USS Lake Champlain (CV/CVA/CVS-39) 1945 NORFOLK NAVY YARD
USS Lake Champlain (CV/CVA/CVS-39) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. She was the second US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812.Commissioned on 3 June 1945, Lake ChamplainContinue reading “USS Lake Champlain (CV/CVA/CVS-39) 1945 NORFOLK NAVY YARD”
USS Boston ((CA-69/CAG-1) 1962
USS Boston (CA-69/CAG-1), a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the U.S. city of Boston, Massachusetts. Boston was launched 26 August 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Company’s, Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. Helen Noonan Tobin, wife of the Mayor of Boston, MauriceContinue reading “USS Boston ((CA-69/CAG-1) 1962”
USS Bon Homme Richard – Korea 1951(CV/CVA-31)
USS Bon Homme Richard – Korea 1951(CV/CVA-31) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. She was the second US Navy ship to bear the name, the first one being named for John Paul Jones’s famous Revolutionary War frigate by the same name.Continue reading “USS Bon Homme Richard – Korea 1951(CV/CVA-31)”
USS NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55) 1942
USS North Carolina (BB-55) is the lead ship of the North Carolina class of fast battleships, the first vessel of the type built for the United States Navy. Built under the Washington Treaty system, North Carolina’s design was limited in displacement and armament, though the United States used a clause in the Second London NavalContinue reading “USS NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55) 1942”
Virginia-class Attack Boat Makes Port Visit to Perth, Australia
Mallory Shelbourne – February 26, 2025 8:16 PM Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) conduct mooring operations at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, Australia, Feb. 25, 2025. U.S. Navy Photo A Virginia-class attack boat is in Perth, Australia for a port visit as part of the ongoing AUKUS partnership that’s gearingContinue reading “Virginia-class Attack Boat Makes Port Visit to Perth, Australia”
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) pulls into its homeport of Naval Base San Diego, Feb. 21, 2025.
Stockdale, assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, returned from a seven-month deployment to the 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleet areas of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic and relevant training to ensure the readiness necessary toContinue reading “The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) pulls into its homeport of Naval Base San Diego, Feb. 21, 2025.”
USS Pennsylvania, MARE ISLAND 1942
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was the lead ship of the Pennsylvania class of super-dreadnought battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1910s. The Pennsylvanias were part of the standard-type battleship series, and marked an incremental improvement over the preceding Nevada class, carrying an extra pair of 14-inch (360 mm) guns for a total ofContinue reading “USS Pennsylvania, MARE ISLAND 1942”