List of current ships of the United States Navy
The United States Navy has over 440 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet, with approximately 70 more in either the planning stages or under construction, according to the Naval Vessel Register and published reports. This list includes ships that are owned and leased by the U.S. Navy; ships that are formally commissioned, by way of ceremony, and non-commissioned. Ships denoted with the prefix "USS" are commissioned ships. Prior to commissioning, ships may be described as a "pre-commissioning unit" or PCU, but are officially referred to by name with no prefix.[1] US Navy support ships are often non-commissioned ships organized and operated by Military Sealift Command. Among these support ships, those denoted "USNS" are owned by the US Navy.[1] Those denoted by "MV" or "SS" are chartered.
Current ships include commissioned warships that are in active service, as well as ships that are part of Military Sealift Command, the support component and the Ready Reserve Force, that while non-commissioned, are still part of the effective force of the U.S. Navy. Future ships listed are those that are in the planning stages, or are currently under construction, from having its keel laid to fitting out and final sea trials.
There exist a number of former US Navy ships which are museum ships (not listed here), some of which may be US government-owned. One of these, the USS Constitution, a three-masted tall ship, is one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy. It is the oldest naval vessel afloat, and still retains its commission (and hence is listed here), as a special commemoration for that ship alone.
Current ships
(by type)
- Commissioned (USS);
- 1 Afloat forward staging base
- 10 Aircraft carriers
- 9 Amphibious assault ships
- 2 Amphibious command ships
- 10 Amphibious transport docks
- 51 Attack submarines
- 14 Ballistic missile submarines
- 1 Classic frigate (*see USS Constitution)
- 22 Cruisers
- 63 Destroyers
- 12 Dock landing ships
- 4 Guided missile submarines
- 8 Littoral combat ships
- 11 Mine countermeasures ships
- 13 Patrol boats
- 2 Submarine tenders
- 1 Technical research ship (*see USS Pueblo)
- Non-Commissioned (USNS);
- 1 Cable repair ship
- 1 Crew & support vessel
- 14 Dry cargo ships
- 3 Fast combat support ships
- 4 Fleet ocean tugs
- 1 Fuel tanker (1 of 7)
- 2 High speed transports (2 of 3)
- 2 Hospital ships
- 2 Instrumentation ships
- 7 Expeditionary fast transports
- 12 Maritime prepositioning ships
- 3 Expeditionary transfer docks (Including 1 Expeditionary mobile base)
- 5 Ocean surveillance ships
- 15 Replenishment oilers
- 4 Salvage ships
- 4 Submarine and special warfare support vessels (4 of 9)
- 7 Survey ships
- 19 Vehicle cargo ships (19 of 56)
- Support (MV, RV - or no prefix);
- 2 Barracks craft
- 4 Barracks ships
- 1 Cargo ship
- 7 Container ships
- 2 Dry docks
- 1 Fast sea frame
- 5 Fuel tankers (5 of 7)
- 6 Harbor tugs
- 7 Large harbor tugs
- 1 High speed transport (1 of 3)
- 3 Oceanographic research ships
- 1 Sea-based X-band Radar
- 1 Self Defense Test Ship
- 5 Submarine and special warfare support vessels (5 of 9)
- 2 Torpedo trials craft
- 2 Unclassified miscellaneous
- Ready Reserve Force ships (MV, SS, GTS);
- 2 Aviation logistics support ships
- 5 Cargo ships
- 6 Crane ships
- 1 Fuel tanker (1 of 7)
- 37 Vehicle cargo ships (37 of 56)
- Totals;
Commissioned: 234*, Non-Commissioned: 106, Support: 50, Ready Reserve Force: 51. Grand Total: 441
(+ Reserve Fleet: 12, Under construction: 35, Planned: 33)
*as per the US Naval Register, current as of 30 October 2016 [2]
Commissioned
Non-commissioned
Support
Ready Reserve Force ships
Ready Reserve Force ships are maintained by the United States Maritime Administration and are part of the United States Navy ship inventory. If activated, these ships would be operated by Military Sealift Command.
Reserve Fleet
Future ships
Under construction
Note: Ships listed here may be referred to as "pre-commissioning unit" or "PCU" in various sources including US Navy webpages.[468] However, PCU is not a prefix and is not part of the vessel's title.[1]
Planned ships
The following ships have been planned but are believed not to have keels laid down, hence have not reached 'under construction' status.
See also
- United States Navy ships
- List of currently active United States military watercraft
- List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
- Equipment of the United States Navy
- Equipment of the United States Armed Forces - List of Watercraft (USN)
- List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy
- List of ships of the United States Navy (Includes current and former USN ships)
- List of Military Sealift Command ships
- Strategic Sealift Ships
- United States ship naming conventions
- Hull classification symbol
- List of ships of the United States Army
- List of ships of the United States Air Force
- List of United States Coast Guard cutters (Includes current and former USCG Cutters)
Notes and references
- 1 2 3 "Ship Naming in the United States Navy". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
The prefix "USS," meaning "United States Ship," is used in official documents to identify a commissioned ship of the Navy. It applies to a ship while she is in commission. Before commissioning, or after decommissioning, she is referred to by name, with no prefix.
- ↑ http://www.nvr.navy.mil/
- ↑ Homeport as listed at the Naval Vessel Register.
- ↑ Abraham Lincoln
- ↑ Alabama
- ↑ Alaska
- ↑ Albany
- ↑ Alexandria
- ↑ America
- ↑ Anchorage
- ↑ Annapolis
- ↑ Antietam
- ↑ Anzio
- ↑ Ardent
- ↑ Arleigh Burke
- ↑ Arlington
- ↑ Asheville
- ↑ Ashland
- ↑ Bainbridge
- ↑ Barry
- ↑ Bataan
- ↑ Benfold
- ↑ Blue Ridge
- ↑ Boise
- ↑ Bonhomme Richard
- ↑ Boxer
- ↑ Bremerton
- ↑ http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local/uss-bremerton-will-head-to-namesake-to-end-its-service-ep-517317017-355425591.html
- ↑ Buffalo
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 http://news.usni.org/2014/07/07/document-navys-30-year-shipbuilding-plan-fiscal-year-2015
- ↑ Bulkeley
- ↑ Bunker Hill
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://news.usni.org/2015/04/03/document-navys-30-year-shipbuilding-plan-to-congress-for-fiscal-year-2016
- ↑ California
- ↑ Cape St. George
- ↑ Carl Vinson
- ↑ Carney
- ↑ Carter Hall
- ↑ Chafee
- ↑ Champion
- ↑ Chancellorsville
- ↑ Charlotte
- ↑ Cheyenne
- ↑ Chicago
- ↑ Chief
- ↑ Chinook
- ↑ Chosin
- ↑ Chung-Hoon
- ↑ Cole
- ↑ Columbia
- ↑ Columbus
- ↑ Comstock
- ↑ Connecticut
- ↑ Constitution
- ↑ Coronado
- ↑ Cowpens
- ↑ Curtis Wilbur
- ↑ Dallas
- ↑ Decatur
- ↑ Detroit
- ↑ Devastator
- ↑ Dewey
- ↑ Dextrous
- ↑ Donald Cook
- ↑ Dwight D. Eisenhower
- ↑ Emory S. Land
- ↑ Essex
- ↑ Farragut
- ↑ Firebolt
- ↑ Fitzgerald
- ↑ Florida
- ↑ Forrest Sherman
- ↑ Fort McHenry
- ↑ Fort Worth
- ↑ Frank Cable
- ↑ Freedom
- ↑ George Washington
- ↑ George H. W. Bush
- ↑ Georgia
- ↑ Germantown
- ↑ Gettysburg
- ↑ Gladiator
- ↑ Gonzalez
- ↑ Gravely
- ↑ Green Bay
- ↑ Greeneville
- ↑ Gridley
- ↑ Gunston Hall
- ↑ Halsey
- ↑ Hampton
- ↑ Harpers Ferry
- ↑ Harry S. Truman
- ↑ Hartford
- ↑ Hawaii
- ↑ Helena
- ↑ Henry M. Jackson
- ↑ Higgins
- ↑ Hopper
- ↑ Howard
- ↑ Hue City
- ↑ Hurricane
- ↑ Illinois
- ↑ Independence
- ↑ Iwo Jima
- ↑ "Jackson"
- ↑ Jacksonville
- ↑ James E. Williams
- ↑ Jason Dunham
- ↑ Jefferson City
- ↑ Jimmy Carter
- ↑ John C. Stennis
- ↑ John P. Murtha
- ↑ John Paul Jones
- ↑ John S. McCain
- ↑ John Warner
- ↑ Copeland, Kevin. ""On a Mission to Defend Freedom" - USS John Warner is Commissioned". America's Navy. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ↑ Kearsarge
- ↑ Kentucky
- ↑ Key West
- ↑ Kidd
- ↑ Laboon
- ↑ Lake Champlain
- ↑ Lake Erie
- ↑ Lassen
- ↑ Leyte Gulf
- ↑ Louisiana
- ↑ Louisville
- ↑ Mahan
- ↑ Maine
- ↑ Makin Island
- ↑ Maryland
- ↑ Mason
- ↑ McCampbell
- ↑ McFaul
- ↑ Mesa Verde
- ↑ Michael Murphy
- ↑ Michigan
- ↑ Milius
- ↑ Milwaukee
- ↑ Minnesota
- ↑ Mississippi
- ↑ Missouri
- ↑ Mitscher
- ↑ Mobile Bay
- ↑ Momsen
- ↑ Monsoon
- ↑ Monterey
- ↑ Montgomery
- ↑ Montpelier
- ↑ Mount Whitney
- ↑ Mustin
- ↑ Nebraska
- ↑ Nevada
- ↑ New Hampshire
- ↑ New Mexico
- ↑ New Orleans
- ↑ New York
- ↑ Newport News
- ↑ Nimitz
- ↑ USS Nimitz Completes Homeport Change
- ↑ Nitze
- ↑ Normandy
- ↑ North Carolina
- ↑ North Dakota
- ↑ O'Kane
- ↑ Oak Hill
- ↑ Ohio
- ↑ Oklahoma City
- ↑ Olympia
- ↑ Oscar Austin
- ↑ Pasadena
- ↑ Patriot
- ↑ Paul Hamilton
- ↑ Pearl Harbor
- ↑ Pennsylvania
- ↑ Philippine Sea
- ↑ Pinckney
- ↑ Pioneer
- ↑ Pittsburgh
- ↑ Ponce
- ↑ Port Royal
- ↑ Porter
- ↑ Preble
- ↑ Princeton
- ↑ Providence
- ↑ Pueblo
- ↑ Ramage
- ↑ Rhode Island
- ↑ Ronald Reagan
- ↑ Roosevelt
- ↑ Ross
- ↑ Rushmore
- ↑ Russell
- ↑ Sampson
- ↑ San Antonio
- ↑ San Diego
- ↑ San Jacinto
- ↑ San Juan
- ↑ Santa Fe
- ↑ Scout
- ↑ Scranton
- ↑ Seawolf
- ↑ Sentry
- ↑ Shamal
- ↑ Shiloh
- ↑ Shoup
- ↑ Sirocco
- ↑ Somerset
- ↑ Springfield
- ↑ Spruance
- ↑ Squall
- ↑ Sterett
- ↑ Stethem
- ↑ Stockdale
- ↑ Stout
- ↑ Tempest
- ↑ Tennessee
- ↑ Texas
- ↑ The Sullivans
- ↑ Theodore Roosevelt
- ↑ Thunderbolt
- ↑ Toledo
- ↑ Topeka
- ↑ Tornado
- ↑ Tortuga
- ↑ Truxtun
- ↑ Tucson
- ↑ Typhoon
- ↑ Vella Gulf
- ↑ Vicksburg
- ↑ Virginia
- ↑ Warrior
- ↑ Wasp
- ↑ Wayne E. Meyer
- ↑ West Virginia
- ↑ Whidbey Island
- ↑ Whirlwind
- ↑ William P. Lawrence
- ↑ Winston Churchill
- ↑ Wyoming
- ↑ Zephyr
- ↑ Zumwalt
- ↑ 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez
- ↑ 1st Lt. Harry L. Martin
- ↑ 1st Lt. Jack Lummus
- ↑ 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo
- ↑ Able
- ↑ Alan Shepard
- ↑ Amelia Earhart
- ↑ Apache
- ↑ Arctic
- ↑ Arrowhead
- ↑ Benavidez
- ↑ Big Horn
- ↑ Black Powder
- ↑ Bob Hope
- ↑ Bowditch
- ↑ Brittin
- ↑ Bruce C. Heezen
- ↑ Brunswick
- ↑ Carl Brashear
- ↑ Carson City
- ↑ Catawba
- ↑ Cesar Chavez
- ↑ Charles Drew
- ↑ Charlton
- ↑ Choctaw County
- ↑ Comfort
- ↑ Dahl
- ↑ Eagleview
- ↑ Effective
- ↑ Fall River
- ↑ Fast Tempo
- ↑ Fisher
- ↑ Grapple
- ↑ Grasp
- ↑ Gilliland
- ↑ Gordon
- ↑ Guadalupe
- ↑ Guam
- ↑ GySgt. Fred W. Stockham
- ↑ Henry J. Kaiser
- ↑ Henson
- ↑ Howard O. Lorenzen
- ↑ Impeccable
- ↑ Invincible
- ↑ John Ericsson
- ↑ John Glenn
- ↑ John Lenthall
- ↑ Joshua Humphreys
- ↑ Kanawha
- ↑ Lance Cpl. Roy M. Wheat
- ↑ Laramie
- ↑ Lawrence H. Gianella
- ↑ Leroy Grumman
- ↑ Lewis and Clark
- ↑ Lewis B. Puller
- ↑ Loyal
- ↑ Maj. Stephen W. Pless
- ↑ Mary Sears
- ↑ Matthew Perry
- ↑ Maury
- ↑ Medgar Evers
- ↑ Mendonca
- ↑ Mercy
- ↑ Millinocket
- ↑ Montford Point
- ↑ Navajo
- ↑ Pathfinder
- ↑ Patuxent
- ↑ Pecos
- ↑ PFC Dewayne T. Williams
- ↑ PFC Eugene A. Obregon
- ↑ Pililaau
- ↑ Pomeroy
- ↑ Rainier
- ↑ Rappahannock
- ↑ Red Cloud
- ↑ Richard E. Byrd
- ↑ Robert E. Peary
- ↑ Sacagawea
- ↑ Safeguard
- ↑ Salvor
- ↑ Seay
- ↑ MV Sgt. Matej Kocak
- ↑ MV Sgt. William R. Button
- ↑ Shughart
- ↑ Sioux
- ↑ Sisler
- ↑ Soderman
- ↑ Spearhead
- ↑ Supply
- ↑ Tippecanoe
- ↑ Trenton (ex-Resolute)
- ↑ http://www.msc.navy.mil/sealift/2012/December/wheeler.htm
- ↑ Victorious
- ↑ Wally Schirra
- ↑ Walter S. Diehl
- ↑ Washington Chambers
- ↑ Waters
- ↑ Watkins
- ↑ Watson
- ↑ Westwind
- ↑ William McLean
- ↑ Yano
- ↑ Yukon
- ↑ Zeus
- ↑ No Name (ex Puerto Rico)
- ↑ http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/
- ↑ APL-61
- ↑ APL-62
- ↑ APL-65
- ↑ APL-65
- ↑ Arco
- ↑ Battle Point
- ↑ C Champion
- ↑ C Commando
- ↑ Capt. David I. Lyon
- ↑ Canonchet
- ↑ Defiant
- ↑ Dekanawida
- ↑ Delores Chouest
- ↑ Discovery Bay
- ↑ Empire State
- ↑ Evergreen State
- ↑ Galveston/Petrochem Producer
- ↑ HOS Dominator
- ↑ Keokuk
- ↑ RV Kilo Moana
- ↑ LTC John U.D. Page
- ↑ Maersk Peary
- ↑ MV Maj. Bernard F. Fisher
- ↑ Malama
- ↑ Menominee
- ↑ Mercer
- ↑ Mohegan
- ↑ Neil Armstrong
- ↑ Neodesha
- ↑ Nueces
- ↑ Paul F. Foster
- ↑ Pokagon
- ↑ Prevail
- ↑ Puyallup
- ↑ Reliant
- ↑ Sally Ride
- ↑ Santaquin
- ↑ Sea-based X-band Radar
- ↑ Sea Eagle
- ↑ Sea Fighter
- ↑ Seminole
- ↑ Shippingport
- ↑ SLNC Pax
- ↑ MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr.
- ↑ Skenandoa
- ↑ TransAtlantic
- ↑ http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/13/130323.htm
- ↑ Valiant
- ↑ Wanamassa
- ↑ Westpac Express
- ↑ GTS Admiral W. M. Callaghan
- ↑ SS Algol
- ↑ SS Altair
- ↑ SS Antares
- ↑ SS Bellatrix
- ↑ MV Cape Decision
- ↑ MV Cape Diamond
- ↑ MV Cape Domingo
- ↑ MV Cape Douglas
- ↑ MV Cape Ducato
- ↑ MV Cape Edmont
- ↑ SS Cape Farewell
- ↑ SS Cape Flattery
- ↑ SS Cape Gibson
- ↑ SS Cape Girardeau
- ↑ MV Cape Henry
- ↑ MV Cape Horn
- ↑ MV Cape Hudson
- ↑ SS Cape Inscription
- ↑ SS Cape Intrepid
- ↑ SS Cape Isabel
- ↑ SS Cape Island
- ↑ SS Cape Jacob
- ↑ MV Cape Kennedy
- ↑ MV Cape Knox
- ↑ SS Cape May
- ↑ MV Cape Mohican
- ↑ MV Cape Orlando
- ↑ MV Cape Race
- ↑ MV Cape Ray
- ↑ MV Cape Rise
- ↑ MV Cape Taylor
- ↑ MV Cape Texas
- ↑ MV Cape Trinity
- ↑ MV Cape Victory
- ↑ MV Cape Vincent
- ↑ MV Cape Washington
- ↑ MV Cape Wrath
- ↑ USNS Capella
- ↑ SS Cornhusker State
- ↑ SS Curtiss
- ↑ USNS Denebola
- ↑ SS Flickertail State
- ↑ SS Gem State
- ↑ SS Gopher State
- ↑ SS Grand Canyon State
- ↑ SS Keystone State
- ↑ SS Petersburg
- ↑ USNS Pollux
- ↑ USNS Regulus
- ↑ SS Wright
- ↑ http://www.navsource.org/archives/search.html
- ↑ "NAVSEA Inactive Ship Inventory 2 January 2015
- ↑ Albuquerque
- ↑ Bridge
- ↑ City of Corpus Christi
- ↑ http://navaltoday.com/2015/10/16/us-navys-submarine-visits-singapore/
- ↑ Cleveland
- ↑ Denver
- ↑ Dubuque
- ↑ Juneau
- ↑ Kitty Hawk
- ↑ La Jolla
- ↑ Nashville
- ↑ Nassau
- ↑ Norfolk
- ↑ Peleliu
- ↑ Tarawa
- ↑ "PCU Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Welcomes 60 New Crew Members" (Press release). Navy News Service. 6 June 2013. NNS130606-12. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ Billings
- ↑ Charleston
- ↑ USS Charleston and easy choice navy secretary says
- ↑ City of Bismarck (ex-Bismarck ex-Sacrifice)
- ↑ Colorado
- ↑ Daniel Inouye
- ↑ http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=84187
- ↑ Delbert D. Black
- ↑ http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/photo-release-ingalls-shipbuilding-begins-fabrication-of-destroyer-delbert-d-black-ddg-119
- ↑ Delaware
- ↑ Frank E. Petersen Jr.
- ↑ Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded $618 Million Contract to Build DDG 123
- ↑ Gabrielle Giffords
- ↑ Gerald R. Ford
- ↑ Hershel "Woody" Williams
- ↑ http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=92664
- ↑ Indiana
- ↑ Indianapolis
- ↑ John F. Kennedy
- ↑ John Finn
- ↑ Little Rock
- ↑ Lyndon B. Johnson
- ↑ Manchester
- ↑ Michael Monsoor
- ↑ Montana
- ↑
- ↑ Omaha
- ↑ Oregon
- ↑ Paul Ignatius
- ↑ http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/ingalls-authenticates-keel-paul-ignatius
- ↑ Portland
- ↑ Rafael Peralta
- ↑ Ralph Johnson
- ↑ Sioux City
- ↑ South Dakota
- ↑ "USS South Dakota Keel-laying Ceremony". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ Thomas Hudner
- ↑ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/navy-awards-general-dynamics-bath-iron-works-610-million-for-construction-of-ddg-51-class-destroyer-300059176.html
- ↑ Tripoli
- ↑ Tulsa
- ↑ Vermont
- ↑ Washington
- ↑ Wichita
- ↑ Yuma
- ↑ Arkansas
- ↑ Burlington
- ↑ Bougainville
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ingalls Wins LHA-8 Contract, NASSCO To Build 6 Fleet Oilers
- ↑ Carl M. Levin
- ↑ Carl M. Levin
- ↑ Cincinnati
- ↑ Cooperstown
- ↑ Department of Defense: Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship
- ↑ Enterprise
- ↑ Fort Lauderdale
- ↑ Harvey C. Barnum Jr.
- ↑ Harvey C. Barnum Jr.
- ↑ Hyman G. Rickover
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- ↑ Idaho
- ↑ New submarine will be named USS Idaho
- ↑ Iowa
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- ↑ Jack H. Lucas
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- ↑ John Lewis
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- ↑ Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee
- ↑ Louis H. Wilson Jr.
- ↑ Louis H. Wilson Jr.
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- ↑ "Navy awards contract for LCS-25". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ LCS to be Named to Honor Marinette
- ↑ Massachusetts
- ↑ Minneapolis/St.Paul
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- ↑ Mobile
- ↑ "U.S. NAVY FUNDS ADDITIONAL LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP".
- ↑ New Jersey
- ↑ "Defense.gov News Release: Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus Names Virginia-Class Submarine USS New Jersey". defense.gov.
- ↑ Oakland
- ↑ SECNAV dubs next littoral combat ship Oakland
- ↑ Defense News: Navy Gains a Ship, 15 Growlers in Defense Bill, 15 December 2014
- ↑ Puerto Rico
- ↑ St. Louis
- ↑ Utah
- ↑ SEAPOWER Magazine: Navy Secretary Mabus to Name Virginia-Class Submarine USS Utah
- ↑ Naval Today: US Navy awards contract for 12th expeditionary fast transport ship
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
External links
- "The United States Navy, including the Military Sealift Command's Combat Logistic Ships as well as Special Mission Ships, as of April 2015", detailed graphic, introduced by this April 29, 2015 Business Insider story: "This chart shows just how massive the US Navy is", by Jeremy Bender
- Naval Vessel Register
- Military Sealift Command Inventory
- Ship Alpha Roster
- Ship Homeports