Naval ship

A naval ship is a military ship (or sometimes boat, depending on classification) used by a navy. Naval ships are differentiated from civilian ships by construction and purpose. Generally, naval ships are damage resilient and armed with weapon systems, though armament on troop transports is light or non-existent.

Naval ships designed primarily for naval warfare are termed warships, as opposed to support (auxiliary ships) or shipyard operations.

Naval ship classification

Naval ship classification is a field that has changed over time, and is not an area of wide international agreement, so this article currently uses the system as currently used by the United States Navy.

Aircraft carrier – ships that serve as mobile seaborne airfields, designed primarily for the purpose of conducting combat operations by Carrier-based aircraft which engage in attacks against airborne, surface, sub-surface and shore targets.

Surface combatant – large, heavily armed surface ships which are designed primarily to engage enemy forces on the high seas, including various types of battleship, battlecruiser, cruiser, destroyer, and frigate.

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SUB SUPPORTER: Navigation Test Support Ship USNS Waters Currently Berthed at Port Canaveral

Space Coast Daily 26 Sep 2018

Originally an oceanographic survey ship, the 457-foot-long Waters supports the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs Office by aiding with submarine weapons and navigation system testing ... Originally an oceanographic survey ship, the 457-foot-long Waters supports the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs Office by aiding with submarine weapons and navigation system testing....

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Free Tickets Now Available For USS Indiana Commissioning at Port Canaveral Saturday

Space Coast Daily 26 Sep 2018

Ticketed ceremony attendees will have an opportunity to tour the ship after the ceremony ... Navy ship, and first submarine, to be commissioned with a name honoring the state of Indiana ... Donald, is the ship’s sponsor ... Indiana is a part of the Virginia-class’ third, or Block III, contract, in which the Navy redesigned approximately 20 percent of the ship to reduce acquisition costs....

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US-China Tensions Spilling Over into Military Arena

Voa News 26 Sep 2018

The Pentagon on Tuesday confirmed that China had canceled a Washington visit by the head of its navy, and U.S ... Navy ship to make a port visit next month at Hong Kong ... Dave Eastburn, said China informed the Pentagon that the chief of the Chinese navy has been recalled to Beijing, canceling a planned meeting with ... Navy's amphibious assault ship USS Wasp....

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US-China tensions spilling over into the military arena

Del Rio News-Herald 26 Sep 2018

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China turns away US warship from Hong Kong amid military sanction backlash

CNN 26 Sep 2018

(CNN)The Chinese government has blocked a US Navy ship from docking in Hong Kong amid a growing diplomatic feud between the two countries over strict military sanctions imposed by Washington ... The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) transits the Strait of Magellan in an undated US government photo ... Read More. China's response to the new US sanctions has been quick and severe ... 'Time bomb' ... A knife to the neck ... ....

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Congress nears final approval of defense spending bill

Stars and Stripes 26 Sep 2018

The effort is part of a so-called “minibus” appropriations measure, H.R ... The NDAA also authorizes a 2.6 percent pay raise for servicemembers, as well as new purchases of aircrafts, ships, submarines and weapons. Rep ... H.R ... Lawmakers have lauded the plan’s boost to pay, troop levels, funding of 13 new Navy ships, 93 F-35 aircraft, 18 C-130J aircraft, 58 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, 13 V-22 aircraft and the upgrade of 135 Abrams tanks....

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Overnight Defense — Presented by Raytheon — Trump takes tough line on Iran at UN ...

The Hill 26 Sep 2018

Happy Tuesday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Ellen Mitchell, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter. THE TOPLINE ... in isolating Tehran over its "aggression." ... The president noted his decision to withdraw the U.S ... General Assembly in New York City. Trump's complaints ... Learn more ... China blocks US Navy ship's port visit to Hong Kong....

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China Denies U.S. Navy Ship's Request to Dock in Hong Kong

Democratic Underground 25 Sep 2018

Navy request for a ... China denied the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp a port visit to Hong Kong and also recalled Vice Adm ... https.//www.thedailybeast.com/china-denies-us-navy-ships-request-to-dock-in-hong-kong?ref=home....

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US Navy 120130-N-XB816-078 Amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) gets underway for Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 (BA2012), USA

China Denies US Navy Ship's Request For Port Visit In Hong Kong Amid Trade War Tensions

WorldNews.com 25 Sep 2018

American officials said Beijing denied a request for a U.S. Navy ship to visit Hong Kong on Tuesday, according to NBC News ... "The Chinese government did not approve a request for a U.S. port visit to Hong Kong by the USS Wasp," a spokeswoman for the U.S ... military ships to visit Hong Kong, China has always carried out approvals case by case, in accordance with the principle of sovereignty and the detailed situation," he said ... goods ... U.S ... ....

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Family relieved as Navy officer rescued after international efforts

Mid Day 25 Sep 2018

We were praying for his safety and our prayers have been heard," said Valliara, who was a Naval police officer, and even in-charge of NOFRA police station at Navy Nagar ... After a year of sea training on ships, he was commissioned into the Indian Navy as an officer ... He spent a year training with the Indian Air Force before rejoining duties with the Navy where he went on to serve on board various ships and air squadrons....

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Coast Guard to mark 100th anniversary of one of WWI's largest US naval combat losses

Stars and Stripes 25 Sep 2018

It was a small ship with a single smokestack and two masts ... The USS Tampa, a Coast Guard cutter under Navy control, had just left the convoy, and headed alone for the Welsh port of Milford Haven to re-coal ... Hertwig's torpedo claimed the ship and killed the 131 people on board - 111 Coast Guardsmen, four U.S. Navy sailors, and 16 British sailors and dockworkers ... 30, U-152 attacked and sank the armed Navy cargo ship USS Ticonderoga....

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I must go down to the sea again

The Baytown Sun 25 Sep 2018

He loved being a retired Commander from the Navy and reminisced about his life aboard ship. Some of his favorite memories have come back to me as thoughts John McLain might have had about his service as a young man serving on a Naval ship ... The robust Navy laughter added to the “all for one and one for all” mindset of the sea that affected us all ... The Navy offered young men traditions, loyalty to comrades and pride of self....

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CRAZY: The U.S. Nearly Nuked North Korea Over the Captured Spy Ship USS Pueblo

War History Online 25 Sep 2018

On January 23, 1968, a run-down environmental research ship was conducting oceanographic studies when it was surrounded by North Korean naval forces, which demanded its surrender. As it happens, the environmental ship was actually a badly disguised spy ship, and what was about to go down would be the first hijacking of a U.S ... US Navy’s Most Decorated Ship – You’ve Never Heard of It Just as the Navy Intended....

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