List of current ships of the United States Navy

The United States Navy has approximately 465 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 40 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 95 new ships are in either the planning and ordering stages or under construction, according to the Naval Vessel Register and published reports. This list includes ships that are owned and leased by the US Navy; ships that are formally commissioned, by way of ceremony, and non-commissioned. Ships denoted with the prefix "USS" are commissioned ships. Prior to commissioning, ships may be described as a pre-commissioning unit or PCU, but are officially referred to by name with no prefix. US Navy support ships are often non-commissioned ships organized and operated by Military Sealift Command. Among these support ships, those denoted "USNS" are owned by the US Navy. Those denoted by "MV" or "SS" are chartered.

Current ships include commissioned warships that are in active service, as well as ships that are part of Military Sealift Command, the support component and the Ready Reserve Force, that while non-commissioned, are still part of the effective force of the US Navy. Future ships listed are those that are in the planning stages, or are currently under construction, from having the keel laid to fitting out and final sea trials.

There exist a number of former US Navy ships which are museum ships (not listed here), some of which may be US government-owned. One of these, USS Constitution, a three-masted tall ship, is one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy. She is the oldest naval vessel afloat, and still retains her commission (and hence is listed here), as a special commemoration for that ship alone.

Current ships

This is an alphabetical list of current United States Navy ships by name. For the list by class, see List of equipment of the United States Navy.

Commissioned

Note

A Both USS Constitution and USS Pueblo are commissioned vessels, but are not considered part of the active combat fleet.

Non-commissioned

A Submarine and special warfare support vessel

Support

A Submarine and Special Warfare Support Vessel

Ready Reserve Force ships

Ready Reserve Force ships are maintained by the United States Maritime Administration and are part of the United States Navy ship inventory. If activated, these ships would be operated by Military Sealift Command.

Reserve fleet

Future ships

Under construction

Note: Ships listed here may be referred to as "pre-commissioning unit" or "PCU" in various sources including US Navy webpages. While 'PCU' might be used informally as a prefix in some sources, it is not an official ship prefix. Ships listed here may be delivered to United States Navy but are not actively commissioned

On order

The following ships have been ordered but have not yet had their keel laid down, and therefore have not reached 'under construction' status.

Fleet totals

Commissioned (USS) – 233

  • Aircraft carrier – 11
  • Amphibious assault ship – 9
  • Amphibious command ship – 2
  • Amphibious transport dock – 13
  • Attack submarine – 48
  • Ballistic missile submarine – 14
  • Classic frigate – 1
  • Cruiser – 7 (of 20)
  • Destroyer – 76
  • Dock landing ship – 10 (of 12)
  • Expeditionary mobile base – 4
  • Guided missile submarine – 4
  • Littoral Combat Ship – 1
  • Littoral combat ship – 26 (of 31)
  • Mine countermeasures ship – 4
  • Submarine tender – 2
  • Technical research ship – 1

Non-commissioned (USNS) – 85

  • Cable ship – 1
  • Dry cargo ship – 14
  • Expeditionary fast transport – 12
  • Expeditionary transfer dock – 2
  • Fast combat support ship – 2
  • Fleet ocean tug – 1
  • High speed transport – 2
  • Hospital ship – 2
  • Instrumentation ship – 1 (of 2)
  • Maritime prepositioning ship – 4
  • Ocean surveillance ship – 5
  • Offshore supply vessel – 1
  • Replenishment oiler – 17
  • S.A.S.W.S Vessel A – 4
  • Salvage ship – 2 (of 4)
  • Survey ship – 7
  • Vehicle cargo ship – 8 (of 57)

Support (MV, RV – or no prefix) – 66

  • Barracks ship – 21
  • Container ship – 5
  • Dry dock – 2
  • Fast sea frame – 1
  • Fuel tanker – 5
  • Harbor tug – 12
  • Large harbor tug – 5
  • Oceanographic research ship – 6
  • S.A.S.W.S Vessel A – 4
  • Sea-based X-band Radar – 1
  • Self Defense Test Ship – 1
  • Torpedo trials craft – 2
  • Unclassified miscellaneous – 1

Ready Reserve Force ships (MV, SS, GTS) – 55

  • Aviation logistics support ship – 2
  • Crane ship – 4
  • Vehicle cargo ship – 49 (of 57)

Reserve Fleet ships (USS, USNS) – 26

  • Cruiser – 13 (of 20)
  • Dock landing ship – 2 (of 12)
  • Dry dock – 1
  • Expeditionary fast transport – 2
  • Instrumentation ship – 1 (of 2)
  • Littoral combat ship – 5 (of 31)
  • Salvage ship – 2 (of 4)

Under construction – 48

  • Aircraft carrier – 3
  • Amphibious assault ship – 2
  • Amphibious transport dock – 2
  • Attack submarine – 11
  • Ballistic missile submarine – 1
  • Destroyer – 11
  • Expeditionary fast transport – 2
  • Expeditionary mobile base – 2
  • Frigate – 1
  • Littoral combat ship – 1
  • Replenishment oiler – 5
  • Survey ship – 1
  • Towing, salvage and rescue ship – 6

On order – 49

  • Aircraft carrier – 2
  • Amphibious assault ship – 1
  • Amphibious transport dock – 2
  • Attack submarine – 9
  • Ballistic missile submarine – 2
  • Barracks ship – 2
  • Destroyer – 15
  • Expeditionary fast transport – 1
  • Expeditionary medical ship – 3
  • Frigate – 1
  • Medium landing ship – 1
  • Ocean surveillance ship – 2
  • Replenishment oiler – 4
  • Towing, salvage and rescue ship – 4

Expected to retire – 40

  • Aircraft carrier (2025) – 1
  • Attack submarine (2025) – 1
  • Attack submarine (2026) – 3
  • Cruiser (2025) – 2
  • Cruiser (2026) – 1
  • Dock landing ship (2023) – 3
  • Dock landing ship (2024) – 4
  • Dock landing ship (2025) – 2
  • Dock landing ship (2026) – 1
  • Expeditionary fast transport (2025) – 2
  • Expeditionary transfer dock (2023) – 1
  • Expeditionary transfer dock (2025) – 1
  • Fleet ocean tug (2023) – 1
  • Guided missile submarine (2026) – 2
  • Guided missile submarine (2028) – 2
  • Littoral combat ship (2023) – 5
  • Littoral combat ship (2025) – 2
  • Ocean surveillance ship (2026) – 1
  • Replenishment oiler (2023) – 1
  • Replenishment oiler (2025) – 1
  • Replenishment oiler (2026) – 1
  • Salvage ship (2023) – 1
  • Salvage ship (2024) – 1

Totals

Commissioned: 233
Non-commissioned: 85
Support: 66
Ready Reserve Force ships: 55
Reserve fleet: 26
Grand total: 465

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Commissioned

Non-commissioned

Support

Ready Reserve Force ships

Reserve fleet

Under construction

On order

See also

  • History of the United States Navy
  • List of currently active United States military watercraft
  • List of equipment of the United States Armed Forces – Watercraft
  • List of equipment of the United States Navy – Watercraft
  • List of museum ships of the United States military
  • List of ships of the United States Air Force
  • List of ships of the United States Army
  • List of United States Coast Guard cutters (includes current and former USCG Cutters)
  • List of United States Navy ships (includes current and former USN ships)
  • Mobile offshore base
  • Strategic Sealift Ships
  • Ship identifier
  • United States Navy ships
  • United States Merchant Marine
  • United States ship naming conventions

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