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USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) is the lead ship of the two Blue Ridge -class amphibious command ships of the United States Navy, and is the flagship of the Seventh Fleet. Her primary role is to provide command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) support to the commander and staff of the United States Seventh Fleet.
USS Mount Whitney. USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) is one of two Blue Ridge -class amphibious command ships of the United States Navy and is the flagship and command ship of the United States Sixth Fleet. USS Mount Whitney also serves as the Afloat Command Platform (ACP) of Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO).
The Blue Ridge class is the first and only class of amphibious command and control ships to be specifically designed as such from the keel up. The Blue Ridge class resulted from almost seven years of planning and construction work. Under the designation SCB-248 (later SCB-400.65), the hull of the Iwo Jima -class amphibious assault ship was used ...
USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), which had just arrived in Singapore at the time of the earthquake, was loaded with relief supplies and prepared to sail for Japan. [11] USS Tortuga (LSD-46), an amphibious dock ship, embarked two MH-53E Heavy Lift Helicopters assigned to HM-14 DET 1 stationed in Pohang South Korea.
With the fall of Saigon imminent, between 18 and 24 April the U.S. Navy assembled ships off Vũng Tàu under Commander Task Force 76: [8] Task Force 76 USS Blue Ridge (command ship) USS Oklahoma City (Seventh Fleet flagship) Task Group 76.4 (Movement Transport Group Alpha) USS Okinawa; USS Vancouver; USS Thomaston; USS Peoria
Task Force 71 was the centerpiece for Operation Formation Star, the code name for the emergency re-deployment of U.S. Seventh Fleet warships to the Sea of Japan off the eastern coast of North Korea following that country's seizure of USS Pueblo (AGER-2) in international waters on 23 January 1968. Effective 25 January 1968, in conjunction with ...
In 1989, the United States Navy was on the verge of massive cuts to military spending including ship and aircraft procurement. [1] These forces were expected to fight the Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact and other potential adversaries in case of a war breaking out. At this time, the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) of the Pacific Fleet was out of commission ...
Dec. 25—The first officer to commission from University of Hawaii's new Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program will serve aboard a Pearl Harbor-based warship for her first assignment. The ...