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"Nasty Nick" – USS Nicholas, name given by crew due to the proclivity of the ship's AC units to break down in hot weather. "Nelly" – HMS Nelson – also "Nelsol" – from fleet oilers with names ending in "ol" that the Nelson class looked similar to in silhouette. "Niffy Jane" – HMS Iphigenia "NO Boat" – USS New Orleans
This is an alphabetical list of the names of all ships that have been in service with the Royal Navy, or with predecessor fleets formally in the service of the Kingdom of England or the Commonwealth of England. The list also includes fictional vessels which have prominently featured in literature about the Royal Navy.
The list of naval ship classes in service includes all combatant surface classes in service currently with navies or armed forces and auxiliaries in the world. Ships are grouped by type, and listed alphabetically within.
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 95 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...
Incomplete at end of World War I, scrapped 1921 Sagami: 1898-05-19: Peresvet class: Pre-dreadnought Imperial Japanese Navy: Ex-Russian Peresvet, captured after the Siege of Port Arthur 1905 – sold back to Russia 1916, regained old name, sunk off Port Said 1917 Saint Louis: 1896: Charlemagne class: Pre-dreadnought French Navy: São Paulo: 1909 ...
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The United States Navy is a blue-water navy that is the world's largest navy by tonnage and has the world's largest fleet of nuclear powered aircraft carriers. The carrier fleet currently comprises the ( CATOBAR ) Nimitz -class and (CATOBAR/ EMALS ) Gerald R. Ford -class supercarriers .