Current United States Navy ships

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This a list of current United States Navy ships complete and current as of 2005.

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[edit] Three-masted Frigate

USS Constitution

[edit] Aircraft Carriers

The USN has 12 active duty aircraft carriers, all supercarriers: One each of the Kitty Hawk, Enterprise and John F. Kennedy classes, and nine of the Nimitz class. It formerly retained two carriers of the Forrestal class and one of the Kitty Hawk class in reserve (all three were stricken for disposal between 2003 and 2005, with USS Ranger placed on donation hold), and one carrier of the Nimitz class is under construction. The USN's aircraft carriers are its capital ships, and the largest extant example of naval shipbuilding in the world.

Kitty Hawk class
- USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)

Enterprise (one-ship class)
- USS Enterprise (CVN-65)

John F. Kennedy (one-ship class)
- USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)

Nimitz class

[edit] Cruisers

All of the USN's 22 active cruisers are of the Ticonderoga class.

[edit] Destroyers

Destroyers are the only major surface combatants currently being constructed for the US Navy. All presently active USN destroyers (48) are of the Arleigh Burke class.

[edit] Frigates

All currently active US Navy frigates (30) are of the Oliver Hazard Perry class. The new Freedom and Independence class Littoral Combat Ships are being built to eventually replace the frigates in fleet service. The LCS' tonnage is considerably lighter than the Perry class ships and in fact they have a great deal in common with the torpedo boat destroyers that modern fleet destroyers evolved from.

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[edit] Amphibious Assault Ships

[edit] Amphibious Command Ships

[edit] Fleet Command Ships

USS Coronado (AGF-11)

[edit] Landing Platform Docks

[edit] Landing Ship Docks

[edit] Attack Submarines

The USN currently operates a mixed fleet of Los Angeles, Seawolf and Virginia class attack submarines.

[edit] Ballistic Missile Submarines

The US Navy's operational ballistic missile submarines (or "boomers") are of the Ohio class. The first four have been converted into guided missile submarines, firing conventional Tomahawk missiles.

[edit] Guided Missile Submarines

[edit] Salvage Ships

[edit] Submarine Tenders

[edit] Mine Countermeasure Ships

[edit] Coastal Minehunters

[edit] Hospital Ships

[edit] Intelligence gathering ship

USS Pueblo- currently held by North Korea although still in commission

[edit] Military Sealift Command

[edit] Combat Stores Ships

[edit] Fleet Replenishment Oilers

[edit] Ammunition Ships

[edit] Fast Combat Support Ships

[edit] Ocean Surveillance Ships

[edit] Fleet Ocean Tugs

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