Military Naval Vessels at Sea

A fleet of various military frigates and cruisers in the ocean, showcasing different angles and operations, highlighting naval power and technology.

A port beam view of the guided missile cruiser SHILOH (CG-67) during sea trials. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Aerial starboard beam view of the frigate USS DOWNES (FF 1070) underway. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

An elevated port bow view of the guided missile frigate ROBERT G. BRADLEY (FFG-49) underway during sea trials. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

970629-N-0485L-008. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USS GEORGE PHILLIPS

A port beam view of the guided missile cruiser SHILOH (CG-67) during sea trials. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-SC-93-05431. Base: USS Lake Erie (CG 70) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A bow view of the destroyer USS DEYO (DD-989) during exercise BALTOPS '93. DEYO is serving as flagship for the exercise commander. Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '93 Country: Baltic Sea

A port view of the frigate USS FRANCIS HAMMOND (FF-1067) underway.. Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

An elevated starboard quarter view of the guided missile frigate ROBERT G. BRADLEY (FFG-49) underway during sea trials. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A port quarter view of the guided missile cruiser SHILOH (CG-67) during sea trials. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A starboard bow view of the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS 3) underway. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Aerial port bow view of the Australian frigate SYDNEY (F-03) underway. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Aerial starboard quarter view of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) ammunition ship USNS MOUNT HOOD (T-AE-29) underway east bound in the strait. Base: Strait Of Juan De Fuca State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-86-03374. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS WORDEN (CG-18) underway during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

A starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate KAUFFMAN (FFG-59) underway during sea trials. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

An aerial starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate CROMMELIN (FFG 37) as Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation conducts sea trails. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A port bow view of the ammunition ship USS BUTTE (AE-27) underway during exercise Distant Drum.. Subject Operation/Series: DISTANT DRUM Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

A port bow view of the destroyer USS PAUL F. FOSTER (DD-964) on patrol as part of a multinational force stationed in the region to safeguard shipping during the war between Iraq and Iran. Country: Gulf Of Oman

An aerial port bow view of the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47) underway during sea trials. Base: USS Ticonderoga (CG 47) Country: Gulf Of Mexico

DN-ST-90-01508. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Country: Unknown

An aerial starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS HENRY B. WILSON (DDG 7). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-SC-05-05474. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard view of the guided missile cruiser USS WORDEN (CG-18) underway during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

An aerial starboard quarter (135 degrees off centerline) view of the guided missile destroyer USS STETHEM (DDG-63) underway during builder's sea trials. Base: USS Stethem (DDG 63) Country: Gulf Of Mexico

A starboard bow view of the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG 47) underway during Standard II missile tests near the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Facility, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A port bow view of the guided missile cruiser THOMAS S. GATES (CG-51) underway during sea trials. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

An aerial port bow view of the guided missile frigate USS JARRETT (FFG 33) underway during sea trails. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

An aerial port bow view of the guided missile frigate HALYBURTON (FFG 40) underway during acceptance trials. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard quarter view (135 degrees off centerline) of the guided missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG-64) underway during the builder's sea trials off New England. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A port quarter view of the Italian light aircraft carrier ITS GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI (C-551) underway during the NATO Southern Region exercise DRAGON HAMMER '90. Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON HAMMER '90 Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A bow view of the guided missile cruiser SHILOH (CG-67) during sea trials. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A port view of the guided missile frigate NICHOLAS (FFG-47) underway during sea trials. Country: Unknown

DN-SC-86-11617. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Aerial starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate CLIFTON SPRAGUE (FFG-16) underway during sea trials. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-SC-85-10383. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS SCOTT (DD 995) underway. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

An aerial port bow view of the frigate USS Glover (FF-1098) underway. Country: Unknown

DN-SC-87-00260. Base: Unknown

A stern view of the guided missile destroyer ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51) underway off the coast of New England prior to its commissioning. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A port quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59) underway during sea trials prior to its commissioning. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-SC-87-10942. Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

A starboard bow view of the frigate USS FRANCIS HAMMOND (FF-1067) underway.. Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

A port view of the guided missile destroyer USS BUCHANAN (DDG-14) underway near San Diego. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard bow view of the tank landing ship USS SCHENECTADY (LST-1185) underway off the coast of San Diego. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-SC-87-05314. Base: Taranto Country: Italy (ITA)

A port beam view of the guided missile frigate USS WADSWORTH (FFG 9) underway. Country: Unknown

A port beam view of the guided missile frigate USS CROMMELIN (FFG-37) underway. Parked on the flight deck is the Navy's first operational Mark III LAMPS (Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System) SH-60B Seahawk helicopter. The helicopter is undergoing flight deck landing qualifications off the coast of California. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-ST-85-05442. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard view of the Soviet Krivak II class guided missile frigate REZVY (FFG 942) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-SC-88-05446. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A starboard beam view of the guided missile frigate USS DOYLE (FFG-39) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate DE WERT (FFG-45) underway during sea trials. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A aerial starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate USS RENTZ (FFG 46) underway. Country: Unknown

020102-N-9312L-028. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USS Port Royal (CG-73)

An elevated port beam view of the guided missile frigate DE WERT (FFG-45) underway during sea trials. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A port bow view of the guided missile frigate USS SCHOFIELD (FFG 3) underway. Country: Unknown

An aerial high oblique port beam view of the guided missile destroyer USS MITSCHER (DDG-57) underway during builder's sea trials. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

DN-SN-89-06515. Base: Unknown

A port bow view of the Israeli navy's guided missile patrol boat INS Hetz underway. The vessel functions as a prototype launching platform for the Barak surface-to-air missile. Country: Unknown

A bow view of the guided missile frigate SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG-58) underway during sea trials. Country: Unknown

DN-SC-85-01919. Country: Unknown

A starboard bow view of the Soviet "Krivak II" class guided missile frigate 946 (FFG 946) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS ARKANSAS (CGN-41) underway. The ship's forward-mounted Mark 45 5-inch/gun is being fired to port. Country: Unknown

The US Navy TICONDEROGA CLASS, GUIDED MISSILE CURISER, USS VALLEY FORGE (CG 50) approaches along-side a commercial vessel during Operation MARITIME INTERCEPT. Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) Teams onboard the Valley Forge inspected vessels suspected of violating United Nations Sanctions against Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: MARITIME INTERCEPT Base: USS Valley Forge (CG 50)

120109-N-CJ186-124PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 9, 2012) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) transits the Pacific Ocean during a routine underway period. Spruance is a multi-system guided-missile destroyer designed to operate independently or with an associated strike group. Spruance is assigned to Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet.

A starboard bow view of the ammunition ship USNS SANTA BARBARA (T-AE-28) as a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter conducts a vertical replenishment operation from the ship's stern. Base: Augusta Bay State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

The Australian guided missile frigate HMAS CANBERRA (FFG-02) refuels from the Australian underway replenishment tanker HMAS SUCCESS (AOR-304) as the vessels takes part in exercise RimPac '88 off the coast of Hawaii. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '88 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Aerial port side view of the dock landing ship USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD-49) underway off the coast of San Diego. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard quarter view of a landing craft air cushion (LCAC 001) entering the well deck of the dock landing ship USS PENSACOLA (LSD 38) during the first underway mating of an LCAC and an LSD. The LCAC is carrying an LVTP 7 tracked personnel landing vehicle. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

DN-SC-05-06662. Country: Unknown

Aerial port beam view of the guided missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG-59) underway during builders sea trials. The USS Russell has been assigned to Pacific Fleet Destroyer Squadron 31 (DESRON31). Country: Gulf Of Mexico

Aerial port bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS YORKTOWN (CG-48) moored near the U.S. Naval Academy as part of the Commissioning Week activities. Base: Chesapeake Bay State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An aerial port view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) underway. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard view of the dock landing ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44) underway. Base: USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) Country: Adriatic Sea

221205-N-YV347-1174 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 5, 2022) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) transits through the Pacific Ocean during a training exercise with an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Battle Cats" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73. Bunker Hill, part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is currently underway conducting routine operations.

A starboard view of the guided missile destroyer USS ROBISON (DDG 12) anchored near the tanker POLYANTHUS off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. Country: Persian Gulf

A port beam view of the guided missile cruiser MONTEREY (CG 61) underway prior to its commissioning. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

An starboard quarter view of the Australian frigate ADELAIDE (F-01) as Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation conducts sea trials. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A starboard quarter view of the Canadian frigate HMCS MARGAREE (F-230) underway during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

An aerial port quarter view of the guided missile frigate HALYBURTON (FFG 40) during acceptance trials. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A port bow view of the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) underway, October 1987

A port beam view of the guided missile frigate STARK (FFG-31) as Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation conducts sea trials. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-04-10037. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard bow view of the USNS HIDDENSEE (185NS9201) moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex. The Soviet-built Tarantul I class missile corvette was acquired from the Federal German navy in November 1991, and is currently undergoing testing and evaluation by the U.S. Navy. The guided missile frigate USS OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (FFG-7) is moored behind HIDDENSEE and two Coast Guard buoy tender target hulks are in the background. Country: Solomons

A starboard bow view of the Russian navy Krivak I class frigate BDITELNY during exercise BALTOPS '93. For the first time in the 22-year history of BALTOPS, the Eastern European countries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia were invited to participate in the non-military phases of the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '93 Country: Baltic Sea

An aerial port beam view of, front to back: the guided missile cruiser USS LEAHY (CG 16), the oiler USS MISPILLION (AO 105) and the frigate USS SAMPLE (FF 1048) underway. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard bow view of a Soviet T-43 class fleet minesweeper anchored off the island of Crete. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A port beam view of the salvage ship USS CONSERVER (ARS-39) underway. Base: USS Conserver, San Francisco Bay State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

051201-N-9866B-007. Base: USS Ogden (LPD 5) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A port beam view of the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) underway during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

A port beam view of the tank landing ship USS SCHENECTADY (LST-1185) underway off the coast of California. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Aerial high oblique stern-on view of the guided missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG-59) underway during builders sea trials. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

An aerial stern view of the guided missile frigate CROMMELIN (FFG 37) as Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation conducts sea trials. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A port bow view of the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) leaving the harbor en route to Palma de Mallorca, Spain, during an around-the-world shakedown cruise. Base: Naples Country: Italy (ITA)

A port bow view of the fast combat support ship USS SACRAMENTO (AOE-1) underway. Country: Unknown

A starboard view of the ocean minesweeper USS ILLUSIVE (MSO-448) with the ocean minesweeper USS CONQUEST (MSO-488) in the background. Base: Sitrah Country: Bahrain (BHR)

Belgian frigate BNS Westdiep (1978-2007) of the E-71 class.

A starboard quarter view of the coastal patrol ship USS CYCLONE (PC-1) underway. Base: USS Cyclone Country: Chesapeake Bay

050909-N-8154G-180. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS YORKTOWN (CG 48) underway. Country: Chesapeake Bay

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