Naval Cruisers and Supply Ships

Aerial views of naval vessels including guided missile cruisers and support ships, depicting naval operations across different oceans.

DN-SC-85-06995. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-SC-05-06686. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-SC-90-02349. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A stern view of a Republic of Korea tank landing ship that ran aground on the beach during Exercise Team Spirit '83. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '83 Base: Toc Sac Re Country: South Korea

A port bow view of the Naval Reserve Force guided missile frigate USS ESTOCIN (FFG-15) entering the Hampton Roadstead upon returning to port following Hurricane Felix moving out of the area off to the east. Base: Chesapeake Bay State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020923-N-4309A-003. Country: Persian Gulf

050222-N-1444C-008. Country: Persian Gulf

An aerial starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate DUNCAN (FFG 10) as Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation conducts sea trails. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier in sea

A port beam view of the frigate USS BLAKELY (FF-1072) underway off the coast of Newport, Rhode Island. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

High oblique bow on view of the Arleigh Burke Flight IIA class guided missile destroyer USS BULKELEY (DDG 84) underway on builders sea trials. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

DN-ST-87-10381. Country: Caribbean Sea

A starboard view of the fleet oiler USS CIMARRON (AO 177) underway. Base: Apra Harbor State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

A port quarter view of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ship Hibiki underway off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

DN-ST-87-00197. Base: Unknown

DN-SC-88-06335. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A starboard bow view of the patrol combatant-missile (hydrofoil) USS TAURUS (PHM-3) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-SC-88-09134. Base: Trimble Shoals State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-02407. Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '85 Country: Baltic Sea

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

An aerial port quarter view of a Soviet Kynda class guided missile cruiser underway. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

220904-N-EJ843-1067 BALTIC SEA (Sep. 4, 2022) The Norwegian replenishment oiler HNoMS Maud (A530) transits the Baltic Sea during a maneuvering exercise with the U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Sep. 4, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

A port quarter view of the Soviet Sovremennyy class guided missile destroyer BEZUPRECHNYY during NATO exercise Northern Wedding '86. Subject Operation/Series: NATO EXERCISE NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Country: Unknown

970623-N-4724B-003. Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: USS TARAWA (LHA 1)

An aerial port beam view of the guided missile destroyer USS SCOTT (DDG-995) underway. Country: Unknown

120615-N-WO496-002 GULF OF OMAN (June 15, 2012) An MH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) transfers supplies to the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) during a vertical replenishment. Porter is deployed as part of Enterprise Carrier Strike Group to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

DN-SC-87-10934. Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

USS DuncanPacific Ocean. Photographer: PH2 S.C. Wychoff.

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

Aerial stern view of the guided missile cruiser USS LEAHY (CG 16) underway. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

000907-N-8743M-012. Base: Uss Anchorage (LSD 36)

A starboard bow view of the Knox class frigate USS GRAY (FFG-1054) underway off the coast of California. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Aerial starbord quarter view of the guided missile frigate COPELAND (FFG 25) underway during sea trails. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

An aerial port bow view of the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS LONG BEACH (CGN-9) underway. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A port bow view of the guided missile frigate SIMPSON (FFG-56) underway during sea trials. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Aerial starboard quarter view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62) prior to conducting Harpoon missile tests on the Pacific Missile Test Center (PMTC) range. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

The patrol combatant missile hydrofoil USS Aries (PHM-6), underway during the first phase of UNITAS XXV, the silver anniversary hemispheric naval exercise involving Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.

The dock landing ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44) and the guided missile cruiser USS GETTYSBURG (CG-64) take on fuel from the replenishment oiler USS KALAMAZOO (AOR-6) during an underway replenishment. Country: Adriatic Sea

A bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS LAKE ERIE (CG-70) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

An aerial port bow view of the destroyer USS DEYO (DD-989) and the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG 58) underway during sea trials prior to its commissioning. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

An aerial port bow view of the guided missile frigate USS REID (FFG-30) underway during sea trials. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

020703-N-1056B-003. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS 43-02 Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USS Klakring (FFG-42)

BLACK SEA (May 11, 2012) The guided-missile frigate USS Taylor (FFG 50) and the Turkish frigate TCG Turgutries (F-241) conduct a tactical maneuvering exercise. Taylor is deployed in a multi-mission role in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility to contribute to regional maritime security and to support NATO operations and deployments throughout the region.

An aerial port quarter view of the USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62), during launch of a Tomahawk missile from one of the eight armored box launchers aboard the battleship. The NEW JERSEY is underway off the coast of Southern California, where the missile will travel approximately 500 miles to its target at the Tonopah Test Range, Nev. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

An aerial port bow view of the tank landing ship USS FREDERICK (LST 1184) underway. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard beam view of the guided missile frigate RUBEN JAMES (FFG-57) underway during sea trials. Base: Los Angeles State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

A starboard beam view of the Soviet Sovremennyy class guided missile destroyer BEZUPRECHNYY observing NATO ships participating in exercise Northern Wedding '86. Subject Operation/Series: NATO EXERCISE NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Country: Unknown

A port bow view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) underway. Base: USS New Jersey(BB 62) Country: Indian Ocean(IOC)

020201-N-1056R-503. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Arabian Sea Scene Major Command Shown: Destroyer FRS Jean Bart (D-615)

110216-N-9589S-052ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 16, 2011) The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61), left, conducts an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189). Monterey is conducting a joint task force exercise as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group.

DN-ST-86-00697. Base: Makassar Strait Country: Indonesia (IDN)

DN-SC-89-09785. Base: Lake Michigan Country: United States Of America (USA)

A starboard quarter view of the Soviet Kirov class nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser KALININ. (Substandard image). Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

The guided missile destroyer USS SCOTT (DDG-995), second from the top, steams in battle group formation with four Spanish ships during joint operations. The Spanish ships are, from top to bottom; the fleet tanker MAR DEL NORTE (A-11), the aircraft carrier PRINCIPE DE ASTURIAS (R-11), and guided missile frigates ASTURIAS (F-74) and REINA SOFIA (F-84). Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

Crew members man the rails aboard the miscellaneous flagship USS CORONADO (AGF-11) as commercial harbor tugs maneuver the vessel toward port at Naval Air Station, North Island, San Diego. The CORONADO, flagship for Commander, Third Fleet, will be arriving at its new home port after being stationed in Hawaii for almost 20 years. Base: San Diego State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A starboard bow view of the Danish frigate HR MS TROMP (F-801) underway during exercise Ocean Safari '85. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN SAFARI '85 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-92-08328. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220604-N-N1109-1001 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 4, 2022) - Republic of Korea Navy surface ship ROKS Sejong The Great (DDG 991) participates in a fueling at sea with replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO-198) during Carrier Strike Group Exercise 2022. Carrier Strike Group Exercise is a bilateral exercise between the U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea Navy. This exercise allows our navies to refine operations and engagement to strengthen future cooperation while supporting the alliance that remains vital to the security interests of both nations and to stability in Northeast Asia.

PEARL HARBOR (May 21, 2013) An aerial photo of the guided-missile destroyer USS Okane (DDG 77) as it maneuvers off the coast of Oahu.

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

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

DN-ST-86-01496. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-SC-05-10854. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

220510-N-PC065-2075 AEGEAN SEA (May 10, 2022) - Hellenic Navy Jason-class tank landing ship HS Chios (L 173), sails in formation behind the U.S. Navy San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), out of view, in the Aegean Sea, May 10, 2022. Arlington, with embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is participating in exercise Alexander the Great 2022 under the command and control of Task Force 61/2. ATG22 is a bilateral U.S.-Greece (Hellenic) amphibious training event designed to exercise battalion-level command and control and company-level combined arms training in order to increase U.S. and Greek interoperability and demonstrate the trans-Atlantic relationship between U.S. Navy-Marine Corps and Hellenic Armed Forces.

A starboard quarter view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181) underway. Elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) are embarked aboard the SUMTER for a Mediterranean deployment. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A port bow view of the frigate USS FANNING (FF-1076) underway. Country: Unknown

Has GW-frigate hr.ms. Tromp (1975-1999).

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

GULF OF OMAN (Sept. 20, 2012) The British Royal Fleet Auxiliary amphibious assault vessel RFA Cardigan Bay (L3009), left, the mine countermeasures ship USS Sentry (MCM 3), the British Royal navy destroyer HMS Diamond (D 34), and the mine countermeasures ship USS Devastator (MCM 6) transit in formation in the Gulf of Oman. The coalition force is operating in support of International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 2012 as part of Task Force South. IMCMEX 12 includes navies from more than 30 countries and focuses on promoting regional security through mine countermeasure operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

A vertical view of the tank landing ship USS FRESNO (LST 1182) underway. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

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

DN-SC-87-12630. Country: Unknown

DN-SC-05-06684. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A MH-60S Knighthawk with Helicopter Combat Squadron 23 conducts a vertical replenishment from the USNS Bridge to the USS Rushmore during a replenishment-at-sea, Jan. 21. The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit is deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force, providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

220921-N-OK195-1016 IONIAN SEA (Sept. 21, 2022) The fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) transits the Ionian Sea, Sept. 21, 2022. 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 defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

DN-SC-04-09512. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 28, 2013) The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195), bottom, conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20). Mount Whitney is underway in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.

The US Navy (USN) rescue and salvage ship USS SAFEGUARD (ARS 50) makes her way through the Java Sea en route to Surabaya, Indonesia for the fourth phase of the 2005 Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise. The SAFEGUARD is part of a three-ship task group, including a dock landing ship and guided missile frigate taking part in CARAT Indonesia beginning July 25. CARAT is a regularly scheduled series of bilateral military training exercises with several Southeast Asia nations designed to enhance interoperability of the respective sea services. Country: Java Sea

DN-SC-89-08135. Base: Unknown

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

Oblique port bow view of the superstructure area of the guided missile cruiser USS GETTYSBURG (CG 64) underway off the Virginia Capes. State: Atlantic Ocean Country: United States Of America (USA)

An aerial starboard quarter view of the British frigate HMS CUMBERLAND (F-85) underway during the NATO exercise Display Determination '91. Subject Operation/Series: DISPLAY DETERMINATION '91 Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

The LSV-2 (Logistics Suppot Vessel) leaves the Port of Pusan headed for Pyongtaek, Republic of Korea, Oct. 22, 1998. The LSV-2 leaves on its first mission through Korean waters transporting various types of military vehicles. The vehicles come from the 3rd Brigade 2nd Infantry Division out of Fort Lewis, Washington. Upon its arrival in Pyongtaek the vehicles will be discharged and will proceed to Camp Humphreys where they will link up with the rest of their element and continue their mission in Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

110110-N-7981E-165PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 10, 2011) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Kurama (DDH 144) is underway with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) during a passing exercise. Gridley is underway with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group on a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

DN-SC-85-10419. Country: Unknown

DN-SC-88-09157. Country: Unknown

DN-SC-85-04381. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-85-10757. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-10772. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

USA, Massachusetts, Boston. The U.S.S. Cassin Young, a World War II Destroyer on exhibit at Boston's Charlestown Navy Yard.

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

120905-N-TG831-007 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 5, 2012) The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO-194) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) conduct a replenishment at sea while transiting in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Cowpens is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group, the Navy's only forward-deployed carrier strike group, and is conducting a routine western Pacific patrol.

A high angle port beam view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) underway off the coast of Virginia. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

220816-N-UF592-1007 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 16, 2022) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) JS Ohnami (DD 111) steams alongside the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 16. The U.S. Navy and JMSDF routinely conduct naval exercises together, strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance and maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

DN-ST-90-01198. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Country: Caribbean Sea

A port bow view of the Canadian replenishment oiler HMCS PROTECTEUR (AOR-509) underway while in the gulf in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Persian Gulf

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

A port beam view of the British frigate HMS CUMBERLAND (F-85) underway during the NATO exercise Display Determination '91. Subject Operation/Series: DISPLAY DETERMINATION '91 Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

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