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USS Enterprise. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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It Took 6 Hours to Free a Trapped Navy Aircraft Carrier That Ran ‘Aground’

Key Points – In 1983, the USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, experienced an embarrassing setback when it ran aground on...

Isaac SeitzMay 23, 2025

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Type 212A: One of the Best Submarines on Earth (Not in US Navy)

Key Points – Germany’s Type 212A diesel-electric attack submarine, developed by ThyssenKrupp, represents a cutting-edge advancement in conventionally-propelled undersea warfare, replacing the older Type...

Caleb LarsonMay 23, 2025

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Wash. (Aug. 14, 2003) -- Illustration of USS Ohio (SSGN 726) which is undergoing a conversion from a Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) to a Guided Missile Submarine (SSGN) designation. Ohio has been out of service since Oct. 29, 2002 for conversion to SSGN at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Four Ohio-class strategic missile submarines, USS Ohio (SSBN 726), USS Michigan (SSBN 727) USS Florida (SSBN 728), and USS Georgia (SSBN 729) have been selected for transformation into a new platform, designated SSGN. The SSGNs will have the capability to support and launch up to 154 Tomahawk missiles, a significant increase in capacity compared to other platforms. The 22 missile tubes also will provide the capability to carry other payloads, such as unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and Special Forces equipment. This new platform will also have the capability to carry and support more than 66 Navy SEALs (Sea, Air and Land) and insert them clandestinely into potential conflict areas. U.S. Navy illustration. (RELEASED)

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China Is Freaked: U.S. Navy Exposes Surfaced Ohio-Class Missile Submarine

Key Points – The USS Ohio (SSGN-726), a US Navy guided-missile submarine, recently made a port call in Guam (starting April 23rd, with photos...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 23, 2025

Sailors prepare to man the rails as Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, June 25. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Leon Vonguyen)

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The US Navy Almost Built ‘Medium’ Aircraft Carriers

Key Points – The US Navy’s CVV (Medium Aircraft Carrier) concept, proposed in the 1970s under Admiral Zumwalt, aimed for a smaller, conventionally powered,...

Reuben JohnsonMay 22, 2025

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The U.S. Navy Is Desperate for More Nuclear Attack Submarines

Key Points – The US Navy faces a critical “submarine deficit,” operating only 53 of the 66 fast attack submarines it requires, a gap...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 22, 2025

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The US Navy’s ‘Stealth’ Virginia-Class Submarine Summed Up Simply in 4 Words

Key Points – The US Navy will extend its Virginia-class attack submarine production to a previously unplanned Block VIII, delaying the start of the...

Reuben JohnsonMay 21, 2025