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United States Navy (29503 bytes)
1: ...eal.png|200px|right|Seal of the Department of the Navy]]
2: ...Navy''' ('''USN''') is the branch of the [[United States]]
3: ...sponsible for [[navy|naval]] operations. The U.S. Navy consists of slightly fewer than 300 [[ship]]s and...
5: ...gate|frigate]]s; one of the [[Six original United States frigates|original six]], [[USS Constitution|USS '...
7: ..., [[1798]]. The Navy became part of the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] upo...

United States Department of the Navy (1813 bytes)
1: [[Image:US_Department_of_the_Navy_seal.gif|thumb|right|Seal]]
3: ...hen the [[Department of Defense]] was formed. The navy then became a component of the DOD.
5: ... and the mobilizationan and demobilization of the navy and its personnel and assets. The Department also...
7: ...ces, the [[Navy]] (or [[fleet]]) and the [[United States Marine Corps]]. There is also the Supporting Serv...
11: [http://www.navy.mil US Navy Official website]

History of the United States Navy (22088 bytes)
1: ...began in the [[1880s]] and eventually made the US Navy the most powerful in the world.
3: == The Revolutionary War and the Continental Navy ==
5: ...ode Island]] that there be a single [[Continental Navy|Continental fleet]]. In the meantime, [[George W...
7: ... were completely outmatched by the mighty [[Royal Navy]], and nearly all were captured or sunk by [[1781...
12: .... Factors included the loose confederation of the states, lack of money, change of goals from war to peace...

United States Secretary of the Navy (9755 bytes)
1: ...|150px|Flag of the United States Secretary of the Navy.]]
2: ...ersonnel informally refer to the Secretary of the Navy as "SECNAV."
6: ...ices: the [[United States Navy]] and the [[United States Marine Corps]].
8: ==The Navy Secretariat==
10: ...ecretary of the Navy|Assistant Secretaries of the Navy]] (ASN).

Submarines in the United States Navy (16474 bytes)
1: ...or types of [[submarine]]s in the [[United States Navy]]: ballistic missile submarines and attack submar...
12: ...s are manned solely by volunteers from within the Navy. Submarine personnel are accepted only after the ...
16: ...re submariners. They '''operated one-third of the Navy's warships''', a highly cost-effective employment...
18: ...0s continues to man a significant fraction of the Navy's warships, and some of the most capable and vers...
40: .../articles/flash/071099J.htm] and [http://www.dcfp.navy.mil/mc/articles/flash/110200C.htm]. This is a ve...

United States Navy Armed Guard (565 bytes)
2: ...he '''United States Navy Armed Guard''' were [[US Navy]] Gun crews consisting of [[Gunner]]s, [[Coxswain...
8: [[Category:United States Navy]]

Current United States Navy ships (17051 bytes)
1: This a list of '''current United States Navy ships''' complete and current [[as of 2005]].
3: ==United States Navy==

List of cruisers of the United States Navy (30263 bytes)
1: {{United States Navy ship types}}
3: ...is '''list of [[cruiser]]s of the [[United States Navy]]''' includes all ships that were ever called "cr...
76: * [[USS United States (CC-6)|(CC-6) ''United States'']]
595: * [[USS United States (CC-6)|''United States'' (CC-6)]]
637: [[de:US-Amerikanische Kreuzer (US-NAVY)]]

List of battleships of the United States Navy (8557 bytes)
1: {{United States Navy ship types}}
3: ...'''list of [[battleship]]s of the [[United States Navy]]''' includes all ships with the [[hull classific...
5: ...osely rivaled the [[line of battle]] of the Royal Navy in sheer numbers, but tended to have more powerfu...

List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy (61758 bytes)
1: {{United States Navy ship types}}
3: ...e frontline combat vessels of the [[United States Navy]].
6: * [[United States Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force]]
7: * [[United States Coast Guard Auxiliary]]
8: * [[United States Naval Auxiliary Air Station]]

United States Navy reserve fleets (1856 bytes)
1: The [[United States Navy]] maintains a number of its [[ship]]s as part of ...
4: ...hundreds of ships no longer needed by a peacetime Navy, each fleet consisted of a number of groups corre...
8: ...he administrative organization is known as the '''Navy Inactive Fleet''', and is headquartered at [[Port...
10: ...in [[California]], are also used to store regular Navy ships.
14: * [http://www.history.navy.mil/ar/romeo/reserve.htm Records of the Reserve F...

List of United States Navy bases (8917 bytes)
1: List of major active [[United States Navy|US Navy]] bases, stations, and schools.
3: ==Within the United States==
6: ...hina Lake|NAWS China Lake]] ([http://www.nawcwpns.navy.mil/ website])
7: ...al Base Coronado|NB Coronado]] ([http://www.nasni.navy.mil/ website])
10: ...ity El Centro|NAF El Centro]] ([http://www.nafec.navy.mil/ website])

List of destroyers of the United States Navy (54663 bytes)
1: {{United States Navy ship types}}
2: ... '''list of [[destroyer]]s of the [[United States Navy]]''', sorted by [[hull number]]. It includes all ...
4: ... were ever authorized as destroyers by the United States Congress (though the fact that the DDG sequence r...
6: ... [[List of destroyer escorts of the United States Navy]].<br>
7: ...List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy]].

List of frigates of the United States Navy (7934 bytes)
1: {{United States Navy ship types}}
3: ... are slowly being removed from active duty in the Navy to be eventually replaced by the [[Littoral Comba...
5: ...e [[List of sailing frigates of the United States Navy]].
6: ...see [[List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy]].

List of units of the United States Navy (11355 bytes)
1: ... be found at [[List of units of the United States Navy by type]].
3: ==Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT)==
5: ===Commander, Naval Surface Force, United States Pacific Fleet (COMSURFPAC)===
31: ... Destroyer Squadron One (COMDESRON ONE) ([[UNited States Naval Reserve|USNR]])
41: ===Commander, Submarine Force, United States Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC)===

List of ships of the United States Navy (99378 bytes)
1: {{United States Navy ship types}}
3: ...his is a list of [[ship]]s of the [[United States Navy]], including both past and present vessels. In m...
10: ... of ships past and present at the [http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/ Naval Register], although it does n...
1482: ..., [[USS United States (CC-6)|CC-6]], [[USS United States (CVA-58)|CVA-58]])

List of submarines of the United States Navy (68929 bytes)
1: {{United States Navy ship types}}
3: ... '''list of [[submarine]]s of the [[United States Navy]]''', listed
1434: * [[List of lost United States submarines]]
1435: * [[List of United States submarine classes]]
1436: ...nuclear submarine operated by the [[United States Navy]].

List of airships of the United States Navy (1072 bytes)
1: {{United States Navy ship types}}
3: ... a '''list of [[airship]]s of the [[United States Navy]]''', listed both by hull number and by name.
34: ...bts to America, but crashed in 1921 before the US Navy could take delivery of it. It was not given a for...

List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy (8444 bytes)
1: {{United States Navy ship types}}
3: ...t of [[aircraft carrier]]s of the [[United States Navy]]''' includes all types in the main hull numberin...
5: ... of escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy]].
64: * [[USS United States (CVA-58)|(CVA-58) ''United States'']]
153: * [[USS United States (CVA-58)|''United States'' (CVA-58)]]

List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy (2396 bytes)
1: {{United States Navy ship types}}
3: ... a '''list of patrol vessels of the United States Navy'''.

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