27 Cruisers 1980-1994, in service today (5 scrapped): Ticonderoga, Yorktown, Vincennes, Valley Forge, Thomas S. Gates, Bunker Hill, Mobile Bay, Antietam, Leyte Gulf, San Jacinto, Lake Champlain, Philippine Sea, Princeton, Normandy, Monterey, Robert Smalls, Cowpens, Gettysburg, Chosin, Hué City, Shiloh, Anzio, Vicksburg, Lake Erie, Cape St. George, Vella Gulf, Port Royal These missile destroyers, eventually … Read more
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (1958-61), service 1961-1990: Ethan Allen, Sam Houston, Thomas A. Edison, John Marshall, Thomas Jefferson (SSBN-608 – 618) The Ethan Allen class were five ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) which directly eveolved from the George Washington class. The class comprised Ethan Allen, Sam Houston, Thomas A. Edison, John Marshall, and Thomas Jefferson. With … Read more
Nuclear-powered attack submarines (1958-67), service 1961-1993: USS Thresher, Permit, Plunger, Barb, Pollack, Haddo, Jack, Tinosa, Dace, Guardfish, Flasher, Greenling, Gato, Haddock (SSN-593 to 621) Also known in most publications the Thresher/Permit class, the Permit class Nuclear Attack Submarine marked the true transition to a semi-prototype stage of nuclear submarines (they were preceded by the Skipjack … Read more
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (1958-61), service 1959-1985: USS George Washington, Patrick Henry, Theodore Roosevelt, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-598 to 602) The George Washington class were the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines deployed by the United States Navy, a class derived frolm the Skipjack class SSN to gain time (essentially stretched to fit missile … Read more
Fleet aircraft carriers – SBC-27, 125 and 144 Programs 17 ships 1943-1990 USS Hornet in 1954 in the Carribean 4 of July special ! The Essex class were a major asset as part of TF 38/58 in order to win the battle of the Pacific. However on 32 ships ordered, at V-Day, only 17 saw … Read more
Midget Submarines (1955) (1952-1970) The USN followed British midget subs progresses in 1950, and tested that year the XE-7 on loan, which led to the SBC 65 programme. X-1 was the result. This United States Navy Midget Submarine was laid down on 8 June 1954 at Deer Park in Long Island (New York) by the … Read more
Nuclear Powered Attack Submarine (SSN-597) (1960-1988) USS Tullibee (SSN-597), a unique SSN, second of the name and the smallest in the USN. At 273 feet long, 2,640 tons displacement, she was originally designed in a “hunter-killer” role and then redesignated attack submarine. She had a rich career and conducted many submarine firsts. She notably submerged … Read more
USN Assault and amphibious Forces and the USMC 160 ships, 2,500 aircraft, 1,500 vehicles The USMC in short The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, utilizing the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. … Read more
Nuclear Powered Attack Submarines: USS Skipjack, Scamp, Scorpion, Sculpin, Shark, Snook (SSN-585 to 592) 1956-1990 The Skipjack class (project SCB 154) were six Navy nuclear submarines entering service in 1959-60: Skipjack, Scamp, Scorpion, Sculpin, Shark, Snook, introducing the teardrop hull and new S5W reactor and really quickstarting the second generation of USN nuclear submarines. They … Read more
Conventional attack submarines: USS Barbel, Blueback, Bonefish (SS-580 to SS-582) 1956-1990 The Barbel-class submarines were the last diesel-electric propelled attack submarines for the United States Navy. They also incorporated a lot of innovations, starting with their teardrop hull derived from USS Albacore (AGSS-569), and combined a control room and attack center under the conning tower. … Read more
