Modern Naval Vessels at Sea

High-quality images of various military ships such as cruisers and destroyers navigating open seas, highlighting military craftsmanship and marine operations.

DN-SC-89-06407. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A port view of the patrol combatant missile hydrofoil USS HERCULES (PHM 2) underway in the gulf. The HERCULES operates out of Key West, Florida, as part of PHM Squadron 2, which is used extensively in the nation's drug interdiction program. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

DN-ST-86-01493. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS STERETT (CG 31) underway. Country: Unknown

A port beam view of the destroyer USS CUSHING (DD 985) underway near San Diego. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A port quarter view of the Spruance-class destroyer USS OLDENDORF (DD 972) underway off the coast of San Diego, California. An SH-2F Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) helicopter is on the ship's flight deck. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard quarter view of the guided missile cruiser NORMANDY (CG 60) underway off the coast of New England prior to its commissioning. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

The guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) conducts a Maritime Interdiction Force mission supporting U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

DN-SC-85-03658. Base: Puget Sound State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Port bow view of the fast combat support ship USS SUPPLY (AOE-6) underway on sea trials off Point Loma, California. Base: USS Supply (AOE 6) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-SC-89-06407. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A starboard quarter view of the destroyer USS O'BRIEN (DD 975) underway. Country: Unknown

A port beam view of the guided missile cruiser USS COWPENS (CG 63) underway off the coast of New England.. Country: Atlantic Ocean(AOC)

DN-ST-86-01492. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

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

Aerial port view of the guided missile cruiser USS HORNE (CG-30) underway. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Aerial port bow view of the Russian Northern Fleet Krivak II class guided missile frigate BESSMNNNYY (SKR-933) underway. Country: North Atlantic

As starboard quarter view of the destroyer USS O'BANNON (DD-987) underway. The O'BANNON is en route to its home port of Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., after participating in UNITAS XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and eight South American nations. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXII Base: USS O'Bannon Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-SC-90-01933. Country: Unknown

A port bow view of the destroyer USS O'BANNON (DD-987) underway. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

DN-ST-89-02262. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-86-00176. Country: Unknown

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

Starboard bow view of the Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigate ROBERT G. BRADLEY (FFG 49) underway during sea trails. Country: Unknown

An areial port view of the frigate USS MEYERKOD (FF 1058) underway. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-SC-90-01626. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard bow view of the destroyer USS JOHN HANCOCK (DD-981) underway. Country: Unknown

DA-SC-85-00594. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A starboard view of the guided missile destroyer USS RICHARD E. BYRD (DDG-23) underway off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) underway. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard quater view of the guided missile frigate CROMMELIN (FFG 37) during sea trails. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard beam view of the guided missile frigate HAWES (FFG-53) underway off the coast of New England. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-88-06126. Base: Augusta Bay Country: Sicily (SIC)

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

DN-SC-87-10316. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-SC-87-06570. Country: Unknown

Aerial starboard quarter view of the patrol craft USS MONSOON (PC-4) underway off the coast of San Clemente Island. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A port quarter view of the guided missile cruiser USS COWPENS (CG 63) off the coast of New England.. Country: Atlantic Ocean(AOC)

Port beam view of the guided missile destroyer USS BARRY (DDG-52) underway. The BARRY is forward deployed with the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) Battle Group. Subject Operation/Series: VIGILANT WARRIOR Country: Unknown

A starboard quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS MAHLON S. TISDALE (FFG-27) underway off of San Diego. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

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

DN-SC-90-02005. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

An elevated port side view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) being refueled by the fleet oiler USS MERRIMACK (A0-179) during an underway replenishment. Country: Unknown

A port bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS SEMMES (DDG-18) underway alongside the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) during Exercise Team Work '88. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM WORK '88 Country: North Atlantic Ocean

A port bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CG-58) underway off the coast of Bath, Maine. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Aerial, starboard stern view, of a US Navy (USN) SH-60B Seahawk, Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light 41 (HSL 41), Seahawks, Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) as it approaches the fantail of the USN long hull version of the Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate USS CROMMELIN (FFG 37), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (HI) for a landing. Country: Unknown

A port bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS LEYTE GULF (CG-55) underway en route to Naval Station, Norfolk, VA. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A port bow view of the destroyer USS MERRILL (DD-976) underway.. Country: Unknown

DN-SC-90-02568. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

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

A starboard bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS CHOSIN (CG-65) as it enters the channel for a visit to the naval station.. Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America(USA)

DN-ST-85-03971. Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: USS Shreveport (LPD 12) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A starboard bow view of the frigate USS RATHBURNE (FF-1057) as it approaches the channel to enter Pearl Harbor.. Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

DN-SC-88-06346. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A port bow view of the fast combat support ship USS ARTIC (AOE-8) underway during acceptance trials off San Diego. Base: USS Artic @@(Aoe-8) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A port bow view of the German support ship FGS COBURG (A-1412) underway en route to the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A port bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS SCOTT (DDG-995) underway. Country: Unknown

A starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate USS MCINERNEY (FFG-8) underway. The MCINERNEY is en route to the Mediterranean Sea as part of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) battle group. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

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

A port beam view of the guided missile cruiser USS GETTYSBURG (CG 64) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-SC-86-03372. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

040706-N-6811L-155. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC 2004 Base: Pacific Ocean State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An aerial bow-on view of the guided missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG-63) underway on builders sea trials. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

A starboard bow view of the ammunition ship USS SANTA BARBARA (AE-28) underway. The ship is en route to the Mediterranean Sea as part of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) battle group. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

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

A bow view of the Spruance Class destroyer USS INGERSOLL (DD-990) underway off the coast of Southern California. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A close-up starboard bow view of the frigate USS TRUETT (FF-1095) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A port beam view of the guided missile destroyer USS DONALD COOK (DDG 75) underway off the coast of New England. The ship is conducting builders sea trials. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) underway after departing Naval Station, Subic Bay following refresher training. Country: Republic Of The Philippines(PHL)

DN-ST-86-00691. Base: Makassar Strait Country: Indonesia (IDN)

DN-SC-86-03370. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Aerial starboard bow view of the destroyer USS DUPONT (DD-941) 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)

DN-SC-85-07718. Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

A starboard bow view of the fast combat support ship USS SEATTLE (AOE-3) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A starboard bow view of the destroyer USS DEYO (DD 989) underway. (Substandard image). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

An aerial starboard side view of the guided missile destroyer USS DONALD COOK (DDG 75) underway on builder's sea trials off the coast of New England. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-86-04965. Subject Operation/Series: BALTIC OPERATIONS '85 Country: Unknown

An aerial port quarter view (135 degrees off centerline) of the fast combat support ship USS ARCTIC (AOE-8) underway off San Diego during acceptance trials. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

An aerial starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate USS CURTS (FFG 38) underway. Country: Unknown

A starboard bow view of the Turkish destroyer SAVASTEPE (D-348) underway during exercise Distant Drum.. Subject Operation/Series: DISTANT DRUM Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

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

A port bow view of the amphibious command ship USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC-20) underway during the joint service Exercise Ocean Venture '93. The MOUNT WHITNEY is serving as the command center for the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '93 Base: USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

Aerial starboard quarter view of the Udaloy class guided missile destroyer ADMIRAL TRIBUTS (BPK-552) en route to join the Russian Pacific Fleet. Country: Unknown

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 23, 2012) Ships participating in UNITAS Atlantic 53-2012 rehearse a replenishment at sea. UNITAS is a combined South America and U.S. 4th Fleet-sponsored annual exercise that incorporates participants from Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Starboard bow view of two destroyers, the USS INGERSOLL (DD-990) and USS LEFTWICH (DD-984), anchored together in port. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-10328. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard bow view of the Krivak I-class DRUZHNY alongside a Uda-class replenishment oiler. Country: North Atlantic Ocean

An elevated port beam view of the guided missile frigate USS HALYBURTON (FFG-40) underway. Country: Unknown

An aerial starboard beam view of the ocean minesweeper USS EXULTANT (MSO-441) underway. Country: Unknown

A port quarter view of the guided missile destroyer USS CHANDLER (DDG-996) underway off the coast of California near San Diego. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

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

An port bow 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 USS LAKE ERIE (CG-70) underway. Base: USS Lake Erie (CG 70) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A bow view of the Argentine destroyer ARA SARANDI (D-13) underway off the coast of Argentina during Unitas XXXI, an annual, joint exercise between the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXI Country: Unknown

DN-SC-85-00554. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A port view of the guided missile destroyer USS ROBISON (DDG-12) underway as part of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) battle group. Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

DN-SC-89-01876. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DM-ST-84-07380. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

041018-N-6213R-005. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-SC-86-02392. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

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