What Is A Hull Designation On US Navy Ships & Why Is It Important?

Every vessel in the Navy, from the smallest patrol boat to the largest aircraft carrier, has a hull designation number. Why ...

The US Navy spent billions on these warships. Now even critics call them failures

The US Navy has finally commissioned the last Littoral Combat Ship after years of criticism over mechanical failures, rising ...

The last ‘little crappy ship’: What’s the future for the US Navy’s troubled LCS?

The US Navy commissioned the last of its 35 littoral combat ships, the USS Cleveland, earlier this month at a pier in its ...
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Meet the USS Idaho, the US Navy’s Newest Virginia-Class Submarine

The USS Idaho is the fifth ship in the US Navy to be named for the Gem State—and the most recent since a World War I-era battleship. Present at the ceremony in Connecticut was Idaho Senator Jim Risch, ...

Navy commissions the USS Cleveland, the last littoral combat ship

The USS Cleveland is the 16th and final Freedom-class littoral combat ship to enter service, as the Navy tries to get rid of the vessels.