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USS Billings. Electrical power is provided by 4 Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines with Hitzinger generator units rated at 800 kW each. USS Billings (LCS-15) is a Freedom -class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. [ 4 ] She is the first ship in naval service named after Billings, Montana.
USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 90 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...
v. t. e. List of United States Navy ships is a comprehensive listing of all ships that have been in service to the United States Navy during the history of that service. The US Navy maintains its official list of ships past and present at the Naval Vessel Register (NVR), [ 1 ] although it does not include early vessels.
The lead ship of her class of US Navy attack transports for World War II. 26 USS Hendry (APA-118) VC2-S-AP5 May 30, 1944: August 6, 1944: October 21, 1944: 27 SS Carroll Victory: VC2-S-AP3 March 28, 1944: June 13, 1944: August 31, 1944: Named for Carroll, Iowa. One of 46 Seagoing Cowboys Victory ships, in 1949 became US Coast Guard ship. 28
USS Harpers Ferry, a United States Navy dock landing ship. Dock landing ships, also known as landing ship, dock or LSD, are amphibious warfare ships with well docks to transport and launch landing craft and amphibious vehicles. [10] Some ships with well decks, such as the Soviet Ivan Rogov class, also have bow doors to enable them to deliver ...
Wyoming. (BB-32) USS Wyoming (BB-32) was the lead ship of her class of dreadnought battleships and was the third ship of the United States Navy named Wyoming, although she was only the second named in honor of the 44th state. [a] Wyoming was laid down at the William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia in February 1910, was launched in May 1911, and ...
Mk 5 SOC. M2 Browning .50 cal Heavy Machine Gun and M240 General Purpose Machine Gun. Transportable by Lockheed C-5 Galaxy only. SOC-R. GAU-17 minigun, M2 Browning .50 cal Heavy Machine Gun, M240 General Purpose Machine Gun, and 40mm Mk 19 grenade launcher. Transportable by CH-47, C-130, and larger aircraft.
USS Constellation (CV-64) was a Kitty Hawk -class supercarrier and the third ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the "new constellation of stars" on the flag of the United States. One of the fastest ships in the Navy, as proven by her victory during a battlegroup race held in 1985, she was nicknamed "Connie" by her crew and ...