List of currently active United States military watercraft explained
The United States military has numerous types of watercraft, operated by the Navy, including Naval Special Warfare Command and Military Sealift Command, as well as the Coast Guard, Army and Air Force
Commissioned ships (USN)
See main article: List of current ships of the United States Navy.
Aircraft carriers
Amphibious assault ships
Amphibious command ships
Amphibious transport docks
Attack submarines
- – 24 active
- – 3 active
- – 22 active
Ballistic missile submarines
Classic frigate
Cruisers
Destroyers
Dock landing ships
Expeditionary mobile base
- (sub-variant of the expeditionary transfer dock)
Guided missile submarines
Littoral combat ships
Mine countermeasures ships
Submarine tenders
Technical research ship
- – currently held captive by North Korea. Still in commission, but not counted as part of the deployed combat fleet.
Non-commissioned ships (MSC)
See main article: List of Military Sealift Command ships and Maritime Prepositioning ship. (List includes "Support" and "Ready Reserve Force" ships)
Cable repair ships
Cargo and replenishment ships
- – 8 active
- – 7 active
- – 3 active
- – 2 active
- – 2 active
- – 14 active
- – 15 active
Crane ships
Expeditionary transfer dock
-
- Expeditionary Mobile Base (ESB) – 3 active (2 commissioned)
High speed vessels
- Stand-alone vessels;
Hospital ships
Landing craft
Salvage ships
Surveillance, intelligence and survey vessels
- – 1 active
- – 1 active
- – 6 active
- – 2 active
- – 4 active
Tug boats
- – 4 active
- – 8 active
- – 6 active
Special Warfare and Coastal Riverine Force (NSW)
See also: United States Naval Special Warfare Command.
Surface craft
Swimmer delivery vehicles
Cutters (USCG)
Patrol ships
Patrol boats
Icebreakers
- Stand-alone vessels;
Tenders
Support craft (US Army)
Logistics support vessel
Landing craft
Tug boats
Support craft (USAF)
Tug boats
Recovery craft
- 82nd ATRS drone recovery watercraft (x3 120 ft recovery vessels, x2 smaller boats)
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: US Navy to lease high-speed transport to Bay Ferries. 24 March 2016.
- Web site: Refit Completed on Leased U.S. Navy Fast Ferry.
- Web site: Navy's stealthy Combatant Craft Assault boats operating in Middle Eastern waters. 3 August 2017.
- Web site: Meet the new CCM Mk1 naval special warfare craft of the US Special Forces.
- Web site: Combatant Craft Medium (CCM).
- Web site: Internal Server Error.
- Web site: SOF looks to next generation Combatant Craft Heavy - Shephard Media.
- Web site: USCG: About Us - Aircraft & Cutters . www.uscg.mil . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070518052503/http://www.uscg.mil/datasheet/25rbs.asp . 2007-05-18.