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Prefix for commissioned warships in the United States Navy
United States Ship (abbreviated as USS or U.S.S.) is a ship prefix used to identify a commissioned ship of the United States Navy and applies to a ship
United_States_Ship
The United States Navy has approximately 460 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 35 ships are proposed or scheduled
List of current ships of the United States Navy
List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy
The names of commissioned ships of the United States Navy all start with USS, for United States Ship. Non-commissioned, primarily civilian-crewed vessels
United_States_Navy_ships
1951 American ocean liner
ship was designed by American naval architect William Francis Gibbs and could have been converted into a troopship if required by the United States Navy
SS_United_States
Type of abbreviation used to describe ships
to the NOAAS prefix. A United States Navy ship that is not in active commission does not hold the title of United States Ship with simply the name without
Ship_prefix
Traditional naming patterns used by American naval ships
Naming conventions for ships of the United States Navy were established by congressional action at least as early as 1862. Title 13, section 1531, of the
United States ship naming conventions
United_States_ship_naming_conventions
List of United States Navy ships is a comprehensive listing of all ships that have been in service to the United States Navy during the history of that
List of United States Navy ships
List_of_United_States_Navy_ships
US Navy owned ship prefix type
United States Naval Ship (USNS) is the prefix designation given to non-commissioned ships that are property of the United States Navy (USN). United States
United_States_Naval_Ship
following is a list of museum ships of the United States military, specifically the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard. It represents a
List of museum ships of the United States military
List_of_museum_ships_of_the_United_States_military
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with A and B. For a list exclusively
List of United States Navy ships: A–B
List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_A–B
Azerbaijan, while maritime targets included vessels of the United States Navy and Thai-flagged ships operating in the region. Iranian attacks killed one person
List of attacks during the 2026 Iran war
List_of_attacks_during_the_2026_Iran_war
List of ships with the same or similar names
Eight ships used in the service of the United States or of the Colonial Forces of the United States Revolutionary War (six of which were United States Navy
List of ships of the United States Navy named Enterprise
List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy_named_Enterprise
Commissioned vessel of the U.S. Coast Guard
82' Point-class cutter (WPB) List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard United States Ship "Frequently Asked Questions". U.S. Coast Guard Historic
United States Coast Guard Cutter
United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
This is a list of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships. This type of ship has been in use with the US Navy since World War I. Ship status is indicated
List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
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United States maritime flag
all-military United States Ship [ship prefix USS] versus a part-military/part-civilian crewed United States Naval Ship [ship prefix USNS]) in front-line
Jack_of_the_United_States
table below is a list of United States Navy ships named after U.S. states. The practice of naming commissioned ships for U.S. states and territories dates
List of United States Navy ships named after U.S. states
List_of_United_States_Navy_ships_named_after_U.S._states
Rank in the United States uniformed services, O-6
In the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHS Corps), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Captain_(United_States_O-6)
Shipyards in the United States built dozens of deepwater passenger ships from 1900 to 1958. Their construction was spurred by the Merchant Marine Act
List of passenger ships built in the United States
List_of_passenger_ships_built_in_the_United_States
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with G and H. For a list exclusively
List of United States Navy ships: G–H
List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_G–H
vague as ships arriving in Australia were retained by United States Forces in Australia (USFIA) for operations in Australia. Some of these ships, acquired
List of ships of the United States Army
List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Army
Tidal estuary in New York City
construction of the canal. Construction of the Harlem River Ship Canal – officially the United States Ship Canal – finally started in January 1888. The canal would
Spuyten_Duyvil_Creek
First of the six original frigates of the U.S. Navy
retaking Norfolk, Virginia, but the aged and damaged ship was not returned to service; instead, United States was held at the Norfolk Navy Yard until she was
USS_United_States_(1797)
Topics referred to by the same term
London Ship Inn (brewpub), New Jersey, United States Ship Inn, Aldborough, North Yorkshire, England The Ship, Scarborough, North Yorkshire Ship Inn (Pennsylvania)
Ship_(disambiguation)
US naval inventory classification system
The United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) use a hull classification symbol
Hull_classification_symbol
Hospital ships of many types have been part of the United States Navy at least since 1798. Their special status has been internationally recognised under
List of United States Navy hospital ships
List_of_United_States_Navy_hospital_ships
the United States Navy. It covers the various types of ships that support the frontline combat vessels of the United States Navy. Auxiliary ships which
List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy
List_of_auxiliaries_of_the_United_States_Navy
a list of ships of the line of the United States Navy. Because of the operating expense, a number of these were never launched. These ships were maintained
List of ships of the line of the United States Navy
List_of_ships_of_the_line_of_the_United_States_Navy
Canceled American supercarrier
USS United States (CVA-58) was to be the lead ship of a new design of aircraft carrier. On 29 July 1948, President Harry Truman approved construction of
USS_United_States_(CVA-58)
of United States Navy ships named after persons and places commemorating the Confederate States of America. The US Navy has named at least 26 ships after
List of United States Navy ships commemorating the Confederate States of America
List_of_United_States_Navy_ships_commemorating_the_Confederate_States_of_America
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with N and O. For a list exclusively
List of United States Navy ships: N–O
List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_N–O
Maritime service branch of the U.S. military
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and is designated as the navy of the United States in the
United_States_Navy
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with W to Z. For a list exclusively
List of United States Navy ships: W–Z
List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_W–Z
Seagoing vessels that carry mail under contract with the United States Postal Service
United States Mail Ship, usually abbreviated to USMS or USM, is a ship prefix used for seagoing vessels that carry mail under contract with the United
United_States_Mail_Ship
As part of Operation Southern Spear, the United States enacted a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers traveling in and out of Venezuela on 17 December 2025
2025–2026 United States oil blockade of Venezuela
2025–2026_United_States_oil_blockade_of_Venezuela
and the United States. This includes "ships preserved in museums" defined broadly, but is intended to be limited to substantial (large) ships or, in a
List of museum ships in North America
List_of_museum_ships_in_North_America
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with I, J and K. For a list exclusively
List of United States Navy ships: I–K
List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_I–K
(ORV-16)). Other ships would use the prefix "USAFS", for "United States Air Force Ship". The initial twelve Atlantic Missile Range ships were modified World
List of ships of the United States Air Force
List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with S. For a list exclusively of
List of United States Navy ships: S
List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_S
flags in the United States describing the evolution of the flag of the United States, as well as other flags used within the United States, such as the
List of flags of the United States
List_of_flags_of_the_United_States
US cargo ship class of WWII
Liberty ships are a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Although British in concept
Liberty_ship
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with C. For a list exclusively of
List of United States Navy ships: C
List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_C
List of United States Navy and Coast Guard ships lost during World War II, from 31 October 1941 to 31 December 1946, sorted by type and name. This listing
List of United States Navy losses in World War II
List_of_United_States_Navy_losses_in_World_War_II
glossary defines the various types of ships and accessory watercraft that have been used in service of the United States. Such service is mainly defined as
Glossary of watercraft types in service of the United States
Glossary_of_watercraft_types_in_service_of_the_United_States
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with M. For a list exclusively of
List of United States Navy ships: M
List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_M
U.S. guided-missile frigates under construction
littoral combat ships of the Freedom and Independence classes. The U.S. Navy announced the FFG(X) frigate project in the United States Department of Defense's
Constellation-class_frigate
Ship used to carry soldiers
service) List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships § Attack Transport (APA) List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships § Amphibious Transport
Troopship
List of ships with the same or similar names
SS United States is the name of the following ships named for the United States: SS United States (1860), a merchant wrecked in 1861 SS United States (1862)
List of ships named SS United States
List_of_ships_named_SS_United_States
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with T, U and V. For a list exclusively
List of United States Navy ships: T–V
List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_T–V
class/type of ship CGN – Cruiser, Guided Missile, Nuclear, class/type of ship (outdated) CHC – Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy CHENG – Chief
List_of_U.S._Navy_acronyms
Indiana-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy
class of pre-dreadnought battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1890s. The three ships were built as part of a modernization program aimed
USS_Oregon_(BB-3)
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with L. For a list exclusively of
List of United States Navy ships: L
List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_L
1988 novel by William Brinkley
The Last Ship is a 1988 post-apocalyptic fiction novel by American writer William Brinkley. The Last Ship tells the story of a United States Navy guided
The_Last_Ship_(novel)
American passenger and shipping line
by the United States in 1917. The ships were owned by the USSB and all finances of the line were controlled by the EFC. Among the notable ships of this
United_States_Lines
Stalwart-class surveillance ship
Vindicator (T-AGOS-3) was a United States Navy Stalwart-class modified tactical auxiliary general ocean surveillance ship that was in service from 1984
USNS_Vindicator
U.S. civilian mariners
American-owned ships are flagged in other nations. The federal government maintains fleets of merchant ships managed by the United States Maritime Administration
United_States_Merchant_Marine
List of ships with the same or similar names
A number of ships have been named United States, after the United States. PS United States (1847), an American trans-Atlantic sidewheel, built by William
List of ships named United States
List_of_ships_named_United_States
US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
(CVN-72) is the fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. It is the third Navy ship to have been named after the former president Abraham
USS_Abraham_Lincoln_(CVN-72)
Pollution of cruise ships in the United States
pollution, and a few other states have entered into voluntary agreements with industry to address management of cruise ship discharges. Meanwhile, the
Cruise ship pollution in the United States
Cruise_ship_pollution_in_the_United_States
Barque used as a sail training ship for the US Coast Guard Academy
and officer candidates, but the ship also performs a public relations role for the Coast Guard and the United States. Often, Eagle makes calls at foreign
USCGC_Eagle_(WIX-327)
Ship type
The Type C3 ship were the third type of cargo ship designed by the United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) in the late 1930s. As it had done with the
Type_C3_ship
U.S. service academy
The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA or Kings Point) is a United States service academy in Kings Point, New York. It trains its midshipmen
United States Merchant Marine Academy
United_States_Merchant_Marine_Academy
First six ships of the United States Navy
(equivalent to $18.6 million in 2024). These ships were built during the formative years of the United States Navy, on the recommendation of designer Joshua
Original six frigates of the United States Navy
Original_six_frigates_of_the_United_States_Navy
of the United States Coast Guard. Originally, the Coast Guard used the term cutter in its traditional sense, as a type of small sailing ship. Larger
List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard
List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard
Ship prefix used in the United Kingdom and some other monarchies
His (or Her) Majesty's Ship, abbreviated HMS and H.M.S., is the ship prefix used for ships of the navy in some monarchies. Derivative terms such as HMAS
His_Majesty's_Ship
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with D, E and F. For a list exclusively
List of United States Navy ships: D–F
List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_D–F
American vessel, 1858–1871
Wanderer was the penultimate documented ship to bring an illegal cargo of enslaved people from Africa to the United States, landing at Jekyll Island, Georgia
Wanderer_(slave_ship)
1797 heavy frigate of the U.S. Navy
1840s. During the American Civil War, she served as a training ship for the United States Naval Academy. She carried American artwork and industrial displays
USS_Constitution
American amphibious transport dock (1964–2005)
"Operation Steel Pike I", a complex training exercise involving over 80 ships and United States and Spanish troops. It closed the coast of Spain off Huelva on
USS_La_Salle_(AGF-3)
This is a list of Victory ships. Victory ships were a type of cargo ship which were mass-produced in the United States during World War II. In the following
List_of_Victory_ships
Ocean liner and cruise ship from 1940 to 1994
SS America was an ocean liner and cruise ship built in the United States in 1940 for the United States Lines and designed by the noted American naval
SS_America_(1939)
Heavy cruiser of the United States Navy
USS Baltimore (CA-68) was the lead ship of her class of heavy cruiser, the fifth ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Baltimore, Maryland
USS_Baltimore_(CA-68)
Class of United States Navy logistics ships
combat support ships were a class of four United States Navy supply ships used to refuel, rearm, and restock ships in the United States Navy in both the
Sacramento-class fast combat support ship
Sacramento-class_fast_combat_support_ship
Ocean liner and troopship (1905–1957)
in damage, the ship was rebuilt and back in service by the following year. In April 1931, America ended her service for the United States Lines and was
SS_Amerika_(1905)
Military department in the Department of Defense
The United States Department of the Navy (DON) is one of the three military departments within the United States Department of Defense. It was established
United States Department of the Navy
United_States_Department_of_the_Navy
American tracking ship
ship acquired by the United States Navy in 1960 and converted from her SS Niantic Victory Victory ship cargo configuration to a missile tracking ship
USNS_Watertown
WWII-era naval vessel camouflage schemes of the United States Navy
In 1935, the United States Navy Naval Research Laboratory began studies and tests on low visibility ship camouflage. Research continued through World
World War II ship camouflage measures of the United States Navy
World_War_II_ship_camouflage_measures_of_the_United_States_Navy
The United States Navy reclassified many of its surface vessels in 1975, changing terminology and hull classification symbols for cruisers, frigates,
United States Navy 1975 ship reclassification
United_States_Navy_1975_ship_reclassification
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with Q and R. For a list exclusively
List of United States Navy ships: Q–R
List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_Q–R
(WAGB-278) was a United States Coast Guard Wind-class icebreaker. Laid down on 9 June 1942 and launched on 28 December 1942, the ship was commissioned
USCGC_Staten_Island
US Navy training ship in service 1943–1945
USS Sable (IX-81) was a United States Navy training ship during World War II, originally built as the passenger ship Greater Buffalo, a sidewheel excursion
USS_Sable
Second-class battleship of the United States Navy
12 in (300 mm) guns, became Texas, the first ship named in honor of that state to be built by the United States. The Navy Department conducted an international
USS_Texas_(1892)
Ocean liner (1913–1946)
facility were seized by the US government. The ship was placed under the control of the United States Shipping Board. It was given July 1917 to the US
SS_Vaterland_(1913)
Kearsarge-class pre-dreadnought battleship
number: BB-5), was the name ship of the Kearsarge class of pre-dreadnought battleships built during the 1890 for the United States Navy. Instead of being named
USS_Kearsarge_(BB-5)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
was appointed captain of Planter, the first black man to command a United States ship, and served in that position until 1866. Planter was a sidewheel steamer
USS_Planter_(1860)
German ocean liner and American troop transport
by the neutral United States. After that country entered the war in April 1917, the ship was seized and turned over to the United States Navy, and renamed
SS Kronprinzessin Cecilie (1906)
SS_Kronprinzessin_Cecilie_(1906)
90-gun ship of the line in the United States Navy
USS Columbus was a 92-gun ship of the line in the United States Navy. Although construction of the warship was authorized by Congress on 2 January 1813
USS_Columbus_(1819)
Victory ship of the United States
The SS United States Victory was the fourth Victory ship built during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding program. She was launched by the California
SS_United_States_Victory
Ocean liner built in 1908 for the North German Lloyd
United States. The ship was also known as USS George Washington (ID-3018) and USAT George Washington in service of the United States Navy and United States
SS_George_Washington
Vulcan-class repair ship of the United States Navy
USS Jason (AR-8) was the fourth of the Vulcan class repair ship of the United States Navy in service from 1944 to 1995, serving in World War II, Korea
USS_Jason_(AR-8)
Iowa-class battleship
battleship built for the United States Navy (USN) in the 1940s and is currently a museum ship. Completed in 1944, the ship was assigned to the Pacific
USS_Wisconsin_(BB-64)
Des Moines-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy
third and last ship of the Des Moines-class of heavy cruisers in the United States Navy. She was the first fully air-conditioned surface ship and the last
USS_Newport_News_(CA-148)
cruise ships and river boats in the United States. Due to the Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886, these are the only overnight passenger ships currently
List of U.S. flagged cruise ships
List_of_U.S._flagged_cruise_ships
Iowa-class battleship of the U.S. Navy
the United States Navy (USN) in the 1940s and is now a museum ship. Completed in 1944, she is the last battleship commissioned by the United States. The
USS_Missouri_(BB-63)
World War II List of current ships of the United States Navy List of escort carriers of the United States Navy List of ships of World War II List of sunken
List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
List_of_aircraft_carriers_of_the_United_States_Navy
Topics referred to by the same term
of the United States Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States A metonym
Washington
One of the four census regions of the United States
The Northeastern United States (also referred to as the Northeast, the East Coast, or the American Northeast) form one of the four census regions defined
Northeastern_United_States
Flagships of the commander of a fleet
the United States Navy operates two command ships, USS Blue Ridge and USS Mount Whitney, both of the purpose-built Blue Ridge class. Two command ships, USS La
Command_ship
US Navy transport ship (1899–1932)
USS Pocahontas (SP-3044) was a transport ship for the United States Navy in World War I. She was originally the Reichspostdampfer Prinzess Irene, a Barbarossa-class
USS_Pocahontas_(ID-3044)
United States Navy. Ship status is indicated as either currently active [A] (including ready reserve), inactive [I], or precommissioning [P]. Ships in
List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy
List_of_mine_warfare_vessels_of_the_United_States_Navy
Cannon-class destroyer escort
escort that served in the United States Navy and later in the Hellenic (Greek) Navy. Following service during World War II, the ship was transferred to Greece
USS_Slater
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