The U.S. Navy - 2004

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BATTLE FORCE - Carrier Strike Force
Type-ID	Name	Service  date	Length feet	Tons (full)	Homeport	Notes
Carriers		12 ships
CV-63	Kitty Hawk *	1961	1,063	80,800	Yokosuka, Japan	^
CVN-65	Enterprise	1961	1,101	89,000	Norfolk, VA	^
CV-67	Kennedy	1968	1,052	82,600	Mayport, FL	^ Persian Gulf Jun'04
CVN-68	Nimitz *	1975	1,092	97,000	San Diego, CA	^ exercises
CVN-69	Dwight D. Eisenhower	1977	1,098	101,700	Norfolk, VA	^ certified
CVN-70	Carl Vinson	1982	1,092	101,100	Bremerton, WA	- maint
CVN-71	Theodore Roosevelt	1986	1,092	103,500	Norfolk, VA	+ trials
CVN-72	Abraham Lincoln	1989	1,092	104,100	Everett, WA	Qual Jun
CVN-73	George Washington	1992	1,092	104,000	Norfolk, VA	return Jul'04
CVN-74	John C. Stennis	1995	1,092	103,300	San Diego, CA	^ Pac
CVN-75	Harry S. Truman	1998	1,092	101,400	Norfolk, VA	^
CVN-76	Ronald Reagan	2003	1,092	98,235	San Diego July'04	^ Comm 17July03
CVN-77	George H. Bush **	2008	1,092			keel 6Sep03
CVN-21	next generation					contract'07

** - Ens George H. Bush was the youngest pilot commissioned in the Navy. He flew 58 combat missions in a TBF from the carrier San Jacinto (CVL-30). Shot down September 1944 while bombing Chicchi Jima; was rescued by a submarine. He subsequently become President.

Cruisers, Guided Missile		25 ships
	TICONDEROGA Class		567	10,000	Crew: O-33, E-327	all w/aluminum superstructure
CG-47	Ticonderoga*	1983	567	10,100	Pascagoula, MS.	decomm 30Sep
CG-48	Yorktown	1984	567	10,090	Pascagoula, MS	decomm Dec 3
CG-49	Vincennes	1985	567	9,915	Yokosuka, Japan	to decomm '05
CG-50	Valley Forge	1986	567	9.909	San Diego, CA	decomm 31Aug
CG-51	Thomas S. Gates	1987	567	9,811	Pascagoula, MS.	to decomm'05
CG-52	Bunker Hill	1986	567	9,925	San Diego, CA.
CG-53	Mobile Bay	1987	567	9,812	San Diego, CA	ESG-3
CG-54	Antietam	1987	567	9,835	San Diego, CA
CG-55	Leyte Gulf	1987	567	9,828	Norfolk, VA	ESG-2
CG-56	San Jacinto	1988	567	9,892	Norfolk, VA
CG-57	Lake Champlain	1988	567	10,010	San Diego, CA
CG-58	Philippine Sea	1989	567	9,666	Mayport, FL
CG-59	Princeton	1989	567	9,926	San Diego, CA
CG-60	Normandy	1989	567	9,882	Norfolk, VA
CG-61	Monterey	1990	567	9,777	Norfolk, VA.
CG-62	Chancellorsville	1989	567	9,991	Yokosuka, Japan.
CG-63	Cowpens	1991	567	9,763	Yokosuka, Japan
CG-64	Gettysburg	1991	567	9,789	Mayport, FL
CG-65	Chosin	1991	567	9,809	Pearl Harbor, HI
CG-66	Hue City	1991	567	9,997	Mayport, FL	ESG-(4?)
CG-67	Shiloh   pic	1992	567	9,969	San Diego, CA
CG-68	Anzio	1992	567	9,867	Norfolk, VA.
CG-69	Vicksburg	1992	567	9,897	Mayport, FL.
CG-70	Lake Erie	1993	567	9.855	Pearl Harbor, HI
CG-71	Cape St. George	1993	567	9,983	Norfolk, VA
CG-72	Vella Gulf	1993	567	9,855	Norfolk, VA
CG-73	Port Royal	1994	567	9,970	Pearl Harbor, HI.	ESG-1
The first five CGs were designed as Aegis superstructure on Spruance class hulls for anti-aircraft operations. They cannot fire vertical Tomahawks and are being retired, as are all Spruance destroyers.
Destroyer		5 ships remain
	SPRUANCE Class		563		Crew: O=24-31, E=272-345	aluminum superstructure
DD-963	Spruance *	1975	563	9,040	Mayport, FL
DD-964	Paul F. Foster	1976	563	9,282	Everett, WA	decomm 6April'04
DD-975	O'Brien	1977	563	9,300	to US May'04	decomm 24Sept'04
DD-978	Stump	1978	563	9,063	Norfolk, VA	decomm Oct22
DD-985	Cushing	1979	563	9,533	Yokosuka, Japan
DD-987	O'Bannon	1979	563	9,494	Mayport, FL
DD-988	Thorn pic	1980	563	9,156	Norfolk, VA	decomm Aug25
DD-992	Fletcher	1980	563	9,040	Pearl Harbor, HI	decomm 1Oct'04
Eight destroyers decommissioned in 2003. All to be mouthballed by the end of 2005.
Recently retired Radford (DD-968)[pic] to become prototype of new DDX type . Fall 2004-Fall'05.
Destroyer, Guided Missile		42 ships
	ARLEIGH BURKE Class		505	steel	Crew: O-26, E-315
DDG-51	Arleigh Burke*	1991	505	8,300	Norfolk, VA
DDG-52	Barry	1992	505	8,927	Norfolk, VA
DDG-53	John Paul Jones	1993	505	8,926	Norfolk|San Diego.
DDG-54	Curtis Wilbur	1993	505	8,842	Yokosuka, Japan.
DDG-55	Stout	1994	505	8,928	Norfolk, VA.
DDG-56	John S. McCain	1994	505	8,829	Yokosuka, Japan.
DDG-57	Mitscher	1994	505	8,948	Norfolk, VA.
DDG-58	Laboon	1995	505	8,856	Norfolk, VA.
DDG-59	Russell	1995	505	9,045	Pearl Harbor, HI.
DDG-60	Paul Hamilton	1995	505	8,870	Pearl Harbor, HI.
DDG-61	Ramage	1995	505	8,943	Norfolk, VA.
DDG-62	Fitzgerald	1995	505	8,929	Yokosuka, Japan.	arrived 30Sept
DDG-63	Stethem	1995	505	9,000	San Diego, CA.
DDG-64	Carney	1996	505	8,886	Mayport, FL.
DDG-65	Benfold	1996	505	9,014	San Diego, CA
DDG-66	Gonzalez	1996	505	8,854	Norfolk, VA
DDG-67	Cole	1996	505	8,889	Norfolk, VA
DDG-68	The Sullivans	1997	505	8.900	Mayport, FL	ESG-(4?)
DDG-69	Milius	1996	505	8.982	San Diego, CA
DDG-70	Hopper	1997	505	8,900	Pearl Harbor, HI	ESG-3
DDG-71	Ross	1997	505	8,958	Norfolk, VA
DDG-72	Mahan	1998	505	8,940	Norfolk, VA
DDG-73	Decatur	1998	505	8,886	San Diego, CA	ESG-1
DDG-74	McFaul	1998	505	8,915	Norfolk, VA	ESG-2
DDG-75	Donald Cook [pic]	1998	505	8,900	Norfolk, VA
DDG-76	Higgins	1999	505	8,756	San Diego, CA
DDG-77	O'Kane	1999	505	8,738	Pearl Harbor, HI
DDG-78	Porter	1999	505	8,929	Norfolk, VA
DDG-79	Oscar Austin	2000	511	9,200	Norfolk, VA
DDG-80	Roosevelt	2000	511	8,344	Mayport, FL
DDG-81	Churchill	2001	511	9,157	Norfolk, VA
DDG-82	Lassen	2001	511	8,344	San Diego, CA
DDG-83	Howard	2001	511	8,344	San Diego, CA
DDG-84	Bulkeley	2001	511	8,344	Norfolk, VA
DDG-85	McCampbell	2002	511	8,344	San Diego, CA
DDG-86	Shoup	2002	511	8,340	Everett, WA
DDG-87	Mason	2003Jan	511	8,344	Norfolk, VA	O-26, E-330
DDG-88	Preble	2002	509	9,217	San Diego, CA	ESG-3   O-32, E-348
DDG-89	Mustin	2003July	509	8,373	San Diego, CA
DDG-90	Chafee	2003Oct	509	8.373	Pearl Harbor
DDG-91	Pinckney	2004May	509	9,300	San Diego. RMS	Comm 29May04
DDG-92	Momson	2004Oct	511	9,200	to Everett, WA	Comm 28Oct'04
DDG-93	Chung-Hoon	2004July	511	8,373	to PearlH10July'04	Comm 18Sep'04
DDG-94	Nitze	2005	511	9,200	trials 27Oct'04
DDG-95	James E Williams	2004Dec	510	9,200	comm 14Dec'04
DDG-96	Bainbridge	200_			named 26Dec'02
DDG-97	Halsey	200_	510	9,300	christen 17Jan04
DDG-98	Forrest Sherman	2005	510	9,200	named 24Jan03	christen 2Oct04
DDG-99	Farragut	200_			named 24Jan03
DDG-100	Kidd	200_			named 23Apr04
Frigate, Guided Missile		25 ships
	OLIVER PERRY Class				Crew:O=17-19, E=195-200	aluminum superstructure
FFG-8	McInerney	1979	453	4,052	Mayport, FL
FFG-32	John L. Hall	1982	445	4,091	Pascagoula, MS
FFG-33	Jarrett	1983	445	4,092	San Diego, CA	ESG-1
FFG-36	Underwood	1983	453	4,082	Mayport, FL	ESG-(4?)
FFG-37	Crommelin	1983	453	4,089	Pearl Harbor, HI
FFG-40	Halyburton	1984	453	4,112	Mayport, FL
FFG-41	McClusky	1983	453	4,092	San Diego, CA
FFG-43	Thach	1984	453	4,091	San Diego, CA
FFG-45	De Wert	1983	453	4,047	Mayport, FL
FFG-46	Rentz	1984	453	4,014	San Diego, CA	al,19,198
FFG-47	Nicholas	1984	453	4,092	Norfolk, VA.
FFG-48	Vandegrift	1988	453	4,083	Yokosuka, Japan.
FFG-49	Robert G. Bradley	1984	453	4,057	Mayport, FL
FFG-50	Taylor	1984	453	4,047	Mayport, FL
FFG-51	Gary	1984	453	4,062	Yokosuka, Japan
FFG-52	Carr	1985	453	4,075	Norfolk, VA
FFG-53	Hawes	1985	453	4,092	Norfolk, VA
FFG-54	Ford	1985	453	4,108	Everett, WA
FFG-55	Elrod	1985	453	4,031	Norfolk, VA
FFG-56	Simpson	1985	453	4,029	Mayport, FL	al,19,198
FFG-57	Reuben James	1986	453	4,097	Pearl Harbor, HI
FFG-58	Samuel B. Roberts	1986	453	4,044	Mayport, FL
FFG-59	Kauffman	1987	453	4,064	Norfolk, VA
FFG-60	Rodney M. Davis	1987	453	4,037	Everett, WA
FFG-61	Ingraham	1989	453	4,020	Everett, WA
Mine Countermeasures		9 ships			Wood hull
MCM-5	Guardian	1989	224	1,370	Sasebo, Japan
MCM 6	Devastator	1990	224	1,373	Ingleside, TX
MCM 7	Patriot	1991	224	1,373	Sasebo, Japan
MCM 8	Scout	1990	224	1,371	Ingleside, TX
MCM 9	Pioneer	1992	224	1,388	Ingleside, TX
MCM 10	Warrior	1993	224	1,374	Ingleside, TX
MCM 12	Ardent	1994	224	1,406	Manana, Bahrain
MCM 13	Dextrous	1994	224	1,416	Manana, Bahrain
MCM-14	Chief	1994	224	1,450	Ingleside, TX
Submarine, Attack		54 ships	363ft	6,000	Crew:O-15, E-101	nuclear
LOCAL SUPPORT FORCE
Minehunter, Coastal		2 ships			Plastic hull
MHC-60	Cardinal	1997	188	920	Manana, Bahrain
MHC-61	Raven	1998	188	880	Manana, Bahrain
Patrol, Coastal		13 ships
PC-2	Temptest #	1993	170	334	Norfolk, VA	stl,5,23
PC-3	Hurricane	1993	170	334	San Diego, CA
PC-4	Monsoon #	1993	170	334	San Diego	USCG
PC-5	Typhoon	1993	170	334	Norfolk (Little Creek)	Persian Gulf
PC-6	Sirocco	1994	170	334	Norfolk (Little Creek)	Persian Gulf
PC-7	Squall	1994	170	334	San Diego
PC-8	Zephyr #	1994	170	334	San Diego	USCG
PC-9	Chinook	1995	170	334	Norfolk (Little Creek)	returned'04
PC-10	Firebolt	1995	170	334	Norfolk (Little Creek)	returned'04
PC-11	Whirlwind	1995	170	334	Norfolk (Little Creek)
PC-12	Thunderbolt	1995	170	334	Norfolk (Little Creek)
PC-13	Shamal #	1996	170	334	Norfolk (Little Creek)
PC-14	Tornado* #	2000	179	387	Norfolk (Little Creek)	al,4,24
# - Five PCs, previously Special Forces units, will be lease-transfered to Coast Guard Oct'04 as homeland security cutters. They have been operating with USCG law enforcement detachments since Nov'01. Tempest, Shamal and Tornado will move home port to Pascagoula; Monsoon and Zephyr will continue to be stationed in San Diego. Modification adds 9-foot boat launching system.   Cyclone (PC-1) decommissioned Feb'00 and given the the Coast Guard but found to expensive to operate at the time, then donated to Philippine Navy, commissioned 8Mar'04 as Marian O Alvarez.
Coast Guard Cutters
WHEC 716	Dallas	1967	378 ft	3,250
WHEC 719	Boutwell	1968	378	3,250
WPC(?)	# above	5 PC	179	334	2-Off, 25-Enlist
exPC-4	Monsoon #	1993	170	334	San Diego
ex-PC-8	Zephyr #	1994	170	334	San Diego
WPB	Patrol Boats	8 cutters	110	154
Active Reserve:
FFG 28	Boone	1982	445	4,080	Mayport, FL
FFG 29	Stephen W. Groves	1982	445	4,090	Pascagoula, MS
FFG 38	Curts	1983	454	4,090	San Diego, CA
FFG 39	Doyle	1983	453	4,050	Mayport, FL
FFG 41	McClusky	1983	453	4,090	San Diego, CA
FFG 42	Klakring	1983	453	4,030	Mayport, FL
FFG 56	Simpson	1985	453	4,030	Mayport, FL
FFG 60	Rodney M. Davis	1987	453	4,030	Everett, WA
MCM 1	Avenger	1987	224	1,360	Ingleside, TX
MCM 2	Defender	1989	224	1,360	Ingleside, TX
MCM 3	Sentry	1989	224	1,360	Ingleside, TX
MCM 4	Champion	1991	224	1,375	Ingleside, TX
MCM 11	Gladiator	1993	224	1,400	Ingleside, TX
MHC 51	Osprey	1993	188	900	Ingleside, TX
Mark 6 Anti-swimmer dolphin system.
Bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions. A dolphin unit deployed in Bahrain protects warships 24/7.
STRATEGIC FORCE :		14 ships		Arms : 24 missile tubs, 7 ft dia , about 40 feet long
Submarine, Ballistic			560ft	17,000	Crew: O-13, E-140	nuclear
AMPHIBIOUS :		37 ships
AUXILIARY :		17 ships
TOTAL :		259 ships
Military Sealift Command		177 ships

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Changes : ex-USS Hayler (DD-997), a Spruance-class destroyer, Best in the Fleet award winner, decommissioned in 2003, was sunk in weapons training.

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