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U.S. Navy Quarterly

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PCU Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), Under construction • LSD 41 / 49 Whidbey Island / Harpers Ferry-Class

AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

PCU Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), Under construction amphibious dock landing ships

PCU Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), Under construction

The U.S. Navy operate as a balanced mix of aircraft carriers, expedition- Whidbey Island/Harpers Ferry dock landing ships support Marine expedi-

PCU Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) - under construction ary warfare platforms, combatants and auxiliaries. Here are some of the tionary units and transport and launch amphibious assault vehicles and

PCU Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), Under construction key Navy ship programs: landing craft with their crews and embarked personnel. They can launch

PCU Delbert Black (DDG 119), Under construction and recover LCACs and have aviation facilities for a variety of Navy and • Nimitz-class aircraft carriers

Marine Corps helicopters as well as the MV-22 Osprey. There 12 LSDs in

Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers (CGs)

The Nimitz-class supercarriers are a class of ten nuclear-powered the

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