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USS Gettysburg (CG-64)
USS Gettysburg (CG-64) is a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1991 and named for the Civil War's Battle of Gettysburg.
USS Greeneville
USS Greeneville (SSN 772) is a Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1995 and the only ship named for Greeneville, Tennessee.
USS Groton (SSBN-828)
USS Groton (SSBN-828) is a planned Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine of the United States Navy, named in January 2025 for Groton, Connecticut, the third boat of its class.
USS Harry S. Truman
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) is a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1998 and homeported at Norfolk, Virginia.
USS Heermann
USS Heermann (DD-532) was a Fletcher-class destroyer named for Fleet Surgeon Lewis Heermann that fought in the Pacific from 1943 to 1945 and survived the Battle off Samar.
USS Higgins
USS Higgins (DDG 76) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Colonel William R. Higgins, commissioned in 1999, and forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan.
USS Hoel (DD-533)
USS Hoel (DD-533) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, sunk by Japanese battleship gunfire while leading the torpedo counterattack at the Battle off Samar in October 1944.
USS Hornet (CV-12)
USS Hornet (CV-12) is an Essex-class aircraft carrier commissioned in 1943 that fought in the Pacific in World War II and recovered the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 crews.
USS Hornet (CV-8)
USS Hornet (CV-8) was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, commissioned in October 1941, that launched the Doolittle Raid against Japan and fought at Midway.
USS Howard (DDG-83)
USS Howard (DDG-83) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer of the United States Navy, commissioned in 2001 and named for Medal of Honor recipient Jimmie E. Howard.
USS Independence (CV-62)
USS Independence (CV-62) was a Forrestal-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1959, forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, from 1991, and decommissioned in 1998.
USS Independence (LCS-2)
USS Independence (LCS-2), also known as LCS-2 Independence, was the lead ship of the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, an aluminum trimaran built at Mobile, Alabama, and commissioned in 2010.
USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a US Navy heavy cruiser that delivered atomic bomb components to Tinian in 1945 and was sunk days later, killing 879 men.
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage is a 2016 war drama directed by Mario Van Peebles, starring Nicolas Cage as Captain Charles McVay. It dramatizes the July 1945 sinking of USS Indianapolis by submarine I-58 and the crew's days adrift, and was poorly received (18% Tomatometer, Metascore 30).
USS Insurgent
USS Insurgent was a US Navy frigate from 1799 to 1800, formerly the French L'Insurgente, lost with all 340 hands in a hurricane in 1800.
USS Intrepid (CV-11)
USS Intrepid (CV-11) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier that served from 1943 to 1974 in World War II and Vietnam, then became the Intrepid Museum in Manhattan.
USS Iowa (BB-61)
USS Iowa (BB-61), also known as Battleship USS Iowa, is the lead ship of the American Iowa-class battleships, commissioned in 1943 and now a museum ship in San Pedro, California.
USS Iowa turret explosion
The USS Iowa turret explosion (19 April 1989) killed 47 sailors in Turret 2's center gun during loading. The Navy blamed sabotage by Clayton Hartwig; Sandia and GAO found a high-speed overram of powder bags a plausible accidental cause.
USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7)
USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy, commissioned in 2001 and named for the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima.
USS Jimmy Carter
USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) is a Seawolf-class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the United States Navy, the third and final boat of her class, commissioned in 2005.
USS John C. Stennis
USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) is the seventh Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, named for Mississippi Senator John C. Stennis and commissioned in 1995.
USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) was a conventionally powered US Navy aircraft carrier, commissioned in 1968 and decommissioned in 2007 after service in the 1991 Gulf War.
USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)
USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), also designated CVN 79, is the second Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, named for President John F. Kennedy.
USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53)
USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1993 and named for the Revolutionary War naval commander John Paul Jones.
USS John S. McCain (DDG-56)
USS John S. McCain (DDG-56), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer commissioned 1994 at Bath, Maine, homeported Everett, WA; named for the McCain naval family, expanded 2018. Known for the fatal 2017 Alnic MC collision in the Singapore Strait that killed 10 sailors.
USS Johnston (DD-557)
USS Johnston (DD-557) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, sunk at the Battle off Samar in October 1944 under Commander Ernest E. Evans.
USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
The USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) was a Gearing-class US Navy destroyer, commissioned in 1945, that served in the Korean War and the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis blockade.
USS Juneau (CL-52)
USS Juneau (CL-52) was an Atlanta-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942 with the five Sullivan brothers.
USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)
USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1993 and homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. She is the fourth Navy ship named Kearsarge.
USS Kentucky (SSBN-737)
USS Kentucky (SSBN-737) is a United States Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine commissioned in 1991, armed with Trident II D5 missiles and based in Washington.