250 years ago, a Navy was born - forged in the fight for freedom, built to defend a nation, and ready to meet every challenge since. ⚓️
From wooden ships to nuclear carriers, from signal flags to satellites - the U.S. Navy stands ready on every horizon.
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Celebrating 250 years maritime strength and global security! 🌊⚓️ @US7thFleet leads the way in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific, strengthening alliances, and deterring aggression. Here’s to 250 years of defending freedom and ensuring peace through strength! 🇺🇸🌍 #Navy250 #7thFleet #PeaceThroughStrength
The current navigation officer of Bath-Built USS Shiloh (CG 67) is Navy Lt. Caitlin Dailey. More than two decades ago, her father, retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Donald Dailey, served in the same role on the same ship. "It's really special that I get to serve on board the same ship as my dad because even though we are thousands of miles apart, I get to feel close to him," she said. Launched in 1990, the ship is currently at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii.
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There’s many compelling examples of why our shipbuilders earned the “Bath-built best-built” reputation. One of the most notable is the story of Bath-built USS Laffey (DD 724). The Sumner-class destroyer was part of the invasion force during the World War II battle of D-Day, then was moved to the Pacific theater.
On April 16, 1945, as it was sailing near Okinawa, some 50 Japanese kamikaze planes closed in on the destroyer. Laffey was hit by four bombs and six kamikazes. When the last attack ended, the destroyer was on fire and its rudder was jammed but still Laffey did not sink. It was towed away and, after temporary repairs, sailed back to the U.S. Laffey survived to fight in the Korean War and earned the nickname “The Ship That Would Not Die”.
Vessels at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington - September 22, 2025
- USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser
- USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser
- USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser
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Taking the scenic route. ⚓️❄️
USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), USS Mahan (DDG 72), HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl (F-314), HNoMS Steil (P-963), and HNoMS Maud (A-530) transit the Soroysundet off the northern coast of Norway above the Arctic Circle. 🇺🇸🇳🇴
Destroyer Squadron Two, as a part of Carrier Strike Group 12, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and defend U.S. Allied and partner interests in the region.
📸 MC2 Alice Husted
#Warfighting #Readiness #PeaceThroughStrength
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) lost an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 and a tow tractor as the aircraft carrier operated in the Red Sea, April 28. Full statement here: https://t.co/6WVScLKiRj
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier coming into Norfolk, Virginia - September 24, 2024 #ussgeraldrford#cvn78
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USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departed on a regularly scheduled deployment today to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, demonstrating the commitment and power projection capability of the Navy’s globally deployed force. ⚓️💪
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier leaving Norfolk, Virginia on deployment to the Red Sea - September 23, 2024 #ussharrystruman#cvn75
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🚢⚓ USS New Jersey (SSN 796) is now commissioned and ready for service! The Navy's latest Virginia-class submarine joins the fleet. Watch the video to learn more about the Navy's newest sub. #USSNewJersey#USNavy#Submarine#NavalPower
Today we honor the heroes, victims and survivors of 9/11. USS New York (LPD 21), USS Arlington (LPD 24), and USS Somerset (LPD 25), were named in honor of the victims and first responders of 9/11. #NeverForget