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USS ELDORADO
U.S. Navy
USS GOLDSBOROUGH
U.S. Navy
USS NEW JERSEY
U.S. Navy
USS **New Jersey** (BB-62) is an Iowa-class battleship commissioned into the United States Navy in 1943. She saw extensive combat during World War II, providing crucial shore bombardment and anti-aircraft support in the Pacific Theater. Reactivated for the Korean and Vietnam Wars, New Jersey delivered powerful naval gunfire in support of ground operations. The battleship was modernized and served again in the 1980s during the Lebanese Civil War before being decommissioned for the final time in 1991. Today, USS New Jersey serves as a museum ship in Camden, New Jersey.
NLSO
U.S. Navy
NPTU IDAHO
U.S. Navy
NSF DIEGO GARCIA
U.S. Navy
USS
U.S. Navy
USS CANOPUS
U.S. Navy
USS Canopus refers to two United States Navy ships. The first USS Canopus (AS-9), commissioned in 1922, served as a submarine tender in the Asiatic Fleet and played a vital support role during the early stages of World War II in the Pacific, particularly in the defense of the Philippines before being scuttled in 1942 to prevent capture. The second USS Canopus (AS-34), commissioned in 1965, was a Simon Lake-class submarine tender that provided maintenance and logistical support to ballistic missile submarines during the Cold War, mainly operating out of Rota, Spain, and later King's Bay, Georgia. Both ships were crucial in extending the operational reach and effectiveness of the U.S. Navy's submarine forces during their respective service periods. The legacy of the USS Canopus is marked by its steadfast support to the silent service across two major eras of naval warfare.
USS CIMARRON
U.S. Navy
USS Constellation CV-64
U.S. Navy
USS KEARSARGE
U.S. Navy
USS Kearsarge is the name given to several notable ships in United States Navy history, most famously the sloop-of-war commissioned in 1862. During the American Civil War, USS Kearsarge gained renown by defeating the Confederate raider CSS Alabama off the coast of France in 1864, a pivotal naval engagement that bolstered Union morale. Later, the name was carried by a series of aircraft carriers, beginning with USS Kearsarge (CV-33), an Essex-class carrier commissioned in 1946 that served in the Korean War and Vietnam War. The legacy continues today with USS Kearsarge (LHD-3), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship commissioned in 1993, supporting a wide range of military operations and humanitarian missions around the globe.
USS KNOX
U.S. Navy
USS NASSAU
U.S. Navy
USS Nassau (LHA-4) was a Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship commissioned by the United States Navy in 1979. Designed to carry and deploy Marines, helicopters, and landing craft, Nassau played a key role in projecting American power and humanitarian assistance worldwide. The ship participated in notable operations, including the Gulf War’s Operation Desert Storm in 1991, and supported missions in the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Middle East. USS Nassau was decommissioned in 2011 after over three decades of distinguished service.
NAS SOUTH WEYMOUTH
U.S. Navy
NAVAL WAR COLLEGE
U.S. Navy
NAVCHAPGRU
U.S. Navy
SEEBEES
U.S. Navy
USS INDEPENDENCE CV-62
U.S. Navy
USS MARYLAND
U.S. Navy
USS Seattle (AOE-3)
U.S. Navy
USS Seattle (AOE-3) was a Sacramento-class fast combat support ship commissioned into the United States Navy in 1969. Designed to provide rapid replenishment of fuel, ammunition, and supplies to carrier strike groups at sea, she played a crucial logistical role during the Vietnam War and throughout the Cold War. Over her distinguished career, Seattle participated in numerous deployments in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Persian Gulf, supporting operations such as Desert Shield and Desert Storm. After nearly 35 years of service, she was decommissioned in 2005 and eventually scrapped in 2011.
OCS
U.S. Navy
USS Detroit (AOE-4)
U.S. Navy
USS Detroit (AOE-4) was a Sacramento-class fast combat support ship commissioned by the United States Navy in 1970. Designed to provide rapid underway replenishment of fuel, ammunition, and supplies to carrier battle groups, Detroit played a vital role in maintaining fleet readiness. Throughout her service, she supported operations during the Cold War, including deployments to the Mediterranean and the Middle East, and participated in multiple NATO exercises. After over three decades of distinguished service, USS Detroit was decommissioned in 2005.
USS Essex (CVS-9)
U.S. Navy
USS Essex (CVS-9) was an aircraft carrier commissioned in 1942, serving as the lead ship of the Essex-class carriers for the United States Navy. During World War II, Essex participated in major Pacific Theater operations, including strikes against the Gilbert and Marshall Islands, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and attacks on the Japanese home islands. After the war, she underwent modernization and was redesignated as an anti-submarine warfare carrier (CVS) in 1959. Essex continued to serve through the Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, and early Vietnam War before being decommissioned in 1969.
USS LEXINGTON
U.S. Navy
The USS Lexington is a name carried by several distinguished ships in the United States Navy, most famously by the aircraft carrier CV-2. Commissioned in 1927, this "Lady Lex" played a pivotal role in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II, including the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942. During that battle, she was heavily damaged by enemy aircraft and ultimately sunk, marking the first aircraft carrier lost by the United States in the war. Despite her loss, the USS Lexington’s crew and air group contributed significantly to halting Japanese expansion, and her name was later passed on to the Essex-class carrier CV-16, which served throughout the remainder of the war and beyond.