U.S. Navy Ships And Submarines Flashcards
Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier Abbreviation
CVN
CVN Classes
Nimitz and Ford
Nimitz Class Hull Numbers
CVN 68-77
Ford Class Hull Numbers
CVN 78+
CVN Mission
- Centerpiece of America’s naval forces.
- Exercise the Navy’s core capabilities of power projection, forward presence, humanitarian assistance, deterrence, sea control, and maritime security.
Guided Missile Cruiser Abbreviation
CG
CG Classes
Ticonderoga
CG Mission
- Perform primarily in a Battle Force role.
- multi-mission air, strike, undersea, and surface warfare, surface combatants
- Can support carrier strike groups and amphibious forces
- Can be commanders of Surface Action Groups (SAG).
- Some cruisers have ballistic missile defense capability.
Guided Missile Destroyer Abbreviation
DDG
DDG Classes
Arleigh Burke, Zumwalt
DDG Mission
- Can operate independently or as a part of carrier strike groups, surface action groups (SAG), amphibious ready groups, and underway replenishment groups.
- multi-mission air, undersea, and surface warfare surface combatants.
- Some DDGs have ballistic missile defense capability.
Littoral Combat Ship Abbreviation
LCS
LCS Classes
Freedom, Independence
LCS Mission
Deploy manned/unmanned vehicles and sensors in support of mine, undersea, and surface warfare missions.
Mine Counter Measure Ship Abbreviation
MCM
MCM Classes
Avenger
MCM Mission
Avenger class ship are designed as mine sweepers/hunter-killers capable of finding, classifying, and destroying moored and bottom mines.
Patrol Coastal Ship Abbreviation
PC
PC Classes
Cyclone
PC Mission
- Coastal patrol and interdiction surveillance
- Ten of the 13 PCs are forward deployed to Manama, Bahrain, in support of 5th Fleet operational tasking.
Patrol Boat Abbreviation
No Abbreviation
Patrol Boat Classes
Mark VI
Patrol Boat Mission
Persistently patrol littoral areas beyond sheltered harbors and bays for force protection and security of friendly and coalition forces and critical infrastructure.
Dock Landing Ship Abbreviation
LSD
LSD Classes
Whideby Island, Harper’s Ferry
Whideby Island Class Hull Numbers
LSD 41-48
Harper’s Ferry Class Hull Numbers
LSD 49-52
LSD Mission
Transport and launch amphibious craft and vehicles with Marines in amphibious assault operations.
Amphibious Transport Dock Abbreviation
LPD
LPD Classes
San Antonio
LPD Mission
- Support amphibious operations, special operations, or expeditionary warfare missions
- Can serve as secondary aviation platforms for amphibious ready groups.
- Transport and land Marines, their equipment, and supplies by embarked air cushion (LCAC) or conventional landing craft, augmented by helicopters or vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
Amphibious Assault Ship Abbreviation
LHD/LHA
LHD/LHA Classes
Wasp, America
Wasp Class Hull Numbers
LHD 1-56
America Class Hull Numbers
LHA 6+
LHD/LHA Mission
The largest of all amphibious warfare ships. Capable of Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL) and Rotary Wing (RW) aircraft operations. The Wasp Class of this type contain a well deck to support the use of Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) and other watercraft.
Fast Attack Submarine Abbreviation
SSN
SSN Classes
Los Angeles, Seawolf, Virginia
Seawolf Class Hull Numbers
SSN 21-23
Virginia Class Hull Numbers
SSN 774+
SSN Mission
Fast Attack submarines are designed to:
1) seek and destroy enemy submarines (ASW) and surface ships
2) conduct precision strikes with Tomahawk cruise missiles (STRIKE)
3) deliver support Special Operation Forces (SOF)
4) carry out Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions
5) support Carrier Strike Groups
6) engage in mine warfare
Additionally, the Virginia Class design allows emphasis on littoral operations
Guided/Ballistic Missile Submarine Abbreviation
SSGN/SSBN
SSGN/SSBN Classes
Ohio
SSGN/SSBN Mission
- Strategic Deterrence
- SSGNs provide the Navy with a combination of precision strike and Special Operation mission capability (SOF) within a stealthy, clandestine platform.
