Ship classes of the US Navy
An F/A-18F Super Hornet jet flies over the USS Gerald R. Ford as the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier tests its EMALS magnetic launching system, which replaces the steam catapult, and new AAG arrested landing system in the Atlantic Ocean July 28, 2017.
Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers: Two nuclear reactors, 1,092 feet long, 100,000 long tons displacement, 4,539 crew and over 75 aircraft.
A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet approaches the USS Gerald R. Ford to use the new AAG arrested landing system in the Atlantic Ocean July 28, 2017.
Zumwalt-class: Two main turbine generators, two auxiliary turbine generators and two 34.6 MW advanced induction motors, 610 feet long, 15,995 metric tons of displacement, 175 crew, 80 advanced peripheral vertical launch cells for Tomahawk, evolved Sea Sparrow Missile and standard missiles.
The future guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt departs Bath, Maine to conduct acceptance trials April 20, 2016.
America-class amphibious assault ship: Two marine gas turbines, two 5,000 horsepower auxiliary propulsion motors, 855 feet long, 1,204 crew and 1,687 troops, able to carry a mix of F-35B short take-off and vertical landing aircraft, vertical take-off and landing aircraft and helicopters.
U.S. Marines and sailors man the rails aboard the USS America as they leave port from Naval Base San Diego in San Diego, California, July 7, 2017.
Freedom-class littoral combat ship: 387.6 feet long, approximately 3,450 metric tons of displacement, designed for near-shore operation as well as open ocean and able to be configured for mine countermeasures, anti-submarine or surface warfare missions.
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom departs for a deployment to the Asia-Pacific region, in San Diego Bay, California, March 1, 2013.
Independence-class littoral combat ship: 421.5 feet long, approximately 3,200 metric tons of displacement, similar to the Freedom-class but larger.
USS Jackson, an Independence-class littoral combat ship, is seen leaving San Diego, California, June 5, 2017.
San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock: 684 feet long, approximately 24,900 long tons of displacement, crew of up to 386 and a landing force of up to 800, including a combination of helicopters, tilt rotor aircraft and hovercraft along with 14 amphibious assault vehicles.
The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio transits through the Gulf of Oman, February 4, 2009.
Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship: Four 16-cylinder diesel engines, 609 feet long, 15,939 tons displacement, 413 crew and a landing force of up to 504, and the largest capacity of any U.S. Navy amphibious platform with four Landing Craft Air Cushion hovercraft.
The amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry conducts operations off the coast of Haiti January 19, 2010.
Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship: Similar to the Whidbey Island class but with a larger 16,708 tons of displacement, crew of 419 and only two Landing Craft Air Cushion hovercraft.
The USS Oak Hill, a Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship, motors past the Statue of Liberty as it arrives in New York Harbor in New York, May 21, 2014.
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer: Four LM 2500-30 gas turbines, 505 - 509.5 feet long, 8,230 to 9,700 tons displacement, 329 crew, a number of different missile systems, torpedoes, Mk 45 gun and for defense, the close-in weapon system and Evolved Sea Sparrow missile.
The U.S. Navy's guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin sets sail in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 5, 2017.
Cyclone-class patrol ship: Four diesel engines, 179 feet long, 27 crew, primarily used for coastal patrol and interdiction surveillance as well as support for Navy SEALs and special operations forces.
The U.S. Navy patrol craft USS Squall steams in the Arabian Gulf, January 14, 2015.
Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship: Four diesel engines, two electric motors and a hydrojet, 224 feet long, 84 crew.
USS Patriot, one of two U.S. minesweepers, arrives at Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour July 26, 2001.
Ticonderoga-class cruiser: Four gas turbine engines, 567 feet long, 9,600 long tons displacement, 330 crew, a number of different missile systems, six MK 46 torpedoes, two MK 45 lightweight guns, two Phalanx close-in-weapons systems and two SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters.
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens fires SM-2 missiles at an airborne drone during a live-fire weapons shoot in the Pacific Ocean, September 20, 2012.
Nimitz-class aircraft carriers: Two nuclear reactors, 1,092 feet long, 97,000 tons displacement, over 5,000 crew and approximately 60 aircraft.
The USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier is seen anchored off Stokes Bay in the Solent, Britain, July 27, 2017.
Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ship: Two boilers, one geared turbine, 634 feet long, 18,874 tons displacement, 598 crew, provides command and control roles to fleet commanders.
USS Blue Ridge, the lead ship of the two Blue Ridge-class command ships of the U.S. Navy, is seen in Hong Kong waters March 12, 2014.
Los Angeles-class attack submarine: One nuclear reactor, 360 feet long, 6,900 tons displacement when submerged, 143 crew, Tomahawk missiles, vertical launching system, MK48 torpedoes and four torpedo tubes. U.S. Navy photo/Handout/ via
The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hartford underway in the Gulf, March 20, 2009.
Seawolf-class attack submarine: One nuclear reactor, 353 to 453 feet long, 9,138 to 12,158 tons displacement when submerged, 140 crew, Tomahawk missiles, MK48 torpedoes and eight torpedo tubes.
Sailors run across the gangplank on the USS Jimmy Carter, the final Seawolf class fast-attack nuclear submarine, at the US Naval Submarine Base in Groton, Connecticut, February 19, 2005.
Virginia-class attack submarine: One nuclear reactor, 377 feet long, approximately 7,800 tons displacement when submerged, 132 crew, Tomahawk missiles, 12 vertical launching system or two Virginia Payload Tubes, and four torpedo tubes.
Virginia-class attack submarine USS Hawaii passes by Diamond Head crater on Oahu in Hawaii while transiting to Pearl Harbor, July 23, 2009.
Ohio-class attack submarine: One nuclear reactor, 560 feet long, 18,750 tons displacement when submerged, 159 crew, up to 154 Tomahawk missiles, MK48 torpedoes and four torpedo tubes.
An unarmed Trident II D5 missile is test-launched from the Ohio-class U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska off the coast of California, March 26, 2018.
