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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)
A port beam view of the guided missile cruiser SHILOH (CG-67) during sea trials. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)
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A view of the superstructure, radar equipment, 533mm toredo tubes and RBU 6000 anti-submarine weapons aboard the Soviet Udaloy class guided missile destroyer Vitse-Admiral Kulakov (DDG-659). Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)Spanish aircraft carrier Príncipe de Asturias in the Atlantic Ocean.A starboard amidships view of the superstructure of the dock landing ship USS WHIDBEY ISLAND (LSD-41) as the ship is underway off the coast of Fort Story, VA. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)A port view of the guided missile destroyer USS KIDD (DDG-993) underway off the Virginia Capes. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)A starboard bow view of the command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3) underway in the gulf during operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: UnknownA port beam view of the guided missile cruiser USS COWPENS (CG 63) underway off the coast of New England.. Country: Atlantic Ocean(AOC)A starboard beam 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)DN-SC-88-06340. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)DN-SC-87-08234. Country: Gulf Of MexicoA starboard view of the Soviet Krivak II class guided missile frigate REZVY (FFG 942) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)The amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA-3), top, and the frigate USS REASONER (FF-1063) sail alongside one another during the multinational Exercise RimPac '90. The Pacific Rim nations of Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and the U.S. are participating in the annual naval and amphibious exercise. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '90 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)DN-SC-04-09513. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)An aerial port bow view of the guided missile frigate ANTRIM (FFG-20) 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 guided missile cruiser USS VIRGINIA (CGN-38) moored to the destroyer and submarine piers at Norfolk Naval Base. The VIRGINIA and other ships in the photo are painted gray and exhibit gray stacks and shaded hull numbers in accord with new regulations. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)A port beam view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62) underway during operations off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)DN-ST-85-11654. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)A stern view of the guided missile crusier USS GETTYSBURG (CG 64) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)Aerial port quarter view of the Russian Northern Fleet Krivak II Class guided missile frigate BESSMENNYY (SKR-933) underway. Base: Frigate Bessmennyy Country: North AtlanticA starboard beam view of the British destroyer HMS YORK (D-98) underway in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Persian GulfAerial starboard side (off centerline) view of the Russian Pacific Fleet Ropucha II class tank landing ship LST-077 underway. Country: Western PacificDN-SC-87-09280. Country: UnknownDN-SC-05-10894. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)A copy image of the US Navy (USN) Leahy Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS GRIDLEY (CG 21) underway. The GRIDLEY has a pair of AGM 84 Harpoon missiles on the bow and stern launchers. (Exact Date Shot Unknown). Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)The miscellaneous flagship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3) lies tied up in port during Operation Desert Shield. The LA SALLE is the flagship of the commander, Middle East Force. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR)A port bow view of the destroyer USS HAYLER (DD-997) and the guided missile destroyer USS SCOTT (DDG-995) tied up at one of the destroyer and submarine piers. The vessels exhibit the new paint scheme which includes all gray masts and stack tops and shaded hull numbers. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)A port bow view of the replenishment oiler USS ROANOKE (AOR-7) conducting an underway replenishment with the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) and the Canadian frigate HMCS TERRA NOVA (F-259) during exercise RimPac '86. The Australian frigate HMAS DARWIN (04) is in the background. Subject Operation/Series: RIM PAC '86 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)DN-SC-85-12769. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)A stern view of the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51) underway off the Virginia Capes. Base: USS Arleigh Burke Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)An elevated starboard quarter of an air cushion landing craft (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 MexicoAerial port view (amidships) of the Soviet Kirov Class nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser FRUNZE underway. Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)A port bow view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) as the ship executes a high speed turn. Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)M111 HMS Blyth in Grand Harbour000915-N-9404C-003. Base: Naval Station, Everett State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)A tug boat pulls the ocean minesweeper USS ADROIT (MSO-0509) over the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The ocean minesweeper USS LEADER (MSO-490) is at right. Three ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship are being loaded aboard the SUPER SERVANT 3 for transportation to the Persian Gulf, where they will support U.S. forces sent to the region in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)A starboard bow view of the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1) entering port in New York. State: New York(NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)MH-60S KnighthawkUSNS Supply (T-AOE 6)US NavyU.S. Navy Sailors with Naval Support Element and Merchant Mariners with Military Sealift Command await retrieval of the beach module during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 on United States Naval Ship Dahl (T-AKR 312) in Kushiro Port, on Sept. 30, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.DN-ST-86-07158. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)DN-SC-03-09896. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)A beam view amidships on the frigate USS DONALD B. BEARY (FF-1085). Base: Hampton Roads, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)DN-SC-87-08410. Base: Chesapeake Bay Country: United States Of America (USA)The guided missile destroyer USS KIDD (DDG-993) takes white water over its bow as it conducts an underway replenishment in heavy seas off the Virginia Capes with the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)A starboard bow view of the Indian destroyer INS RANJIT (D-35) taking part in exercises with U.S. Navy ships during the joint naval exercise Passex '92. Subject Operation/Series: PASSEX '92 Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)DN-SN-88-03151. Country: UnknownDN-SC-85-04299. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)Aerial port view of the store ship USS RIGEL (T-AF 58) underway. Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)A starboard view of the guided missile frigate USS Gary (FFG-51) underway near Hawaii. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)DN-SN-84-07926. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)An aerial bow 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)060504-N-2456S-167. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)Has GW-frigate hr.ms. Tromp (1975-1999).A port bow view of the combat store ship USS SAN DIEGO (AFS-6). Base: Gulf Of Naples Country: Italy (ITA)Hr.ms. The Seven Provinces, Air Deason and Command Regulations (2002-)Aerial port beam view of the battleship IOWA (BB-61), as preparations are made for it to be towed to New Orleans by the Military Sealift Command fleet ocean tug APACHE (T-ATF-172) (foreground). Base: Philadelphia State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA)The Chinese Luhu Class Destroyer, HARIBING (DDG 112), departs San Diego, California, with crew manning the rails. This marked the first time Chinese warships have crossed the Pacific and visited the Continental United States. The Luhu Class Destroyer HARIBING (DDG 112), Luda II Class Destroyer, ZHUHAI (DDG 166), and a supply ship, the Fusu Class, NANYUN (AOR/AK 953) (ZHUHAI and NANYUN not shown), stopped at Naval Station, North Island, San Diego, California. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)DN-ST-86-09310. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)A starboard beam view of the aft portion of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19). The BLUE RIDGE is underway near its home port of U.S. Naval Station, Yokosuka, Japan. Base: Tokyo Bay Country: Japan(JPN)A starboard beam view of the dock landing ship USS JUNEAU (LPD-10) as it approaches the pier. Two CH-46E helicopters from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (HMM-166) are tied down on its flight deck. The JUNEAU is coming to Valdez to provide support for the military and civilian personnel who are working to clean up the oil spilled when the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound on March 24. Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)A starboard view of the dock landing ship USS ANCHORAGE (LSD-36) underway in the channel as it departs from the naval station. The ANCHORAGE is en route to its home port of Naval Station, San Diego, Calif., after serving in the Persian Gulf region during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America(USA)Aerial starboard bow view of the amphibious transport dock USS NASHVILLE (LPD-13) off the coast of Lebanon, during a multinational peacekeeping operation. The ship was deployed here after a confrontation took place between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Subject Operation/Series: MULTINATIONAL PEACEKEEPING Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 5, 2017) An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Tomcatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31, bottom, and an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the "Blacklions" of VFA-213 fly in formation above the HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) during exercise Saxon Warrior 2017, Aug. 5. Saxon Warrior is a United States and United Kingdom co-hosted carrier strike group exercise that demonstrates interoperability and capability to respond to crises and deter potential threats.June 24, 2010 - Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Calgary (FFH 335) pulls into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to support the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. Aerial overhead bow on view of the patrol craft USS MONSOON (PC-4) underway off the coast of San Clemente. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)Aerial port side view of the Russian Pacific Fleet Ropucha II class tank landing ship LST-077 underway. Country: Western PacificDN-SC-85-04289. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)DN-SN-87-06037. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)An elevated starboard quarter view of a landing craft air cushion (LCAC 001) approaching 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 LVTP7 tracked landing vehicle. (Substandard image). Country: Gulf Of MexicoDN-ST-85-05511. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)DN-ST-86-09313. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)A port amidships view of the tank landing ship USS NEWPORT (LST 1179). Base: Portsmouth State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)DN-SC-90-01705. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)Starboard bow view of the patrol combatant-missile (hydrofoil) USS PEGASUS (PHM-1) underway. AN RGM-84 Harpoon missile canister launcher is mounted on the starboard quarter. Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)An aerial view of ships anchored. The ships are, from front to back, the Spanish ship DEDALO (PA-01), the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD-1)and the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2). Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)An elevated starboard view of the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) en route to San Francisco for recommissioning. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)An aerial bow view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62) en route to the United States Naval Facility. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)Port quarter view of the Canadian replenishment ship HMCS PROTECTEUR (AOR 509) clearing the channel from Pearl Harbor. The ship is heading south to take part in Operation RIMPAC 2000. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC 2000 Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)A port bow view of the Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier, Her Majestys Ship (HMS), INVINCIBLE (R 05), showing Sailors manning the rails, while the ship is underway in the harbor after arriving for a five-day port visit at in Naval Station (NS), Jacksonville, Florida (FL). Base: Naval Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)HR.MS air defense fractions. Jacob van Heemskerck (1986-2004) in 1995.M110 HMS Ramsey at the Grand Harbour in Malta220908-N-MW880-1204 ADRIATIC SEA (Sep. 8, 2022) An MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, hovers over the Orizzonte-class destroyer ITS Caio Duilio (D 554) during combined operations with the Italian navy, Sep. 8, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is comprised of George H.W. Bush, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, Destroyer Squadron 26, the Information Warfare Commander, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55). Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of CSG-10 and the George H.W. bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, HSC-5, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defDN-SC-88-06002. Base: UnknownDN-SC-85-11665. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)DN-SN-87-12464. Country: UnknownA starboard bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS MOBILE BAY (CG-53) moored to a pier. Base: Naval Station, Yokosuka Country: Japan(JPN)DN-SC-85-12772. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)A burned out oil tanker lies stranded in the gulf during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: UnknownDN-SC-88-02016. Country: UnknownDN-SC-87-01462. Base: Livorno Country: Italy (ITA)DN-ST-88-02114. Base: USS Guadalcanal (LPH 7)A vertical view of the guided missile destroyer USS RICHARD E. BYRD (DDG 23) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)A partial starboard view of the combat stores ship USS SAN JOSE (AFS 7) moored at the US Naval Ship Repair Facility. Base: Apra Harbor State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)A Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 5 (HS-5) SH-3H Sea King helicopter prepares to lower an AQS-13 sonar near the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)October 11, 2010 - The Royal Navy frigate HMS Monmouth (F-235) transits the Atlantic Ocean during Exercise Joint Warrior. Joint Warrior is a multinational exercise designed to improve interoperability between allied navies and prepare participating crews to conduct combined operations during deployment. Destroyer HMS Duncan Off PortsmouthUSS Iwo Jima - 26-HK-274-33. Hurricane KatrinaM111 HMS Blyth and M110 HMS RamseyA starboard bow view of the forward deployment ship USNS VEGA (T-AK 286) underway during acceptance trials. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)A starboard bow view of the ocean minesweeper USS FIDELITY (MSO-443) preparing to pass through the draw of the Frederick Douglas Bridge, en route to the Washington Navy Yard for a port visit. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)DN-SN-88-00880. Base: Naval Operating Base, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)SOUDA BAY, Greece (Feb. 11, 2013) The guided-missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG 47) departs Souda harbor following a port visit. Nicholas is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk and deployed conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.