Category: cold war us navy
USS Darter SS-576 (1956)
Conventional Attack Submarine 1956-1989. An experimental conventional hunter killer USS Darter (SS-576) was essentially a repeat Tang class incorporating many…
USS Seawolf (1957)
Nuclear Attack Submarine 1958-1985. USS Seawolf (SSN-575) was the third of this name, and the USN second nuclear submarine, and…
USS Bainbridge CGN-25 (1961)
Nuclear-Powered Guided Missile Cruiser CGN-25 (1961-96). USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25/CGN-25) was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy,…
Leahy Class Cruisers (1963)
9 cruisers (1961-64): USS Leahy, Harry E Yarnell, Worden, Dale, Richmond K Turner, Gridley, England, Halsey, Reeves (DLG-16 to 25)….
Albany class (CG) Missile Cruisers (1962)
US Navy Project SCB 172. 1962-80: USS Albany, Chicago, Columbus (CG-10, 11, 12). The “Tall Ladies” Last US cruiser missile…
Tang class submarines (1951)
US Navy Attack Submarines (SSK) 1949-1984 The Tang class submarines were the first generation postwar diesel attack submarines. Unlike the…
Galveston (CLG) class Missile Cruisers (1958)
Cleveland class Missile Conversion SBC 140/140A 146/46A US Navy 1958-79: Galveston & Providence subclasses: USS Galveston, Little Rock, Oklahoma City,…
Barracuda class submarines (1951)
US Navy Attack Submarines (SSK) 1951-1974 Third entry into the cold war USN submarine tree, after the GUPPY class and…
Spruance class destroyers (1975)
Guided Missiles Destroyers 30 ships (DD 963-DD 997) 1975-2020: USS Spruance, Paul F. Foster, Kinkaid, Hewitt, Elliot, Arthur W. Radford,…
USS Nautilus (1954)
Nuclear Attack Submarine 1952-1980, preserved. The world’s first nuclear submarine The sub’s Propulsion Problem In WW2 submarine propulsion remained what…