Even if the United States Navy isn’t the world’s largest, it is the most deadly it has ever known. The US Navy is proof that numbers are not the whole ballgame. Instead, what is most likely to help the US win any potential naval battle is its ability to keep its ships afloat for decades with the latest technology and firepower.
23. USS Tennessee (SSBN-734)
- Commission date: December 17, 1988
- Type: Ballistic missile submarine
- Class: Ohio-class
22. USS San Juan (SSN-751)
- Commission date: August 6, 1988
- Type: Attack submarine
- Class: Los Angeles-class
21. USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55)
- Commission date: September 26, 1987
- Type: Cruiser
- Class: Ticonderoga-class
20. USS Key West (SSN-722)
- Commission date: September 12, 1987
- Type: Attack submarine
- Class: Los Angeles-class
19. USS Helena (SSN-725)
- Commission date: July 11, 1987
- Type: Attack submarine
- Class: Los Angeles-class
18. USS Antietam (CG-54)
- Commission date: June 6, 1987
- Type: Cruiser
- Class: Ticonderoga-class
17. USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
- Commission date: October 25, 1986
- Type: Aircraft carrier
- Class: Nimitz-class
16. USS Nevada (SSBN-733)
- Commission date: August 16, 1986
- Type: Ballistic missile submarine
- Class: Ohio-class
15. USS Germantown (LSD-42)
- Commission date: February 8, 1986
- Type: Dock landing ship
- Class: Whidbey Island-class
14. USS Alaska (SSBN-732)
- Commission date: January 25, 1986
- Type: Ballistic missile submarine
- Class: Ohio-class
13. USS Alabama (SSBN-731)
- Commission date: May 25, 1985
- Type: Ballistic missile submarine
- Class: Ohio-class
12. USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730)
- Commission date: October 6, 1984
- Type: Ballistic missile submarine
- Class: Ohio-class
11. USS Georgia (SSGN-729)
- Commission date: February 11, 1984
- Type: Guided missile submarine
- Class: Ohio-class
10. USS Florida (SSGN-728)
- Commission date: June 18, 1983
- Type: Guided missile submarine
- Class: Ohio-class
9. USS Michigan (SSGN-727)
- Commission date: September 11, 1982
- Type: Guided missile submarine
- Class: Ohio-class
8. USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
- Commission date: March 13, 1982
- Type: Aircraft carrier
- Class: Nimitz-class
7. USS Ohio (SSGN-726)
- Commission date: November 11, 1981
- Type: Guided missile submarine
- Class: Ohio-class
6. USS Frank Cable (AS-40)
- Commission date: October 29, 1979
- Type: Submarine tender
- Class: Emory S. Land-class
5. USS Emory S. Land (AS-39)
- Commission date: July 7, 1979
- Type: Submarine tender
- Class: Emory S. Land-class
4. USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)
- Commission date: October 18, 1977
- Type: Aircraft carrier
- Class: Nimitz-class
3. USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
- Commission date: May 3, 1975
- Type: Aircraft carrier
- Class: Nimitz-class
2. USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)
- Commission date: January 16, 1971
- Type: Amphibious command ship
- Class: Blue Ridge-class
1. USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)
- Commission date: November 14, 1970
- Type: Amphibious command ship
- Class: Blue Ridge-class
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