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  2. List of current ships of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Personnel of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    Sailors wearing the Navy Working Uniform during cleanup efforts in Japan after the 2011 tsunami. The uniforms of the United States Navy are designed "to combine professionalism and naval heritage with versatility, safety, and comfort". [6] The Navy currently incorporates many different styles that are specific for a variety of uses and occasions.

  4. United States Navy reserve fleets - Wikipedia

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    The United States Navy maintains a number of its ships as part of a reserve fleet, often called the "Mothball Fleet". While the details of the maintenance activity have changed several times, the basics are constant: keep the ships afloat and sufficiently working as to be reactivated quickly in an emergency.

  5. Underway replenishment - Wikipedia

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    Prior to underway replenishment, coaling stations were the only way to refuel ships far from home. The Royal Navy had an unparalleled global logistics network of coaling stations and the world's largest collier fleet. This capability allowed the Navy to project naval power around the world and far from home ports. This had two disadvantages ...

  6. United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    By war's end in 1945, the U.S. Navy had added hundreds of new ships, including 18 aircraft carriers and 8 battleships, and had over 70% of the world's total numbers and total tonnage of naval vessels of 1,000 tons or greater. [39] [40] At its peak, the U.S. Navy was operating 6,768 ships on V-J Day in August 1945. [41]

  7. Sailor's Creed - Wikipedia

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    The first version of the Sailor's Creed came from an idea in 1986 by Admiral James D. Watkins, Chief of Naval Operations, to form a group that would create a Code of Ethics for the Navy. The result of this meeting at the Naval War College was the eight-point The Navy Uniform , and was later scaled down to a shorter version called the Sailor's ...

  8. USS Montpelier (CL-57) - Wikipedia

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    USS Montpelier (CL-57) was one of 27 United States Navy Cleveland-class light cruisers completed during or shortly after World War II. She was the second US Navy ship to be named for the city of Montpelier, Vermont. Montpelier was commissioned in September 1942 and saw service in several campaigns in the Pacific.

  9. United States Navy Reserve - Wikipedia

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    The United States Navy Reserve (USNR), known as the United States Naval Reserve from 1915 to 2005, [1] is the Reserve Component (RC) of the United States Navy.Members of the Navy Reserve, called reservists, are categorized as being in either the Selected Reserve (SELRES), the Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR), the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), or the Retired Reserve.