-class Submarine
*''Baltimore''-class Heavy Cruiser
*''Baltimore''-class Heavy Cruiser
*''Barbel''-class Submarine
*''Barracuda''-class Submarine
*''Belknap''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Belknap''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Blue Ridge''-class Command Ship
*''Boston''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Boston''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Brooke''-class Guided Missile Frigate
*''Brooke''-class Guided Missile Frigate
*''Brooklyn''-class Light Cruiser
*''Brooklyn''-class Light Cruiser
*''California''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''California''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Charles F. Adams''-class Guided Missile Destroyer
*[[Charles F. Adams-class|''Charles F. Adams''-class]] Guided Missile Destroyer
*''Cyclone''-class Coastal Patrol Vessel
*''Cimarron''-class Fleet Replenishment Oiler
*''Cleveland''-class Light Cruiser
*''Colorado''-class Battleship
*''Des Moines''-class Heavy Cruiser
*''Des Moines''-class Heavy Cruiser
*''Emory S. Land''-class Submarine Tender
*''Enterprise''-class Supercarrier
*''Essex''-class Aircraft Carrier
*''Essex''-class Aircraft Carrier
*''Fargo''-class Light Cruiser
*''Farragut''-class Guided Missile Destroyer
*''Farragut''-class Guided Missile Destroyer
*''Fletcher''-class Destroyer
*''Fletcher''-class Destroyer
*''Forrestal''-class Aircraft Carrier
*''Forrestal''-class Aircraft Carrier
*''Freedom''-class Littoral Combat Ship
*''Galveston''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Galveston''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Garcia''-class Frigate
*''Garcia''-class Frigate
*''Gato''-class Submarine
*''Gearing''-class Destroyer
*''Gearing''-class Destroyer
*''Gerald R. Ford''-class Supercarrier
*''Grayback''-class Guided Missile Submarine
*''Harpers Ferry''-clas Dock Landing Ship
*''Iowa''-class Battleship
*''Independence''-class Littoral Combat Ship
*''Independence''-class Light Carrier
*''Iwo Jima''-class Amphibious Assault Ship
*''Juneau''-class Light Cruiser
*''Kidd''-class Guided Missile Destroyer
*''Kidd''-class Guided Missile Destroyer
*''Kitty Hawk''-class Aircraft Carrier
*''Kitty Hawk''-class Aircraft Carrier
*''Knox''-class Frigate
*''Knox''-class Frigate
*''Leahy''-clas Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Leahy''-clas Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Lexington''-class Aircraft Carrier
*''Long Beach''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Long Beach''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Los Angeles''-class Nuclear Attack Submarine
*''Midway''-class Aircraft Carrier
*''Midway''-class Aircraft Carrier
*''Nimitz''-class Supercarrier
*''Monitor''-class Monitor
*''Ohio''-class Ballistic/Guided Missile Submarine
*''Neosho''-class Fleet Oiler
*''Oliver Hazard Perry''-class Guided Missile Frigate
*''Nevada''-class Battleship
*''New Mexico''-class Battleship
*''New Orleans''-class Heavy Cruiser
*''New York''-class Battleship
*''North Carolina''-class Battleship
*''Northampton''-class Heavy Cruiser
*''Omaha''-class Light Cruiser
*''Oregon City''-class Heavy Cruiser
*''Oregon City''-class Heavy Cruiser
*''Pennsylvania''-class Battleship
*''Pensacola''-class Heavy Cruiser
*''Portland''-class Heavy Cruiser
*''Providence''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Providence''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''San Antonio''-class Landing Platform Dock
*''Raleigh''-clas Landing Platform Dock
*''Seawolf''-class Nuclear Attack Submarine
*''Ranger''-class Aircraft Carrier
*''Robert H. Smith''-class Destroyer
*''Saipan''-class Light Carrier
*''Sangamon''-class Escort Carrier
*''Skate''-class Nuclear Attack Submarine
*''Skipjack''-class Nuclear Attack Submarine
*''South Dakota''-class Battleship
*[[Spruance-class|''Spruance''-class]] Guided Missile Destroyer
*[[Spruance-class|''Spruance''-class]] Guided Missile Destroyer
*''Tarawa''-class Amphibious Assault Ships
*''St. Louis''-class Light Cruiser
*''Ticonderoga''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Sturgeon''-class Nuclear Attack Submarine
*''Tang''-class Submarine
*''Tench''-class Submarine
*''Tennessee''-class Battleship
*''Thresher''-class Nuclear Attack Submarine
*''Trenton''-class Amphibious Transport Dock
*''Trenton''-class Amphibious Transport Dock
*''Truxtun''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Truxtun''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Virginia''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Virginia''-class Guided Missile Cruiser
*''Virginia''-class Nuclear Attack Submarine
*''Wasp''-class Aircraft Carrier
*''Wasp''-class Amphibious Assault Ship
*''Wichita''-class Fleet Replenishment Oiler
*''Whidbey Island''-class Amphibious Transport Dock
*''Wichita''-class Heavy Cruiser
*''Wichita''-class Heavy Cruiser
*''Zumwalt''-class Guided Missile Destroyer
*''Worcester''-class Light Cruiser
*[[Yorktown-class aircraft carrier|''Yorktown''-class]] Aircraft Carrier
*''Wyoming''-class Battleship


===Aircraft of the United States Navy===
===Aircraft of the United States Navy===
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*SH-60 Seahawk
*SH-60 Seahawk
*C-130J Super Hercules
*C-130J Super Hercules
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:USS missouri.jpg|USS ''Missouri''
File:Uss alabama.jpg|The USS ''Alabama'' on display as a museum piece
Image:USS Langley.jpg|The USS ''Langley'' (CV-01), the the first dedicated US carrier.
Image:USS Ranger CV 04.jpg|USS ''Ranger'' (CV-04).  One of only three pre-WWII US carriers to survive the war.
Image:USS Saratoga.jpg|USS ''Saratoga'' (CV-03) one of two ships of the ''Lexington''-class carriers.
Image:USS Enterprise (CV-6) in Puget Sound, September 1945.jpg|The Big E, the greatest carrier of WWII.
Image:USS Yorktown.jpg|The USS ''Yorktown'' (CV-05)
Image:Cv-8 hornet.jpg|The USS ''Hornet'' (CV-08), The ship that refused to die.
Image:USS Wasp (CV-7).jpg|The USS ''Wasp'' (CV-07)
Image:USS Essex.jpg|The USS Essex (CV-09)
Image:USS Forrestal (CV 59).jpg|The USS ''Forrestal'' (CV-59), the world's first supercarrier.
Image:USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63).jpg|The USS ''Kitty Hawk'' (CV-63).
Image:USS Constellation (CV 64).jpg|The USS ''Constellation'' (CV 64)
Image:USS Enterprise (CVN 65).jpg|The USS ''Enterprise'' (CVN-65), the world's first nuclear powered supercarrier.
Image:USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).jpg|The USS ''John F. Kennedy'' (CV 67).
Image:USS Nimitz (CVN-68).jpg|The USS ''Nimitz'' (CVN-68); a nuclear powered supercarrier.
Image:USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).jpg|The USS ''Gerald R. Ford'' (CVN-78) and its airwing.
</gallery>


[[Category:Military]]
[[Category:Military]]

Latest revision as of 18:59, 13 January 2022

A US Navy Carrier battle group

The United States Navy has existed since the days of the American Revolutionary War. The first notable leader was John Paul Jones (July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792). He is famous for the quote, "I have not yet begun to fight." spoken from his ship the Bon Homme Richard during a battle with the British ship, HMS Serapis, during the war. The Navy is closely tied with the United States Marine Corps.

History

The first official ship commissioned by the United States under the Constitution was the Heavy Frigate USS Constitution, which is still considered to be in active service in the United States Navy. The ship has the nickname of Old Ironsides a nickname that it received during an engagement with the British Frigate HMS Guerriere. As of 2015, the Constitution is the only active duty US Navy ship that has sunk an enemy ship in battle.

The navy has a long history in peacetime and war serving in many wars and conflicts and is the largest naval force in the world. It is most notable in being one of the major participants in the Pacific Theater of WWII. The most notable of the ships serving in that Theater was the USS Enterprise (CV-06), it serving in nearly every major engagement but two and is the most decorated ship in US Navy history. The Big E has the honor of being awarded the British Admiralty Pennant the only foreign ship to receive this decoration. The final act of WWII was the signing of the Japanese surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri.

Assets

The current US Navy has 239 combat vessels composed of 11 aircraft carriers, 22 cruisers, 60 destroyers, 29 frigates, 2 littoral combat ships, 32 amphibious warfare vessels, 71 submarines, 14 minesweepers, 11 patrol ships, and one technical research ship. The US Navy also has 88 support ships composed of 2 hospital ships, 4 salvage ships, 2 submarine tenders, 1 ammunition ship, 5 combat stores ships, 4 fast combat support ships, 15 replenishment oilers, 4 fleet oceran tugs, 11 large harbor tugs, 4 ocean surveillance ships, 4 container ships, 16 cargo ships, and 7 vehicle cargo ships.

The navy has warships ranging from the massive Nimitz-class supercarriers to small patrol ships. The navy has it's own aviation wing as well as it's own Special Forces Units(Navy SEALs.)

Navy Anthem

Anchors Aweigh, my boys, Anchors Aweigh. Farewell to college joys, we sail at break of day-ay-ay-ay. Through our last night on shore, drink to the foam, Until we meet once more: Here's wishing you a happy voyage home.

Stand, Navy, out to sea, Fight our battle cry; We'll never change our course, So vicious foe steer shy-y-y-y. Roll out the TNT, Anchors Aweigh. Sail on to victory And sink their bones to Davy Jones, hooray!

Stand Navy, down the field, Sail set to the sky We'll never change our course So Army you steer shy-y-y-y

Roll up the score Navy Anchors Aweigh Sail, Navy, down the field, And sink the Army, sink the Army gray.

Classes of Warship

Current

  • Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer
  • America-class Amphibious Assault Ship
  • Austin-class Landing Platform Dock
  • Avenger-class Mine Countermeasures Vessel
  • Blue Ridge-class Command Ship
  • Bob Hope-class Vehicle Cargo Ship
  • Cyclone-class Coastal Patrol Vessel
  • Emory S. Land-class Submarine Tender
  • Enterprise-class Supercarrier
  • Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship
  • General Frank S. Besson-class Logistics Support Vessel
  • Gerald R. Ford-class Supercarrier
  • Hamilton-class Cutter
  • Harpers Ferry-clas Dock Landing Ship
  • Henry J. Kaiser-class Fleet Replenishment Oiler
  • Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship
  • Island-class Patrol Boat
  • Kilauea-class Ammunition Ship
  • Lewis and Clark-class Dry Cargo Ship
  • Los Angeles-class Nuclear Attack Submarine
  • Marine Protector-class Coastal Patrol Boat
  • Mercy-class Hospital Ship
  • Nimitz-class Supercarrier
  • Ohio-class Ballistic/Guided Missile Submarine
  • Oliver Hazard Perry-class Guided Missile Frigate
  • Polar-class Icebreaker
  • San Antonio-class Landing Platform Dock
  • Seawolf-class Nuclear Attack Submarine
  • Sentinel-class Cutter
  • Stalwart-class Ocean Surveillance Ship
  • Tarawa-class Amphibious Assault Ships
  • Ticonderoga-class Guided Missile Cruiser
  • Virginia-class Nuclear Attack Submarine
  • Wasp-class Amphibious Assault Ship
  • Watson-class Vehicle Cargo Ship
  • Whidbey Island-class Amphibious Transport Dock
  • Zumwalt-class Guided Missile Destroyer

Decommissioned

  • Alaska-class Large Cruiser
  • Albany-class Guided Missile Cruiser
  • Algol-class Fast Sealift Ship
  • Allen M. Sumner-class Destroyer
  • Atlanta-class Light Cruiser
  • Bainbridge-class Guided Missile Cruiser
  • Balao-class Submarine
  • Baltimore-class Heavy Cruiser
  • Barbel-class Submarine
  • Barracuda-class Submarine
  • Belknap-class Guided Missile Cruiser
  • Boston-class Guided Missile Cruiser
  • Brooke-class Guided Missile Frigate
  • Brooklyn-class Light Cruiser
  • California-class Guided Missile Cruiser
  • Charles F. Adams-class Guided Missile Destroyer
  • Cimarron-class Fleet Replenishment Oiler
  • Cleveland-class Light Cruiser
  • Colorado-class Battleship
  • Des Moines-class Heavy Cruiser
  • Essex-class Aircraft Carrier
  • Fargo-class Light Cruiser
  • Farragut-class Guided Missile Destroyer
  • Fletcher-class Destroyer
  • Forrestal-class Aircraft Carrier
  • Galveston-class Guided Missile Cruiser
  • Garcia-class Frigate
  • Gato-class Submarine
  • Gearing-class Destroyer
  • Grayback-class Guided Missile Submarine
  • Iowa-class Battleship
  • Independence-class Light Carrier
  • Iwo Jima-class Amphibious Assault Ship
  • Juneau-class Light Cruiser
  • Kidd-class Guided Missile Destroyer
  • Kitty Hawk-class Aircraft Carrier
  • Knox-class Frigate
  • Leahy-clas Guided Missile Cruiser
  • Lexington-class Aircraft Carrier
  • Long Beach-class Guided Missile Cruiser
  • Midway-class Aircraft Carrier
  • Monitor-class Monitor
  • Neosho-class Fleet Oiler
  • Nevada-class Battleship
  • New Mexico-class Battleship
  • New Orleans-class Heavy Cruiser
  • New York-class Battleship
  • North Carolina-class Battleship
  • Northampton-class Heavy Cruiser
  • Omaha-class Light Cruiser
  • Oregon City-class Heavy Cruiser
  • Pennsylvania-class Battleship
  • Pensacola-class Heavy Cruiser
  • Portland-class Heavy Cruiser
  • Providence-class Guided Missile Cruiser
  • Raleigh-clas Landing Platform Dock
  • Ranger-class Aircraft Carrier
  • Robert H. Smith-class Destroyer
  • Saipan-class Light Carrier
  • Sangamon-class Escort Carrier
  • Skate-class Nuclear Attack Submarine
  • Skipjack-class Nuclear Attack Submarine
  • South Dakota-class Battleship
  • Spruance-class Guided Missile Destroyer
  • St. Louis-class Light Cruiser
  • Sturgeon-class Nuclear Attack Submarine
  • Tang-class Submarine
  • Tench-class Submarine
  • Tennessee-class Battleship
  • Thresher-class Nuclear Attack Submarine
  • Trenton-class Amphibious Transport Dock
  • Truxtun-class Guided Missile Cruiser
  • Virginia-class Guided Missile Cruiser
  • Wasp-class Aircraft Carrier
  • Wichita-class Fleet Replenishment Oiler
  • Wichita-class Heavy Cruiser
  • Worcester-class Light Cruiser
  • Yorktown-class Aircraft Carrier
  • Wyoming-class Battleship

Aircraft of the United States Navy

  • E-1 Tracer
  • UH-1 Iroquois
  • C-2 Greyhound
  • E-2C/D Hawkeye
  • S-2 Tracker
  • EP-3E Aries II
  • P-3 Orion
  • S-3 Viking
  • SH-3 Sea King
  • F-4B/J Phantom II
  • A-6E Intruder
  • E-6 Mercury
  • EA-6B Prowler
  • KA-6E Intruder
  • A-7E Corsair II
  • F-8 Crusader
  • P-8 Poseidon
  • C-9 Skytrain II
  • C-12 Huron
  • F-14A/B/D Tomcat
  • F/A-18A/B/C/D Hornet
  • F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
  • EA-18G Growler
  • C-20 Gulfstream III
  • F-35B/C Lightning II
  • C-40 Clipper
  • CH-53D Sea Stallion
  • SH-60 Seahawk
  • C-130J Super Hercules

Gallery

  • USS Missouri

  • The USS Alabama on display as a museum piece

  • The USS Langley (CV-01), the the first dedicated US carrier.

  • USS Ranger (CV-04). One of only three pre-WWII US carriers to survive the war.

  • USS Saratoga (CV-03) one of two ships of the Lexington-class carriers.

  • The Big E, the greatest carrier of WWII.

  • The USS Yorktown (CV-05)

  • The USS Hornet (CV-08), The ship that refused to die.

  • The USS Wasp (CV-07)

  • The USS Essex (CV-09)

  • The USS Forrestal (CV-59), the world's first supercarrier.

  • The USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63).

  • The USS Constellation (CV 64)

  • The USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the world's first nuclear powered supercarrier.

  • The USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).

  • The USS Nimitz (CVN-68); a nuclear powered supercarrier.

  • The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and its airwing.

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