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USS Amycus (ARL-2) was one of 39 Achelous class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Amycus (in Greek mythology, the son of Poseidon and Melia), she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name

  The U.S. Navy landing craft repair ship USS Amycus (ARL-2) off Richmond, California 3 June 1943. Amycus was ordered as tank landing ship LST-489 and was reclassified during construction. Here, she still wears her LST hull number  The U.S. Navy landing craft repair ship USS Amycus (ARL-2) off San Francisco, California (USA), 10 August 1943. SheContinue reading “USS Amycus (ARL-2) was one of 39 Achelous class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Amycus (in Greek mythology, the son of Poseidon and Melia), she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name”

Some photos – USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy (USN) in the 1940s and is currently a museum ship. Completed in 1944, the ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II, where she participated in the Philippines campaign and the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

  USS WISCONSIN 1958 The U.S. Navy battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) underway at sea, circa 1988-91. The U.S. Navy battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) at anchor on 30 May 1944, during her Atlantic coast shakedown period. Wisconsin escorting Essex-class aircraft carriers in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. The tail crane was used to recover reconnaissance planes Tied up outboard of theContinue reading “Some photos – USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy (USN) in the 1940s and is currently a museum ship. Completed in 1944, the ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II, where she participated in the Philippines campaign and the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.”

USS Lassen (DDG 82)

  60310-N-MD297-161 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 10\, 2016) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) patrols the eastern Pacific Ocean. Lassen is currently underway in support of Operation Martillo\, a joint operation with the U.S. Coast Guard and partner nations within the 4th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SpecialistContinue reading “USS Lassen (DDG 82)”

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Jan. 11, 2023 U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE STAFF JANUARY 11, 2024 3:58 PM

USNI News Graphic These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Jan. 11, 2024, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. ShipsContinue reading “USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Jan. 11, 2023 U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE STAFF JANUARY 11, 2024 3:58 PM”

USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, circa 1962

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