| Mission | Weapons | Crew | Speed | Range | Other | |
| FFG-7 Oliver Hazard Perry | Anti-Submarine Warfare | Mk 13 - SAM Launcher (single rail) | Approx 200 (214) | 29 knots | 4200 n. miles | (1 or 2) SH-60B LAMPS III |
| Guided Missle Frigate | Defending sea lines of | Mk 32 - 12.75 in Triple Torpedo Tubes | (16 Officers) | at 20 knots | SH-2G Lamps I (FFG-7) | |
| communication against | Mk 75 - 76mm Automorela gun | (198 enlisted) | ||||
| air and sub attacks. | Mk 16 - 20mm Phalanx CIWS | |||||
| CG-47 Ticonderoga | Anit-aircraft | Mk 45 - 5 in .54 cal DP guns | Approx 380 (387) | 30+ knots | 6000 n. miles | LAMPS detachment |
| Guided Missle Cruiser | Mk 41 - VLS | (28 officers) | at 20 knots | SPY-1D AEGIS | ||
| (2) Mk 16 - 20mm Phalanx CIWS | (359 enlisted) | |||||
| Mk 32 - 12.75 in Triple Torpedo Tubes | ||||||
| Mk 41 - VLS | ||||||
| Mk 45 - 5 in .54 cal DP guns | ||||||
| Mk 141 - Harpoon Missle Cannisters | ||||||
| DDG-51 Arliegh Burke | Air Missle Defense | Mk 45 - 5 in .54 cal DP guns | About 300 (316) | 31 knots | 4400 n. miles | SPY-1D AEGIS |
| Guided Missle Destroyer | of carrier battle group | Mk 41 - VLS | (21 officers) | at 20 knots | ||
| (2) Mk 16 - 20mm Phalax CIWS | (295 enlisted) | |||||
| Mk 141 - Harpoon Missle Cannisters | ||||||
| Mk 141 - Harpoon Missle Cannisters | ||||||
| Mk 32 - 12.75 in Triple Torpedo Tubes | ||||||
| Mk 41 - VLS | ||||||
| DD-963 Spruance | Anti-Submarine Warfare and | Mk 45 - 5 in .54 cal DP guns | Approx 300 (325) | 32.5 knots | 6000 n. miles | (2) SH-60B Seahawk... |
| Destroyer | Anti-Surface Warfare | Mk 41 - VLS | (21 officer) | at 20 knots | LAMPS III | |
| (2) Mk 16 - 20mm Phalax CIWS | (304 enlisted) | |||||
| Mk 141 - Harpoon Missle Cannisters | ||||||
| Mk 32 - 12.75 in Triple Torpedo Tubes | ||||||
| Mk 29 - Sea Sparrow Launcher | ||||||
| Mk 45 - 5 in .54 cal DP guns | ||||||
| CVN-68 Nimitz | Attack Aircraft Carrier | (3) Mk 29 - 8 tube Nato Sea Sparrow | About 3000 (3062) | 30 knots | 13 years | 75-95 aircraft |
| Aircraft Carrier (Nuclear) | to provide air supprot at sea | (3) Mk 16 - 20mm Phalanx CIWS | (158 officers) | 800,000 n. miles | F-14 Tomcat (VF) | |
| (2904 enlisted) | F/A-18 Hornet (VFA) (VMFA) | |||||
| EA-6B Prowler (VAQ) | ||||||
| E-2C Hawkeye (VAW) | ||||||
| S-3 Viking (VS) | ||||||
| SH-60F Seahawk (HS) | ||||||
| AV-8B Harrier (VMA--USMC) | ||||||
| SSN-21 Seawolf | Anti-Submarine Warfare | (8) 261/2 torpedo tubes {50 weapons} | Approx 130 (134) | 35 knots... | 10-13 years | SSN-21 vs. SSN-688 |
| Nuclear Attack Submarine | Mk 48 ADCAP torpedoes | (14 officers) | submerg. | stabilizing planes on hull... | ||
| (no VLS capabilities) | (120 officers) | as opposed to sail | ||||
| has pump jet propulsor | ||||||
| does not have VLS | ||||||
| SSN-688 Los Angeles | Developed to Counter Soviet's | (4) Mk 67 -- 21 in torpedo tubes | Approx 140 (141) | 33 knots... | 10-13 years | Harpoon |
| Nuclear Attack Submarine | Victor - fast attack subs | (12) Vertical Launch Cells | (14 officers) | submerg. | BGM-109 Tomahawk (TLAM) | |
| Mk 48 topedos | (127 enlisted) | Mk 48 ADCAP | ||||
| 22 knots... | ||||||
| surface | ||||||
| SSBN-726 Ohio | Strategic Missle Submarine | (4) Mk 68 - 21" torpedo Tubes | Approx 160 (163) | 30 knots... | 20 years | Largest Sub ever |
| Fleet Ballistic Missle | trident program | 24-cell VLS for: | (15 officers) | submerg. | (refueling) | |
| Submarine (Nuclear) | Trident C-4 SLBM | (148 enlisted) | ||||
| Trident D-5 SLBM | 28 knots... | |||||
| (SLBM-Sub Launched Ballistic Missle) | surface | |||||
| LHA-1 Tarawa | Land Assault | (2) Mk 45 - 5 in .54 cal DP guns | Approx 1000 (1063) | 24 knots | 10000 n. miles | 30 CH-46 Sea Knight |
| Amphibious Assault Ship | Mk 67 - 20mm cannon | (58 officers) | at 20 knots | & CH-53 Sea Stallion | ||
| Mk 16 - 20mm Phalanx CIWS | (1005 enlisted) | 6 AV-8B Harrier STOVL | ||||
| Mk 16 - 20mm Phalanx CIWS (aft) | ||||||
| LHD-1 Wasp | Military Landing Ships | 2 NATO Sea Sparrow Launchers | Approx 1100 (1108) | 20+ knots | 9500 n. miles | 30 CH-46 Sea Knight |
| Large Helicoptor Dock Ship | for Marine Assault Operations | 3 Mk 16 CIWS | (104 officers) | at 20 knots | & CH-53 Sea Stallion | |
| 8 - .50 cal machine guns | (1004 enlisted) | 6 AV-8B Harrier STOVL | ||||
| approx. 1800 | 6 SH-60B/F Seahawk ASW | |||||
| marine detachment | ||||||
| MHC-51 Ospery | Mine Hunting | (2) .50 cal. machine guns | Approx 50 | 12 knots | 2500 n. miles | First USN ships to be made |
| Coastal Minehunters | MHC-51 - (52) | at 12 knots | of Glass-Reinforced Plastic. | |||
| (5 officers) | (GRP) | |||||
| (47 enlisted) | ||||||
| others - (51) | ||||||
| (5 officers) | ||||||
| (46 enlisted) | ||||||
| MCM-1 Avenger | Mine Countermeasures | (2) .50 cal. machine guns | Approx 80 (81) | 13.5 knots | - | Hulls made of fiberglass- |
| Mine Countermeasures | sheathed wood | |||||
| LCAC | Hover Craft - Transport troops | none mounted, but had position for | Approx 30 (29) | 50 knots | 200 n. miles | can carry 3 AAV's or |
| Landing Craft Air Cushion | and one tank ashore | M60 7.63 machine gun M2HB .50 cal | (5 enlisted) | max on | 1 M1 Abram tank | |
| machine gun or Mk 19 40mm grenade | (24 troops) | cushion | ||||
| launcher | ||||||
