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USS San Diego will project American power to the far corners of the earth and support the cause of freedom well into the 21st century. The city is the home of Naval Base San Diego , the Navy's largest base in the Pacific, and Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego , the United States Marine Corps ' west coast recruit training center.
USS San Diego may refer to: USS San Diego (CA-6), originally the armored cruiser California (1907–1914); renamed San Diego (1914–1918) USS San Diego (CL-53), a light cruiser commissioned in 1942 in service throughout the Pacific War, and decommissioned 1946; USS San Diego (AFS-6), a combat stores ship in service from 1969 to 1997
The USS Midway Museum is a historical naval aircraft carrier museum in San Diego, California, United States, located at Navy Pier. The museum consists of the aircraft carrier Midway . The ship houses an extensive collection of aircraft, many of which were built in Southern California .
Carrier Strike Group One (CSG-1 or CARSTRKGRU 1) is a U.S. Navy carrier strike group. USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the strike group's current flagship, and other units currently assigned are the ship's Carrier Air Wing 2 and embarked Destroyer Squadron 1, deployed with Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain, as well as Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS ...
USS Germantown (LSD-42) is the second Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship in the United States Navy. She is the second navy ship named after the Revolutionary War Battle of Germantown . Germantown was the first ship in the class to serve in the Pacific.
Destroyer Squadron 23 (DESRON 23) is a squadron of United States Navy destroyers based out of San Diego, California.The squadron is best known for its actions during World War II, most notably the Battle of Cape St. George, under the command of then-Commodore Arleigh Burke.
On 9 April 2010, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that the Navy's 10th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock would be named John P. Murtha (LPD-26). [6] A former United States Marine Corps officer, Murtha was the first Vietnam War veteran elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, in 1974.
USS Preble (DDG-88) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is the sixth U.S. Navy ship named in honor of Commodore Edward Preble , who served in the American Revolutionary War and was one of the early leaders of the Navy.