Category: cold war us navy
Mitscher class destroyers (1952)
USN Destroyer Leaders: USS Mitscher, John Mc Cain, Willis A. Lee, Wilkinson The Mitscher class were four experimental large conventional…
Kitty Hawk class Aircraft Carriers (1960)
Conventional CATOBAR Aircraft Carriers (1960) USS Kitty Hawk, Constellation, America, John F. Kennedy (1955-2009) The Kitty Hawk class aircraft carriers…
USS Norfolk (DL-1) Ocean Escort, Cruiser
USS Norfolk (DL-1) Ocean Escort (Cruiser) The USS Norfolk (Destroyer Leader 1) was a new type of large oceanic escort…
USS United States (CVA-58)
USS United States (1949) – The atomic carrier 1 laid down (April 1949) The missing link between the wartime Essex…
Guppy class Submarines (1946-59)
70+ submarine conversions 1947-1959 Guppy I, IA, IB, II, IIA, III, Fleet Snorkel The ‘Fleet Snorkels’ to the rescue Although…
Cold War USN Missile Cruisers
Cold War USN Missile Cruisers 41 missile cruisers 1955-1964 USN Missile cruisers developed in the 1950s testing brand new weapons…
US Navy Cold War Frigates
Cold War USN Frigates 150 Frigates 1955-1990 Introduction: Postwar USN ASW Policy The entire array of destroyers and escort destroyers…
USS Long Beach (1960)
Missile Cruiser USS Long Beach Nuclear-powered missile cruiser This great cruiser is probably as famous as the aircraft carrier USS…
Forrestal class Aircraft Carriers (1954)
Forrestal class Aircraft Carriers (1954) USS Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger and Independence (1954-57) The Forrestal class aircraft carriers (CV-59-62) were the…
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