What Does the Ship Designation ‘SS’ Mean?
The initialism was originally a bit of shipbuilder marketing—and now there are many different kinds of ship designations.
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USS O’Kane returns to San Diego after 7-month deployment, including combat against Houthis in the Middle East
The USS O’Kane returned to Naval Base San Diego after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 7th and 5th Fleet area of ...
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Michelle Yeoh’s Star Trek Movie Confirms Discovery Is Still A Starfleet Secret
Emperor Georgiou has history with the USS Discovery, but what happened to Michael Burnham and her starship is still redacted ...
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Surface Navy 2025: LCS USS Indianapolis gets outfitted with C-UAS capabilities
USS Indianapolis , shown here completing acceptance trials, was recently outfitted with C-UAS capabilities. (Lockheed Martin) Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Indianapolis (LCS 17 ...
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The Navy is upgrading littoral combat ships to fight drones
The USS Indianapolis is the first Freedom-class littoral combat ship to be modified to fire Hellfire missiles meant to take out enemy drones and missiles. By Nicholas Slayton Posted on Jan 18 ...
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The one-of-a-kind ex-USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier is heading to the scrapyard, but a new JFK flattop is coming
Comprised of the first-in-class Kitty Hawk, USS Constellation, USS America, and the Kennedy, the vessels were the last group of carriers to be powered by fossil fuels, which were replaced by the ...
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USS John F. Kennedy leaving Philadelphia's Navy Yard to be dismantled in Texas
The retired USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier will embark on its final voyage Thursday morning after spending nearly two decades docked in Philadelphia. The retired Navy carrier is set to ...
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'We're Fed Up With It': Survivors of the USS Liberty Look for Answers 55 Years Later
The survivors of the attack on the USS Liberty -- an event that happened 55 years ago -- snapped salutes as the president of the USS Liberty Veterans Association, Larry L. Bowen, began a ...
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Biden announces names of future aircraft carriers: USS William J Clinton, George W Bush
President Biden announced the names of the newest aircraft carriers that will join the U.S. Navy: USS William J. Clinton and USS George W. Bush. The carriers, named after former President Bill ...
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Former USS JFK towed down Delaware River as aircraft carrier begins journey out of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The decommissioned aircraft carrier, formerly named after President John F. Kennedy, has begun its journey as it heads south from the Philadelphia Navy Yard to the scrapyard ...
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Ex-USS John F Kennedy aircraft carrier departs Philly for final journey
The former USS John F. Kennedy departed Philadelphia for its final voyage before being dismantled in Texas. After a weather-related delay, the aircraft carrier left the U.S. Navy’s Inactive ...
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SECNAV Names First Medium Landing Ship USS McClung
Secretary of Navy Carlos Del Toro salutes in the rain as he arrives for the USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD-29) commissioning ceremony at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., in Pensacola ...