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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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 [[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]].
+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 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''.