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Navy participated are the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Battle of Midway, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and the Battle of Okinawa.
The Navy is administered by the Department of the Navy, led by the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV).
Navy inventory are placed in the Naval Vessel Register, which tracks data such as the current status of a ship, the date of its commissioning, and the date of its decommissioning.
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 destroyer escort - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
Full size destroyers must be able to keep up with and exceed the speed of fast capital ships, typically needing better than 25-35 knot speeds(dependent upon the era and navy) and carrying torpedoes and a relatively smaller caliber of cannon to use against enemy ships, as well as anti-submarine detection equipment and weapons.
The 1975 ship reclassification changed ocean escorts to frigates (FF) to bring the USN's nomenclature to be more similar to those in other NATO countries, and more importantly, similair to the USSR.
When the United States entered the war, and found they also required an Anti-Submarine warfare ship and that the Destroyer Escort fitted their needs perfectly, a system of rationing was put in place whereby out of every five Destroyer Escortss completed four would be allocated to the U.S.Navy and one to the British Royal Navy.
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The Royal Navy quickly scrapped most of theirs after the war, and upgraded the armor on the rest to the limited extent that was possible.
The United States Navy, the Russian Navy, and the Peruvian Navy (with the ''Almirante Grau'') are the only remaining navies which operate cruisers.
The most recent ships of this type, the four ''Kirovs'', were built in the 1970s and 1980s, and, with the exception of the newest in the class, RFS Pyotr Veliky, are in poor repair today.
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 Cruiser - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
However the ships proved disastrously vulnerable when they engaged enemy battlecruisers or battleships in a fleet action, as at Jutland in 1916 where three British battlecruisers exploded as a result of German heavy gunfire.
The United States Navy, the Russian Navy, and the Peruvian Navy are the only remaining navies which operate cruisers.
The ships were later "mis-named" largely as a public relations move, in order to highlight the capability of the Aegis combat system the ships were designed around.
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 Destroyer escort - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Full size destroyers must be able to keep up with and exceed the speed of fast capital ships, typically needing better than 25-35 knot speeds (dependent upon the era and navy) and carrying torpedoes and a relatively smaller caliber of cannon to use against enemy ships, as well as anti-submarine detection equipment and weapons.
One major problem with ship classification is whether to base it on a ship's role (such as escort or air defense), or on its size (such as the amount of tons).
The main design difference between the Royal Navy and US Navy ships that the former had the forward torpedo tubes removed along with the ice-cream makers, the iced-water fountains, the dishwashers and the laundries (some ships).
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 Frigate - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
These ships were so well-respected that they were often seen as equal to 4th-rate ships of the line, and RN fighting instructions ordered British frigates (usually 32-guns or less) to never engage American frigates at any less than a 2:1 advantage.
These ships were ship-rigged and carried all their main guns on a single gun deck, what had used to be the upper gun deck on similarly-sized two-decked ships earlier.
The Royal Navy captured a handful of the new French frigates during the early stages of the Seven Years' War (1756–1763) and were duly impressed by them, particularly for their inshore handling capabilities.
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At the beginning of the 21st century, destroyers are the heaviest surface combatant vessels in general use, with only two nations (the United States and Russia) operating cruisers and none operating battleships.
The United States commissioned its first destroyer, USS ''Bainbridge'', Destroyer No. 1, in 1902 and by 1906 there were 16 destroyers in service with the Navy.
At the end of the war the state of the art was represented by the British V and W class destroyer.
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However, many ships known as frigates have bordered on, or entirely been more similar to a different class of ship including everything ranging from a corvette to a destroyer, cruiser or even a battleship.
These ships were full rigged and carried all their main guns on a single gun deck, what had used to be the upper gun deck on similarly-sized two-decked ships earlier.
From the 1950s to the 1970s, guided missile "frigates" were commissioned in the United States Navy, which were actually AAW cruisers built on destroyer-style hulls; some of them (the American Bainbridge-, Truxtun-, California- and Virginia-classes) were nuclear-powered.
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The United States Navy uses hull classification symbols (sometimes called hull codes) to identify the types of its ships.
The 1975 ship reclassification of cruisers, frigates, and ocean escorts brought US Navy classifications into line with other nations\' classifications, and eliminated the perceived "cruiser gap" with the Soviet Navy.
All ships designed primarily for the purpose of conducting combat operations by aircraft which engage in attacks against airborne, surface, sub-surface and shore targets.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/United States Navy 1975 ship reclassification
In 1975, the United States Navy undertook a major reclassification of many of its surface vessels, including cruisers, frigates, ocean escorts, and carriers, resulting in a variety of changes to the terminology and hull classification symbols used by the Navy.
There were relatively few of these ships, due to their cost and because the Frigates could carry almost as many weapons as a Cruiser.
The first ship of the type was a redesignated ASW cruiser; the next 4 were very large AAW (gun) destroyers, and the remainder were essentially oversize guided missile destroyers.
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The Royal Navy captured a handful of the new French frigates during the early stages of the Seven Years' War (1756—1763) and were duly impressed by them.
In the United States Navy, guided missile frigates (with the FFG hull classification symbol) bring an anti-air warfare (AAW) capability to the frigate mission, but they have some limitations.
The US Navy intends to replace all existing frigates with the Littoral Combat Ship, of which as many as 60 may be built.
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 Destroyer at AllExperts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
At the beginning of the 21st century, destroyers are the heaviest surface combatants in general use, with only two nations (the United States and Russia) operating cruisers and none operating battleships or battlecruisers.
She was armed with four 1-pounder (28mm) quick-firing guns and four torpedo tubes, reached 19 knots, and at 203 tons, was the largest torpedo boat yet dsigned.
Two of the ships will be assembled at Scotstoun, by BAE Systems and the other by Vosper Thornycroft at a new shipbuilding facility at Portsmouth Naval Yard.
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 Destroyer escort : search word
Full size destroyers must be able to keep up with and exceed the speed of fast capital ships, typically needing better than 35 knot speeds and carrying torpedoes to use against enemy ships, as well as anti-submarine detection equipment and weapons.
The 1975 ship reclassification changed ocean escorts to frigates (FF) to bring the USN's nomenclature into line with the rest of the world.
It does not aim at United States can not be indifferent to this work nor to the interests of with other commercial powers in promoting the rights of trade and residence one nation.
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 Cruiser - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
The British, Germans and French used them in World War I as raiders because of their high speed (around 30 knots or 56 km/h), and they were used again as raiders in World War II by the Germans, Japanese, and in the early part of the war, as convoy escorts by the British.
The result was a ship that could outfight any surface ship up to cruiser size, but outrun anything that posed a real threat.
The most recent ships of this type, the four Kirovs" class="a-lk">Kirovs, were built in the 1970s and 1980s, and are in very poor repair today.
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She was armed with four 1-pounder (37 mm) quick-firing guns and four torpedo tubes, reached 19 knots (35 km/h), and at 203 tons, was the largest torpedo boat yet designed.
Some World War II-vintage ships were modernised for anti-submarine warfrare, and to extend their service lives, to avoid having to build (expensive) brand-new ships.
Launched in the 1970s, the Iroquois\'s were the first all gas turbine powered military ships, using two turbines for cruise power, and another two fast starting "boost" turbines for speeds of up to 29 knots (54 km/h) (such an arrangement is known as COGOG).
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 Category:United States Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The main article for this category is United States Navy.
List of United States Navy losses in World War II
List of United States Navy ships in commission
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 List of destroyer escorts of the United States Navy... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Frigate : search word
:''Sailing frigates were 4th, 5th, or 6th-rated ships in the rating system of the Royal Navy.'' In modern military terminology, a frigate is a warship intended to protect other warships and merchant marine ships and as anti-submarine warfare (ASW) combatants for amphibious expeditionary forces, underway replenishment groups, and merchant convoys.
These were far larger than any other "frigates" ever seen, and all were properly reclassified as "guided missile cruisers" in 1975 (except for the smaller Farragut'' class class ships, which were reclassified as guided missile destroyers) and struck from the Naval Vessel Register in the 1990s.
The state of the art tends to see the arrival of stealth frigates fitted with anti-missile capabilities.
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Their main role was to attack enemy merchant vessels, so much so that this task came to be called ´´cruiser warfare´´.
The British Royal Navy, with maritime responsibilities in almost all the major oceans of the world, from Canada to Australia, was particularly fond of cruisers.
The United States Navy, the Russian Navy, and the Peruvian Navy (with a relic kept for historical purposes, the Almirante Grau) are the only remaining navies which operate cruisers.
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 Destroyer - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
The first effective design of torpedo boat destroyer, with the range and speed to keep up with battleships, was the Havock class" class="a-lk">Havock class of two ships of the Royal Navy, launched in 1893.
Two classes of destroyers are currently in use by the US Navy: the Spruance class" class="a-lk">Spruance class and the Arleigh Burke class" class="a-lk">Arleigh Burke class.
The Zumwalt class" class="a-lk">Zumwalt class was planned to replace them; on November 1, 2001, the US Navy announced the issuance of a revised Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Future Surface Combatant Program.
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The United States Navys Blue Angels, or Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, was formed at the end of World War II, by order of Admiral Chester Nimitz, the Chief of Naval Operations, to keep the public interested in naval aviation.
In December 1974, the Navy Flight Demonstration Team began flying the McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk and was reorganized into the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron.
This reorganization permitted the establishment of a commanding officer vice a flight leader, added support officers, and further redefined the squadrons mission emphasizing the support of recruiting efforts.
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US Navy destroyer visits Tottori PortThe Daily Yomiuri, Japan - 8 hours agoThe Aegis-equipped US Navy destroyer USS John S. McCain entered Sakai Port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Tuesday morning.
US sends ship escorted by navy destroyer to evacuate Americans...
A US Navy destroyer, the USS Gonzales, will be available to escort the Orient Queen, according to the Pentagon.
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 Frigate - Wikipedia Light!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
However, many ships known as frigates have bordered on, or entirely been more similar to a different class of ship including everything ranging from a destroyer to a cruiser or even a battleship.
Frigates from battleships-cruisers.co.uk - history and pictures of United Kingdom frigates since World War II
Frigates from Destroyers OnLine - pictures, history, crews of United States frigates since 1963
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