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This Battle-Tested Warship Has Survived 50 Years of Service

This Battle-Tested Warship Has Survived 50 Years of Service

Published: by David Beren

This Battle-Tested Warship Has Survived 50 Years of Service
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23. USS Tennessee (SSBN-734)
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22. USS San Juan (SSN-751)
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21. USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55)
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20. USS Key West (SSN-722)
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19. USS Helena (SSN-725)
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18. USS Antietam (CG-54)
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17. USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
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16. USS Nevada (SSBN-733)
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15. USS Germantown (LSD-42)
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14. USS Alaska (SSBN-732)
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13. USS Alabama (SSBN-731)
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12. USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730)
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11. USS Georgia (SSGN-729)
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10. USS Florida (SSGN-728)
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9. USS Michigan (SSGN-727)
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8. USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
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7. USS Ohio (SSGN-726)
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6. USS Frank Cable (AS-40)
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5. USS Emory S. Land (AS-39)
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4. USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)
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3. USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
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2. USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)
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1. USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)
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This Battle-Tested Warship Has Survived 50 Years of Service
23. USS Tennessee (SSBN-734)
22. USS San Juan (SSN-751)
21. USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55)
20. USS Key West (SSN-722)
19. USS Helena (SSN-725)
18. USS Antietam (CG-54)
17. USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
16. USS Nevada (SSBN-733)
15. USS Germantown (LSD-42)
14. USS Alaska (SSBN-732)
13. USS Alabama (SSBN-731)
12. USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730)
11. USS Georgia (SSGN-729)
10. USS Florida (SSGN-728)
9. USS Michigan (SSGN-727)
8. USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
7. USS Ohio (SSGN-726)
6. USS Frank Cable (AS-40)
5. USS Emory S. Land (AS-39)
4. USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)
3. USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
2. USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)
1. USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)

This Battle-Tested Warship Has Survived 50 Years of Service

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. 

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