United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest navy in the world, with a battle fleet tonnage that is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S. Navy also has the world's largest carrier fleet, with 10 in service, one under construction (two planned), and two in reserve. The service has 348,406 personnel on active duty and 138,718 in the Navy Reserve. It operates 288 ships in active service and more than 3,700 aircraft. The navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which was established during the American Revolutionary War and was essentially disbanded as a separate entity shortly thereafter. The United States Constitution provided the legal basis for a military force by giving Congress the power "to provide and maintain a navy". Depredations against American shipping by Barbary Coast pirates in the Mediterranean Sea spurred Congress to employ this power by passing the Naval Act of 1794 ordering the construction and manning of six frigates. These ships were used to end most pirate activity off the Barbary Coast. In the 20th century, American blue-water navy capability was demonstrated by the 1907–1909 world tour of the Great White Fleet. The 21st century United States Navy maintains a sizable global presence, deploying in such areas as East Asia, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. It is a blue-water navy with the ability to project force onto the littoral regions of the world, engage in forward areas during peacetime, and rapidly respond to regional crises, making it an active player in U.S. foreign and defense policy. The navy is administratively managed by the Department of the Navy, which is headed by the civilian Secretary of the Navy. The Department of the Navy is itself a division of the Department of Defense, which is headed by the Secretary of Defense. The Chief of Naval Operations is currently held by Admiral Jonathan Greenert. This position is traditionally the highest ranking naval officer (O-10 on the pay chart), but the current highest ranking naval officer is the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral James Winnefeld.

Statistics

 * Active Duty Personnel: 348,406
 * Reserve Personnel: 138,718
 * Active Vessels: 268
 * Fixed-wing Naval Aircraft:
 * Naval Helicopters:
 * Active Bases:
 * Secratary of the Navy: Ray Mabus
 * Chief of Naval Operations: Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert
 * Vice Chief of Naval Operations: Admiral Mark E. Ferguson III
 * Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy: Master Chief Petty Officer Michael D. Stevens

Active Vessels

 * Kitty Hawk-class Aircraft Carrier (1) - 1961
 * USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
 * Enterprise-class Aircraft Carrier (1) - 1961
 * USS ''Enterprise' (CVN-65)
 * Nimitz-class Aircraft Carrier (10) - 1975
 * USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
 * USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)
 * USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
 * USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
 * USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
 * USS George Washington (CVN-73)
 * USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)
 * USS United States (CVN-75)
 * USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
 * USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77)
 * Arizona-class Aircraft Carrier (3 UC) - 2014
 * USS Arizona (CVN-78) - under construction
 * USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) - under construction
 * USS Independence (CVN-80) - planned for construction
 * USS Enterprise (CVN-81) - planned for construction
 * Austin-class Landing Platform Dock (2) - 1965
 * USS Denver (LPD-09)
 * USS Ponce (LPD-15)
 * Blue Ridge-class Command Ship (2) - 1970
 * USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)
 * USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)
 * Whidbey Island-class Dock Landing Ship (8) - 1985
 * USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41)
 * USS Germantown (LSD-42)
 * USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43)
 * USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44)
 * USS Comstock (LSD-45)
 * USS Tortuga (LSD-46)
 * USS Rushmore (LSD-47)
 * USS Ashland (LSD-48)
 * Wasp-class Amphibious Assault Ship (8) - 1989
 * USS Wasp (LHD-01)
 * USS Essex (LHD-02)
 * USS Kearsarge (LHD-03)
 * USS Boxer (LHD-04)
 * USS Bataan (LHD-05)
 * USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-06)
 * USS Iwo Jima (LHD-07)
 * USS Makin Island (LHD-08)
 * Harpers Ferry-class Dock Landing Ship (4) - 1995
 * USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49)
 * USS Carter Hill (LSD-50)
 * USS Oak Hill (LSD-51)
 * USS Pearl Harbor (LSD-52)
 * San Antonio-class Amphibious Transport Dock (6, 6 UC) - 2006
 * USS San Antonio (LPD-17)
 * USS New Orleans (LPD-18)
 * USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19)
 * USS Green Bay (LPD-20)
 * USS New York (LPD-21)
 * USS San Diego (LPD-22)
 * USS Anchorage (LPD-23) - under construction
 * USS Arlington (LPD-24) - under construction
 * USS Somerset (LPD-25) - under construction
 * USS John P. Murtha (LPD-26) - under construction
 * USS Unnamed (LPD-27) - under construction
 * USS Unnamed (LPD-28) - under construction
 * America-class Amphibious Assault Ship (1, 5 UC) - 2014
 * USS America (LHA-06)
 * USS Tripoli (LHA-07) - under construction
 * USS Unnamed (LHA-08) -planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (LHA-09) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (LHA-10) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (LHA-11) - planned for construction
 * Iowa-class Battleship (1, 3 UC) - 2010
 * USS Iowa (BB-61)
 * USS New Jersey (BB-62) - undergoing rebuild
 * USS Missouri (BB-63) - undergoing rebuild
 * USS Wisconsin (BB-64) - undergoing rebuild
 * Long Beach-class Guided Missile Cruiser (1) - 1961
 * USS Long Beach (CGN-09)
 * Ticonderoga-class Guided Missile Cruiser (22) - 1983
 * USS Bunker Hill (CG-52)
 * USS Mobile Bay (CG-53)
 * USS Antietam (CG-54)
 * USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55)
 * USS San Jacinto (CG-56)
 * USS Lake Champlain (CG-57)
 * USS Philippine Sea (CG-58)
 * USS Princeton (CG-59)
 * USS Normandy (CG-60)
 * USS Monterey (CG-61)
 * USS Chancellorsville (CG-62)
 * USS Cowpens (CG-63)
 * USS Gettysburg (CG-64)
 * USS Chosin (CG-65)
 * USS Hué City (CG-66)
 * USS Shiloh CG-67)
 * USS Anzio (CG-68)
 * USS Vicksburg (CG-69)
 * USS Lake Erie (CG-70)
 * USS Cape St. George (CG-71)
 * USS Vella Gulf (CG-72)
 * USS Port Royal (CG-73)
 * USS Guadalcanal (CG-74)
 * Midway-class Guided Missile Cruiser (2, 14 UC) - 2006
 * USS Midway (CGN-75)
 * USS Coral Sea (CGN-76)
 * USS Wake (CGN-77) - under construction
 * USS Truk (CGN-78) - under construction
 * USS Rennell Island (CGN-79) - under construction
 * USS Guam (CGN-80) - under construction
 * USS Okinawa (CGN-81) - planned for construction
 * USS Palau (CGN-82) - planned for construction
 * USS Savo Island (CGN-83) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (CGN-84) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (CGN-85) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (CGN-86) -planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (CGN-87) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (CGN-88) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (CGN-89) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed(CGN-90) - planned for construction
 * Des Moines-class Heavy Cruiser (1) - 2006
 * USS Des Moines (CA-134)
 * Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer (62, 13 UC) - 1991
 * USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51)
 * USS John Barry (DDG-52)
 * USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53)
 * USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54)
 * USS Stout (DDG-55)
 * USS John S. McCain (DDG-56)
 * USS Mitscher (DDG-57)
 * USS Laboon (DDG-58)
 * USS Russell (DDG-59)
 * USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60)
 * USS Ramage (DDG-61)
 * USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)
 * USS Stethem (DDG-63)
 * USS Carney (DDG-64)
 * USS Benfold (DDG-65)
 * USS Gonzales (DDG-66)
 * USS Cole (DDG-67)
 * USS The Sullivans (DDG-68)
 * USS Milius (DDG-69)
 * USS Hopper (DDG-70)
 * USS Ross (DDG-71)
 * USS Mahan (DDG-72)
 * USS Decatur (DDG-73)
 * USS McFaul (DDG-74)
 * USS Donald Cook (DDG-75)
 * USS Higgins (DDG-76)
 * USS O’Kane (DDG-77)
 * USS Porter (DDG-78)
 * USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79)
 * USS Roosevelt (DDG-80)
 * USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81)
 * USS Lassen (DDG-82)
 * USS Howard (DDG-83)
 * USS Bulkeley (DDG-84)
 * USS McCampbell (DDG-85)
 * USS Shoup (DDG-86)
 * USS Mason (DDG-87)
 * USS Preble (DDG-88)
 * USS Mustin (DDG-89)
 * USS Chafee (DDG-90)
 * USS Pinckney (DDG-91)
 * USS Momsen (DDG-92)
 * USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93)
 * USS Nitze (DDG-94)
 * USS James E. Williams (DDG-95)
 * USS Bainbridge (DDG-96)
 * USS Halsey (DDG-97)
 * USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)
 * USS Farragut (DDG-99)
 * USS Kidd (DDG-100)
 * USS Gridley (DDG-101)
 * USS Sampson (DDG-102)
 * USS Truxtun (DDG-103)
 * USS Sterett (DDG-104)
 * USS Dewey (DDG-105)
 * USS Stockdale (DDG-106)
 * USS Gravely (DDG-107)
 * USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108)
 * USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109)
 * USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110)
 * USS Spruance (DDG-111)
 * USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112)
 * USS John Finn (DDG-113) - under construction
 * USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114) - under construction
 * USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) - under construction
 * USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) - under construction
 * USS Zumwalt (DDG-117) - planned for construction
 * USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-118) - planned for construction
 * USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-119) - planned for construction
 * USS Fletcher (DDG-120) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (DDG-121) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (DDG-122) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (DDG-123) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (DDG-124) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (DDG-125) - planned for construction
 * Oliver Hazard Perry-class Guided Missile Frigate (33) - 1977
 * USS George Phillip (FFG-12)
 * USS Sides (FFG-14)
 * USS Boone (FFG-28)
 * USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG-29)
 * USS Stark (FFG-31)
 * USS John L. Hall (FFG-32)
 * USS Jarrett (FFG-33)
 * USS Aubrey Fitch (FFG-34)
 * USS Underwood (FFG-36)
 * USS Crommelin (FFG-37)
 * USS Curts (FFG-38)
 * USS Doyle (FFG-39)
 * USS Halyburton (FFG-40)
 * USS McClusky (FFG-41)
 * USS Klakring (FFG-42)
 * USS Thach (FFG-43)
 * USS De Wert (FFG-45)
 * USS Rentz (FFG-46)
 * USS Nicholas (FFG-47)
 * USS Vandegrift (FFG-48)
 * USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG-49)
 * USS Taylor (FFG-50)
 * USS Gary (FFG-51)
 * USS Carr (FFG-52)
 * USS Hawes (FFG-53)
 * USS Ford (FFG-54)
 * USS Elrod (FFG-55)
 * USS Simpson (FFG-56)
 * USS Reuben James (FFG-57)
 * USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58)
 * USS Kauffman (FFG-59)
 * USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60)
 * USS Ingraham (FFG-61)
 * Los Angeles-class Nuclear Attack Submarine (45) - 1976
 * USS Bremerton (SSN-698)
 * USS Jacksonville (SSN-699)
 * USS Dallas (SSN-700)
 * USS La Jolla (SSN-701)
 * USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN-705)
 * USS Albuquerque (SSN-706)
 * USS San Francisco (SSN-711)
 * USS Atlanta (SSN-712)
 * USS Houston (SSN-713)
 * USS Norfolk (SSN-714)
 * USS Buffalo (SSN-715)
 * USS Salt Lake City (SSN-716)
 * USS Olympia (SSN-717)
 * USS Honolulu (SSN-718)
 * USS Providence (SSN-719)
 * USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720)
 * USS Chicago (SSN-721)
 * USS Key West (SSN-722)
 * USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723)
 * USS Louisville (SSN-724)
 * USS Helena (SSN-725)
 * USS Newport News (SSN-750)
 * USS San Juan (SSN-751)
 * USS Pasadena (SSN-752)
 * USS Albany (SSN-753)
 * USS Topeka (SSN-754)
 * USS Miami (SSN-755)
 * USS Scranton (SSN-756)
 * USS Alexandria (SSN-757)
 * USS Asheville (SSN-758)
 * USS Jefferson City (SSN-759)
 * USS Annapolis (SSN-760)
 * USS Springfield (SSN-761)
 * USS Columbus (SSN-762)
 * USS Santa Fe (SSN-763)
 * USS Boise (SSN-764)
 * USS Montpelier (SSN-765)
 * USS Charlotte (SSN-766)
 * USS Hampton (SSN-767)
 * USS Hartford (SSN-768)
 * USS Toledo (SSN-769)
 * USS Tucson (SSN-770-)
 * USS Columbia (SSN-771)
 * USS Greeneville (SSN-772)
 * USS Cheyenne (SSN-773)
 * Ohio-class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine (18) - 1981
 * USS Ohio (SSGN-726)
 * USS Michigan (SSGN-727)
 * USS Florida (SSGN-728)
 * USS Georgia (SSGN-729)
 * USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730)
 * USS Alabama (SSBN-731)
 * USS Alaska (SSBN-732)
 * USS Nevada (SSBN-733)
 * USS Tennessee (SSBN-734)
 * USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735)
 * USS West Virginia (SSBN-736)
 * USS Kentucky (SSBN-737)
 * USS Maryland (SSBN-738)
 * USS Nebraska (SSBN-739)
 * USS Rhode Island (SSBN-740)
 * USS Maine (SSBN-741)
 * USS Wyoming (SSBN-742)
 * USS Louisiana (SSBN-743)
 * Seawolf-class Nuclear Attack Submarine (3) - 1997
 * USS Seawolf (SSN-21)
 * USS Darter (SSN-22)
 * USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23)
 * Virginia-class Nuclear Attack Submarine (9, 24 UC) - 2004
 * USS Virginia (SSN-774)
 * USS Texas (SSN-775)
 * USS Hawaii (SSN-776)
 * USS North Carolina (SSN-777)
 * USS New Hampshire (SSN-778)
 * USS New Mexico (SSN-779)
 * USS Connecticut (SSN-780)
 * USS California (SSN-781)
 * USS Mississippi (SSN-782)
 * USS Minnesota (SSN-783) - under construction
 * USS North Dakota (SSN-784) - under construction
 * USS John Warner (SSN-785) - under construction
 * USS Illinois (SSN-786) - under construction
 * USS Washington (SSN-787) - under construction
 * USS Colorado (SSN-788) - planned for construction
 * USS Indiana (SSN-789) - planned for construction
 * USS North Dakota (SSN-790) - planned for construction
 * USS Delaware (SSN-791) - planned for construction
 * USS Oregon (SSN-792) - planned for construction
 * USS Montana (SSN-793) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (SSN-794) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (SSN-795) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (SSN-796) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (SSN-796) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (SSN-797) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (SSN-798) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (SSN-799) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (SSN-800) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (SSN-801) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (SSN-802) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (SSN-803) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (SSN-804) - planned for construction
 * Spearhead-class Joint High Speed Vessel (1, 9 UC) - 2011
 * USS Spearhead (JHSV-01)
 * USS Choctaw County (IHSV-02) - under construction
 * USS Millinocket (JHSV-03) - under construction
 * USS Fall River (JHSV-04) - under construction
 * USS Resolute (JHSV-05) - under construction
 * USS Unnamed (JHSV-06) - under construction
 * USS Unnamed (JHSV-07) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (JHSV-08) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (JHSV-09) - planned for construction
 * USS Unnamed (JHSV-10) - planned for construction
 * Algol-class Fast Sealift Ship (8) - 1972
 * USS Algol (T-AKR-287)
 * USS Bellatrix (T-AKR-288)
 * USS Denobula (T-AKR-289)
 * USS Pollex (T-AKR-290)
 * USS Altair (T-AKR-291)
 * USS Regulus (T-AKR-292)
 * USS Capella (T-AKR-293)
 * USS Antares (T-AKR-294)
 * Emory S. Land-class Submarine Tender (3) - 1979
 * USS Emory S. Land (T-AS-39)
 * USS Frank Cable (T-AS-40)
 * USS McKee (T-AS-41)
 * Cimarron-class Fleet Replenishment Oiler (10) - 1981
 * USS Cimarron (T-AOR-177)
 * USS Monongahela (T-AOR-178)
 * USS Merrimack (T-AOR-179)
 * USS Willamette (T-AOR-180)
 * USS Potomac (T-AOR-181)
 * USS Columbia (T-AOR-182)
 * USS Naches (T-AOR-183)
 * USS Hudson (T-AOR-184)
 * USS Susquehanna (T-AOR-185)
 * USS Platte (T-AOR-186)
 * Keystone State-class Crane Ship (10) - 1984
 * USS Keystone State (T-ACS-01)
 * USS Gem State (T-ACS-02)
 * USS Grand Canyon State (T-ACS-03)
 * USS Gopher State (T-ACS-04)
 * USS Flickertale State (T-ACS-05)
 * USS Cornhusker State (T-ACS-06)
 * USS Diamond State (T-ACS-07)
 * USS Equality State (T-ACS-08)
 * USS Green Mountain State (T-ACS-09)
 * USS Beaver State (T-ACS-10)
 * Henry J. Kaiser-class Fleet Replenishment Oiler (16) - 1986
 * USS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187)
 * USS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO-188)
 * USS John Lenthall (T-AO-189)
 * USS Andrew J. Higgins (T-AO-190)
 * USS Benjamin Isherwood (T-AO-191)
 * USS Henry Eckford (T-AO-192)
 * USS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193)
 * USS John Ericsson (T-AO-194)
 * USS Leroy Grumman (T-AO-195)
 * USS Kanawha (T-AO-196)
 * USS Pecos (T-AO-197)
 * USS Big Horn (T-AO-198)
 * USS Tippecanoe (T-AO-199)
 * USS Guadalupe (T-AO-200)
 * USS Patuxent (T-AO-201)
 * USS Yukon (T-AO-202)
 * USS Laramie (T-AO-203)
 * USS Rappahannock (T-AO-204)
 * Supply-class Fast Combat Support Ships (6) -1994
 * USS Supply (T-AOE-06)
 * USS Rainier (T-AOE-07)
 * USS Arctic (T-AOE-08)
 * USS Bridge (T-AOE-10)
 * USS Mojave (T-AOE-11)
 * USS Sacramento (T-AOE-12)
 * Bob Hope-class Vehicle Cargo Ship (7) - 1998
 * USS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300)
 * USS Fisher (T-AKR-301)
 * USS Seay (T-AKR-302)
 * USS Mendonca (T-AKR-303)
 * USS Pililaau (T-AKR-304)
 * USS Brittin (T-AKR-305)
 * USS Benavidez (T-AKR-306)
 * Watson-class Vehicle Cargo Ship (8) - 1998
 * USS Watson (T-AKR-310)
 * USS Sisler (T-AKR-311)
 * USS Dahl (T-AKR-312)
 * USS Red Cloud (T-AKR-313)
 * USS Charlton (T-AKR-314)
 * USS Watkins (T-AKR-315)
 * USS Pomeroy (T-AKR-316)
 * USS Soderman (T-AKR-317)
 * Lewis and Clark-class Dry Cargo Ship (14) - 2006
 * USS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE-01)
 * USS Sacagawea (T-AKE-02)
 * USS Alan Shepard (T-AKE-03)
 * USS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE-04)
 * USS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE-05)
 * USS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE-06)
 * USS Carl Brashear (T-AKE-07)
 * USS Wally Schirra (T-AKE-08)
 * USS Matthew Perry (T-AKE-09)
 * USS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10)
 * USS Washington Chambers (T-AKE-11)
 * USS William McLean (T-AKE-12)
 * USS Medgar Evers (T-AKE-13)
 * USS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE-14) - under construction
 * Avenger-class Mine Countermeasures Ship (14) - 1987
 * USS Avenger (MCM-01)
 * USS Defender (MCM-02)
 * USS Sentry (MCM-03)
 * USS Champion (MCM-04)
 * USS Guardian (MCM-05)
 * USS Devastator (MCM-06)
 * USS Patriot (MCM-07)
 * USS Scout (MCM-08)
 * USS Pioneer (MCM-09)
 * USS Warrior (MCM-10)
 * USS Gladiator (MCM-11)
 * USS Ardent (MCM-12)
 * USS Dextrous (MCM-13)
 * USS Chief (MCM-14)
 * Cyclone-class Patrol Ship (14) - 1993
 * USS Cyclone (PC-01)
 * USS Tempest (PC-02)
 * USS Hurricane (PC-03)
 * USS Monsoon (PC-04)
 * USS Typhoon (PC-05)
 * USS Sirocco (PC-06)
 * USS Squall (PC-07)
 * USS Zephyr (PC-08)
 * USS Chinook (PC-09)
 * USS Firebolt (PC-10)
 * USS Whirlwind (PC-11)
 * USS Thunderbolt (PC-12)
 * USS Shamal (PC-13)
 * USS Tornado (PC-14)