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This fleet and the Army's Ports of Embarkation [2] [3] [4] operated throughout the war's massive logistics effort in support of worldwide operations. After the war the Army's fleet began to resume its peacetime role and even regain the old colors of gray hulls, white deck houses and buff trimming, masts and booms with the red, white and blue stack rings.
USS Roosevelt (DDG-80), U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USCGC Forrest Rednour (WPC-1129), a U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class cutter The United States military has numerous types of watercraft, operated by the Navy, including Naval Special Warfare Command and Military Sealift Command, as well as the Coast Guard, Army and Air Force
Pages in category "Ships of the United States Army" The following 142 pages are in this category, out of 142 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Transport ships of the United States Army (8 C, 142 P) D. Design 1024 ships (2 C, 10 P) T. Troop ships of the War Shipping Administration (39 P) U.
Named in honor of Gen. Frank S. Besson Jr., former Chief of Transportation, U.S. Army, these ships have bow and stern ramps and the ability to beach themselves, giving them the ability to discharge 816 tonnes of vehicles and cargo over the shore in as little as 1.2 m of water, or 1,814 tonnes as an intra-theater line haul roll-on/roll-off cargo ship. [2]
Design 1133 ships of the United States Army (1 P) G. General Frank S. Besson-class support vessels (10 P) T. Type C3-S1-A3 ships (1 C)
United States Navy Name Country Region City Nationality Launched Class Type Remarks Ref CCB-18: United States California: Coronado: United States: 1968 Command control boat [1] USS Alabama: United States Alabama: Mobile: United States: 1942 South Dakota class (1939) Battleship: Led the American Fleet into Tokyo Bay on September 5, 1945 [2] USS ...
The United States Navy built nearly 1,200 tank landing ships, classified as "Landing Ship, Tank" or "LST", from the World War II-era up through the early 1970s. [47] The Newport class , which entered service in 1969, would be the last class built and the only class capable of exceeding 20 knots.