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CVN-68 Nimitz Class Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier

CVN-68 Visual Identification

Largest Ship in the US Navy, Small superstructure (2/3 of the distance from bow to stern)

CVN-68 Mission

(With their embarked air wing, aircraft carriers are the centerpiece of America's naval forces) power projection, forward presence

CVN-68 Weapons

Multiple NATO Sea Sparrow, Rolling Airframe Missiles

CVN-68 Aircraft

1 Carrier Air Wing (~70 aircraft)

CVN-68 Crew Size

Ship's Company: 3,350

Air Wing: 2,480

CG-47 Ticonderoga Class Cruiser

CG-47 Visual Identification

1. Hurricane bow

2. Split superstructure

3. Two masts: shorter forward and taller aft.

CG-47 Mission

Perform primarily in a Battle Force role, but are multi-mission Air Warfare (AW), Undersea Warfare (USW), Strike Warfare (STW), and Surface Warfare (SUW), and Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) surface combatants.

CG-47 Weapons

1. 2x5in/54 cal. dual purpose guns.

2. CG-51 and up: 2xVLS

3. 2x20mm Phalanx CIWS

4. 2xSurface Vessel Torpedo Tube Launchers

5. 2xQuadruple Harpoon canisters

CG-47 Aircraft

2 MH-60 Helicopters

CG-47 Crew Size

30 officers

300 enlisted

LCS Littoral Combat Ship (Freedom variant)

LCS Littoral Combat Ship (Independence variant)

LCS Visual Identification

1. Dual designed for max speed and shallow draft

2. Freedom (odd numbers ): Mono-hull

3. Independence (even numbers): Tri-hull

LCS Mission

Both variants are outfitted with reconfigurable payloads, called "Mission Packages," which can be changed out quickly according to the specific mission.

LCS Weapons

1. 57mm gun

2. Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM)

3. 2x20mm Phalanx CIWS (fwd and aft)

LCS Aircraft

None

LCS Crew Size

50-85 mission dependent

DDG-51 Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer

DDG-51 Visual Identification

1. Open bow

2. Split superstructure

3. Flight deck aft

DDG-51 Mission

Provide multi-mission offensive and defensive capabilities, including Anti-Air Warfare (AAW), Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW).

DDG-51 Weapons

1. 1x5 in/54 cal. or 5 in/62 cal. dual purpose gun.

2. 2xVLS

3. 2x20mm Phalanx CIWS

4. 2xSurface Vessel Torpedo Tube launchers

5. 2xQuadruple Harpoon canisters

6. Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile

DDG-51 Aircraft

2 MH-60 (Flight IIA)

DDG-51 Crew Size

Varies based on modernization: 28 Officers 254 enlisted

MCM-1 Avenger Class Mine Counter Measure Ship

MCM-1 Visual Identification

1. Small single deck house

2. Crowded decks

3. Wooden hull

MCM-1 Mission

Avenger-class ships are designed as mine sweepers/hunter-killers.

MCM-1 Weapons

.50 Caliber guns

MCM-1 Aircraft

MCM-1 Crew Size

8 officers

75 enlisted

PC-1 Cyclone Class Patrol Coastal Ships

PC-1 Visual Identification

1. Stealthy design

2. Short vessel with one open mast

3. A single 25mm gun on the bow

PC-1 Mission

The primary mission of these ships is coastal patrol and interdiction surveillance.

PC-1 Weapons

1. Two 25mm machine guns

2. Five .50 caliber machine guns

3. Two 40mm automatic grenade launchers

4. Two M-240 machine guns

5. 1 Griffin missile launcher

PC-1 Aircraft

None

PC-1 Crew Size

4 officers

24 enlisted

LSD-41 Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship

LSD-41 Visual Identification

1. Solid block superstructure

2. Boat/Aircraft crane starboard side

LSD-41 Mission

These ships transport and launch amphibious craft and vehicles with Marines in amphibious assault operations.

LSD-41 Weapons

1. 2x25mm machine guns

2. 2x20mm CIWS mounts

3. 2xRAM launchers

4. 6x.50 caliber machine guns

LSD-41 Aircraft

None

LSD-41 Crew Size

22 officers

350 enlisted

Embarked Marines:402 plus 102 surge

LPD-17 San Antonio Class Amphibious Transport Dock

LPD-17 Visual Identification

1. Two enclosed masts

2. Single exhaust stack

3. Helo hangar on flight deck

LPD-17 Mission

LPDs are used to transport Marines, their equipment, and supplies by embarked air cushion (LCAC) or conventional landing craft, augmented by helicopters or vertical take-off and landing aircraft (MV-22).

LPD-17 Weapons

1. 2x30mm guns

2. 2xRAM launchers

3. 10x.50 caliber machine guns

LPD-17 Aircraft

2 CH-53E Sea Stallions or2 MV-22 Ospreys or 6 UH-1N/Y Hueys or 6 AH-1W/Z Super Cobras

LPD-17 Crew Size

28 officers

340 enlisted

Embarked Marines: 800

LHD-1 Wasp/LHA-6 America Class Amphibious Assault Ship

LHD-1/LHA-6 Visual Identification

1. Flight deck along the main deck

2. Elevator port side

3. Superstructure amidships starboard side

4. Largest amphibious warship

LHD-1/LHA-6 Missions

Capable of Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL), Short Take-Off Vertical Landing (STOVL), Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) tilt-rotor and Rotary Wing (RW) aircraft operations. Contains a well deck to support use of Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC).

LHD-1/LHA-6 Weapons

None

LHD-1/LHA-6 Aircraft (WASP/TARAWA)

3 LCACS

4 Sea Stallions

3 Hueys

4 Super Cobras

MH-60S helicopters

12 Ospreys

6 Harriers or F-35B Lighting IIs.

LHA-6 Aircraft (AMERICA)

4 Sea Stallions

8 Super Cobras

4 Knighthawks

12 Ospreys

10 Harriers or F-35B Lightning IIs.

LHD-1/LHA-6 Crew Size

1,108 crew (104 officers included)

1,894 embarked

Landing Craft, Utility, and Mechanized (LCU and LCM)

LCU/LCM Visual Identification

1. Long and flat, open top; near the appearance of a barge

2. LCU: Control compartment on the starboard side

3. LCM: Control compartment on the stern

LCU/LCM Mission

Landing craft are capable of transporting cargo, tracked and/or wheeled vehicles, and troops from amphibious assault ships to beachheads or piers.

LCU/LCM Weapons

None

LCU/LCM Aircraft

None

LCU/LCM Crew Size

LCU: 14

LCM: 5

Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)

LCAC Visual Identification

1. Large black skirt

2. Two large propellers aft

LCAC Mission

A high-speed, over the beach, amphibious landing craft.

LCAC Weapons

None

LCAC Aircraft

None

LCAC Crew Size

5

Zumwalt Class Destroyer (DDG 1000)

New destroyer class that incorporates optimal manning, improved quality of life, low operations/support costs, multi-spectral signature reduction, balanced warfighting design, survivability, and adaptability. Has new Advanced Gun Systems (AGS) and Long-Range Land Attack Projectiles (LRLAP) weapon systems, and a Dual Band Radar (DBR). Has a significantly reduced radar cross-section.

Gerald R. Ford Class Aircraft Carriers (CVN 78 and up)

Will feature improvements such as an electromagnetic catapult, reduced radar cross-section, an advanced radar, a new nuclear reactor, and automated systems.

Surface Fleet Operations

1. Anti-Air Warfare (AAW)

2. Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW)

3. Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)

4. Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD)

5. Strike Warfare (STW)

6. Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO)

7. Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS)

8. Undersea Warfare (USW)

9. Electronic Warfare (EW)

10. Expeditionary Warfare (EXW)

11. Amphibious Warfare (AMW)

12. Mine Warfare (MIW)

13. Mobility (MOB)

Mission of the Surface Fleet

To provide combat ready ships to the fleet; and to supply those ships and supporting commands with the leadership, manpower, equipment, training, and material needed to achieve operational excellence and conduct prompt, sustained combat operations at sea to ensure victory.