# Navy **URL:** https://forum.gcaptain.com/c/in-service/navy/24.md [Latest](https://forum.gcaptain.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.gcaptain.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.gcaptain.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Navy category](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/about-the-navy-category/30)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2017, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/about-the-navy-category/30 "2017-02-18T12:41:56Z")
--- ## [New ship for the US Navy](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-ship-for-the-us-navy/53089)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-ship-for-the-us-navy/53089 "2026-01-16T11:21:12Z")
The Expeditionary Sea Base ship, USNS Miguel Keith, successfully completed its acceptance trials off the California coast, the U.S. Navy announced: Can anybody explain why build a semi-submersible transport vessel an… --- ## [A Deep Dive Into US Navy's Epic Shipbuilding Failure](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/a-deep-dive-into-us-navys-epic-shipbuilding-failure/67080)
**Author:** [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/a-deep-dive-into-us-navys-epic-shipbuilding-failure/67080 "2025-06-15T02:45:11Z")
In reality, the LCS was well on the way to becoming one of the worst boondoggles in the military’s long history of buying overpriced and underperforming weapons systems. Two of the $500 million ships had suffered emba… --- ## [RIP LT Carter](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/rip-lt-carter/71470)
**Author:** [@DavidMT](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/DavidMT)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/rip-lt-carter/71470 "2025-01-17T16:33:56Z")
Former President Jimmy Carter died today at 100 years old. For those who don’t know Carter graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946, 59th out of a class of 850. Carter served on Submarines. He is only one of six … --- ## [Fat Leonard Gets 15yr Sentence](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/fat-leonard-gets-15yr-sentence/71089)
**Author:** [@Sand\_Pebble](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Sand_Pebble)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/fat-leonard-gets-15yr-sentence/71089 "2024-11-14T08:21:06Z")
For the crimes he was convicted of, 15 yrs seems right but cutting off the gps bracelet & sneaking out of the country to Venezuela should be a lot more. Bribery, corruption & debauchery can be common in the the ship chan… --- ## [Navy/Coast Guard struggles](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/navy-coast-guard-struggles/71022)
**Author:** [@ChaplainDarrell](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ChaplainDarrell)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/navy-coast-guard-struggles/71022 "2024-11-04T14:13:39Z")
It’s simple, people will die. The Arctic is already lost to Russia/China, IMO. The Coast Guard is sending ships to the Pacific front near Taiwan with one cannon on the ship to hold off the Chinese navy, if what I have be… --- ## [Really, This Is What Gets A Commander of the USS John McCain Fired?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/really-this-is-what-gets-a-commander-of-the-uss-john-mccain-fired/70603)
**Author:** [@Sand\_Pebble](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Sand_Pebble)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/really-this-is-what-gets-a-commander-of-the-uss-john-mccain-fired/70603 "2024-09-11T15:01:32Z")
Really, this is what gets a commander of the USNS John McCain fired? Bad photo ops? --- ## [Should The US Navy Ditch Camo Uniforms?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/should-the-us-navy-ditch-camo-uniforms/70405)
**Author:** [@john](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/john)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2024, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/should-the-us-navy-ditch-camo-uniforms/70405 "2024-08-31T00:22:48Z")
Since you guys gave me such warm and glowing feedback (SARCASM) for my last video. I thought I’d post another! This one questions why the Navy wears camo uniforms aboard ship. Enjoy! --- ## [USNS Cherokee Nation (T-ATS 7) naming ceremony](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/usns-cherokee-nation-t-ats-7-naming-ceremony/69719)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/usns-cherokee-nation-t-ats-7-naming-ceremony/69719 "2024-06-12T14:47:34Z")
The U.S. Navy and The Cherokee Nation christened the newest towing and rescue ship, the USNS Cherokee Nation (T-ATS 7) on Saturday. The ship was named in honor of all Cherokee citizens who served in the Navy and Marine … --- ## [Crew boats as war fighters?!?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/crew-boats-as-war-fighters/62137)
**Author:** [@dry\_fly](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/dry_fly)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/crew-boats-as-war-fighters/62137 "2024-02-20T01:29:57Z")
If the model is an indication, it looks like the USN wants to cut & paste crew boat hulls as missle platforms in an “Optionally Unmanned” scheme. …who is going to want to ride a crew boat around a CBG or SAG?!? --- ## [PTF Nasty /Tjeld Class](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ptf-nasty-tjeld-class/16240)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ptf-nasty-tjeld-class/16240 "2024-01-21T14:09:25Z")
I served my National service in the Norwegian Navy in 1965-66 as Coxswain on the MTBs KNM Tjeld (P343) and later KNM Gribb (PT388) The US Navy bought some of these type of boats for use in Vietnam, first for clandestine… --- ## [Norwegians on PT boats in Vietnam War](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/norwegians-on-pt-boats-in-vietnam-war/68177)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/norwegians-on-pt-boats-in-vietnam-war/68177 "2024-01-20T15:20:21Z")
An earlier thread https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ptf-nasty-tjeld-class/16240/36?u=ombugge about the PTF Nasty/Tjeld Class in Vietnam is now 8 years old (4 yrs. since last post) There are now a new development on the story… --- ## [New Goal, 25% woman onboard each ship says Admiral](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-goal-25-woman-onboard-each-ship-says-admiral/14778)
**Author:** [@Lone\_Star](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Lone_Star)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-goal-25-woman-onboard-each-ship-says-admiral/14778 "2015-05-19T19:54:28Z")
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/05/15/admiral-says-navys-goal-is-25-percent-women-in-each-ship-squad.html?comp=7000023317843&rank=1 This is not a joke. This policy is super discriminating against the LGBT commu… --- ## [Should The US Navy Protect Cargo Ships In The Black Sea?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/should-the-us-navy-protect-cargo-ships-in-the-black-sea/63720)
**Author:** [@john](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/john)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/should-the-us-navy-protect-cargo-ships-in-the-black-sea/63720 "2022-07-28T21:58:09Z")
The US Navy will not be sending warships to this year’s annual Sea Breeze 2022 naval exercise in the Black Sea. People, land and air-based assets will take their place in the show of solidarity and strength with Romania … --- ## [Why north korea so afraid from Usa .US Naval Power](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/why-north-korea-so-afraid-from-usa-us-naval-power/63376)
**Author:** [@USNavalPower](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/USNavalPower)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/why-north-korea-so-afraid-from-usa-us-naval-power/63376 "2022-06-19T05:08:52Z")
Why America is a Super Power …that’s an Answer’’’ USA VS Korea military power --- ## [Kiwis to the rescue](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kiwis-to-the-rescue/62118)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/kiwis-to-the-rescue/62118 "2022-01-27T22:14:08Z")
New Zealand Navy’s new supply ship is busy helping, both at Tonga and in the Antarctic: Ocean Giant: --- ## [Indian Navy](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/indian-navy/62058)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2022, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/indian-navy/62058 "2022-01-22T11:43:34Z")
According to “Indian Aerospace Defence News - IADN”, the IAC-1 INS VIKRANT completed its 3rd sea trial and has returned to the shipyard. During the 3rd sea trials a variety of systems of the ship were rigorously teste… --- ## [The new diego garcia](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/the-new-diego-garcia/60222)
**Author:** [@john](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/john)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/the-new-diego-garcia/60222 "2021-08-03T23:29:47Z")
It seems that India is building their own version of Diego Garcia: --- ## [Technical problems delays LCS commissioning](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/technical-problems-delays-lcs-commissioning/58293)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2021, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/technical-problems-delays-lcs-commissioning/58293 "2021-02-06T11:30:08Z")
--- ## [Why US Navy is Retiring a 6-Year Old Ship?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/why-us-navy-is-retiring-a-6-year-old-ship/58130)
**Author:** [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/why-us-navy-is-retiring-a-6-year-old-ship/58130 "2021-01-24T21:05:26Z")
What I think is that the USN deserves to lose if it ever is forced to face any real naval combat ever again. How the FUCK did NAVSEA become such a pathetic clown circus? --- ## [Manning Still Matters: A Fleet Perspective - USNI Blog](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/manning-still-matters-a-fleet-perspective-usni-blog/57588)
**Author:** [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/manning-still-matters-a-fleet-perspective-usni-blog/57588 "2020-12-01T19:07:02Z")
Found via EagleSpeak: Navy Ship Manning: "{M}an the fleet to the requirements or reduce the requirements" Good quote from Admiral Nimitz on the EagleSpeak post. Admiral Nimitz said, “Leadership consists of picking g… --- ## [Fat Leonard case](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/fat-leonard-case/57374)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/fat-leonard-case/57374 "2020-11-08T15:45:47Z")
Another low hanging fruit gets plucked in the Fat Leonard case: --- ## [American shipbuilding: An anchor for economic and national security](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/american-shipbuilding-an-anchor-for-economic-and-national-security/57308)
**Author:** [@rbc](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/rbc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 10:46am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/american-shipbuilding-an-anchor-for-economic-and-national-security/57308 "2020-11-03T10:46:08Z")
“Don’t give up the ship!” These were Capt. James Lawrence’s dying words defending the USS Chesapeake during the War of 1812. Over 200 years later, the United States Navy and America’s critical shipbuilding industry are i… --- ## [Australian Navy tow a bomb](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/australian-navy-tow-a-bomb/57126)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/australian-navy-tow-a-bomb/57126 "2020-10-17T22:55:28Z")
The Australian Navy towed a bomb out to sea and sunk it in deep waters: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/australian-navy-ship-tows-unexploded-bomb-sea-73544761 Wouldn’t it have been even safer to blow it… --- ## [535 Ship Navy - Where will we build them?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/535-ship-navy-where-will-we-build-them/56893)
**Author:** [@john](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/john)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/535-ship-navy-where-will-we-build-them/56893 "2020-09-25T20:39:07Z")
Well this isn’t the first time a White House appointee has suggested a vast increase in the number of ships in our Navy and I expect pushback from the admirals who prefer a smaller fleet of expensive capital ships. But … --- ## [What If The Navy Had Recognized That COVID Is An Enemy Attack](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/what-if-the-navy-had-recognized-that-covid-is-an-enemy-attack/55691)
**Author:** [@john](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/john)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/what-if-the-navy-had-recognized-that-covid-is-an-enemy-attack/55691 "2020-06-09T13:22:50Z")
This is an excellent article asking a question I am still surprised the Pentagon never asked: What if COVID-19 was looked at by the Navy as capable enemy attacking our shores? NB: This article does not suggest that Chi… --- ## [Swo dco?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/swo-dco/55382)
**Author:** [@SomeoneElse](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SomeoneElse)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/swo-dco/55382 "2020-05-13T03:36:20Z")
Hello all, it’s my first post here but I’ve been lingering around for quite a while and could never find a definite answer in either here or related forums… I am a veteran currently attending a maritime academy and I am… --- ## [A good story for the lockdown](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/a-good-story-for-the-lockdown/55256)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Shore](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Lee_Shore)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/a-good-story-for-the-lockdown/55256 "2020-05-04T19:27:58Z")
From the Old Salt Blog: --- ## [Nuclear sailors fly higher](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nuclear-sailors-fly-higher/54423)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Shore](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Lee_Shore)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nuclear-sailors-fly-higher/54423 "2020-03-30T17:38:48Z")
Discriminating sailors aboard nuclear powered aircraft carriers opt for sophisticated drugs over plain ol’ weed. --- ## [US Navy orders self-quarantine](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/us-navy-orders-self-quarantine/54406)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Shore](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Lee_Shore)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/us-navy-orders-self-quarantine/54406 "2020-02-28T12:57:57Z")
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