These 5 U.S. Navy Warships Rule the Waves
The U.S. Navy remains arguably unparalleled in terms of lethality and capability.
As hostilities in the Red Sea continue to escalate between the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and American warships patrolling the waters, a more thorough dissection of U.S. naval capabilities is warranted. For decades, American naval superiority was unmatched across the globe. While other militaries have developed their own nuclear-powered counterparts to the U.S. arsenal, American warships are still considered to represent the most cutting-edge technologies in existence. From top-tier aircraft carriers and destroyers to submarines and littoral combat ships, the U.S. Navy remains arguably unparalleled in terms of lethality and capability. The top five naval warships include the Nimitz-class and the Ford-class aircraft carriers and the Virginia Block V, the Ohio-class, and the Seawolf-class submarines.
The Nimitz-class carriers
Serving as the cornerstone of U.S. naval power for half a century now, the Navy’s Nimitz-class carriers remain a key pillar of the service’s mission sets out at sea. Each Nimitz warship measures more than 1,000 feet in length with beams of over 290 feet, making these carriers some of the largest of their kind to date. In addition to the slew of formidable aircraft that can launch from the Nimitz ships, including the F/A-18 Super Hornet and F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, these carriers can carry two or three Rim-7 Sea Sparrow or RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile Mk 29 missile launchers and three 20mm Phalanx CIWS.
The Ford-class carriers
While the Nimitz carriers continue to dominate out at sea, an ever more advanced successor class of ships is incoming to the fleet. The USS Gerald R. Ford is the premiere Ford-class carrier and the only warship in her class already commissioned. Several of the Ford’s sister ships are under construction and are expected to join the fleet over the next decade. Equipped with an Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and an Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG), the USS Ford is more sophisticated than her Nimitz predecessors.
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