Warships in Operations

Images of guided missile frigates and cruisers during naval operations, including Desert Shield with various vessels at sea.

A starboard view of the Australian frigate HMAS SYDNEY (F-03) underway during Operations Desert Shield/Storm. Radar absorbent matting (RAM) is covering the sides of the ship's superstructure. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

A starboard view of the Australian frigate HMAS SYDNEY (F-03) underway during Operations Desert Shield/Storm. Radar absorbent matting (RAM) is covering the sides of the ship's superstructure. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

A starboard beam view of the guided missile frigate USS CLARK (FFG-11), part of the battle group accompanying the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59), as it steams for New York City to participate in Fleet Week '89. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET WEEK '89 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A starboard view of the guided missile cruiser USS SAN JACINTO (CG-56), left, and USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) are in the background. The ships are in the Red Sea to support Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea

A starboard quarter view of the guided missile cruiser USS WORDEN (CG-18) underway during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

DN-ST-88-02588. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Country: Unknown

A starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate USS SCHOFIELD (FFG 3) underway. Country: Unknown

A port bow view of the British destroyer HMS BIRMINGHAM (D-86) entering port. The BIRMINGHAM is currently assigned to NATO's Standing Naval Force Atlantic. Base: Port Everglades State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate HAWES (FFG-53) underway off the coast of New England. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A port bow view of the frigate USS SAMPLE (FF-1048) underway during a midshipmen's summer training cruise. Country: Unknown

A port quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG-58) underway after the ship struck a mine on Apr. 14, 1988. A U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter is on the helicopter pad. Country: Unknown

A aerial starboard quarter view of the Soviet Udaloy class guided missile destroyer Vitse-Admiral Kulakov (DDG-659) underway. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A port quarter view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62) underway during operations off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DN-SC-05-10425. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A port bow view of the guided missile frigate ROBERT G. BRADLEY (FFG-49) underway during sea trials. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Aerial starboard beam view of the Virginia class nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN 40) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

An aerial starboard view of the frigate USS EDWARD MCDONNELL (FF-1043) underway. Country: Unknown

DN-SC-88-08292. Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON HAMMER Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

An elevated starboard view of the guided missile frigate HAWES (FFG-53) underway off the coast of New England. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

010608-N-0295M-002. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown

DN-SC-84-00635. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Aerial starboard quarter view of the Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigate USS FLATLEY (FFG 21) underway during acceptance trials. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Starboard quarter (135 degrees off centerline) view of the Arleigh Burke Flight IIA class guided missile destroyer USS BULKELEY (DDG 84) underway on builders sea trials. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

A port beam view of the guided missile destroyer USS BUCHANAN (DDG-14) underway. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A port bow view of the damaged guided missile frigate USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG-58) as the Dutch heavy lift ship MIGHTY SERVANT II floods its decks prior to releasing the frigate. The SAMUEL B. ROBERTS was struck by an Iranian mine while on patrol in the Persian Gulf. Base: Newport State: Rhode Island (RI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

1979 - Aerial port view of the guided missile frigate USS WADSWORTH (FFG 9) underway.

Camouflaged USS Roper (DD-147) on Convoy Duty Photo by FAPSA, Norfolk, Va..

A port beam view of the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS CALIFORNIA (CGN-36) underway off the coast of Southern California. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-SC-89-11137. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

A port quarter view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) underway. Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

A port quarter view of the miscellaneous flagship USS LA SALLE (AFG-3) as it approaches the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) during Operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown

A starboard bow view of the Colombian frigate ARC ANTIOQUIA (CM-53) underway during Unitas XXXI, an annual, joint exercise between the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries. (Exact date shot unknown). Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXI Country: Unknown

050812-N-6106R-039. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A port beam view of the frigate USS BARBEY (FF-1088) underway en route to Hawaii. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Aerial port bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS DONALD COOK (DDG 75) underway on builder's sea trials off the coast of New England. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-89-01284. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A starboard bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS GRIDLEY (CG-21) off the coast of Hawaii.. Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

DN-SC-05-10423. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-SC-05-06675. Country: Unknown

Aerial starboard quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS RIED (FFG 30) underway during sea trails. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A port bow view of the guided missile frigate KAUFFMAN (FFG-59) underway during sea trials prior to its commissioning. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

An aerial port bow view of the replenishment oiler USS WABASH (AOR 5) conducting an underway replenishment of the guided missile frigate USS DUNCAN (FFG 10). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS ROBISON (DDG-12) underway. Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

020508-N-6492H-562. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

040506-N-7586B-085. Complete Scene Caption: Ships from the Multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) sail in formation for a photo opportunity while underway in the Gulf of Oman, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Pictured foreground-to-background: US Navy (USN) Spruance Class: Destroyer, USS CUSHING (DD 985); the Italian Navy Maestrale Class, Frigate, ITS SCIROCCO (F 573); the New Zealand Navy, Anzac (Meko 200) Class Frigate, HMNZS TE MANA (F 111); the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), Murasame Class Destroyer, SAMIDIRE (D-106); the German Navy, Bremen Class (Type 122) Frigate, FGS AUGSBURG (F 213), and the Pakistan Navy Tariq (Amazon) Class (Type 21) Frigate, PNS (Pakistani Naval Ship) KHAIBAR (D 183). Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

A starboard quarter view of the Soviet Sovremenny class destroyer BEZUPRECHNY observing NATO ships during Exercise Northern Wedding '86. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Country: North Atlantic Ocean

A starboard bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS CHOSIN (CG-65) as it nears the entrance to the channel for a visit to Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.. State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America(USA)

A port quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG 58) underway during sea trials prior to its commissioning. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A port bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS KIDD (DDG-993) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A port bow view of the guided missile frigate USS MAHLON S. TISDALE (FFG-27) underway during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Country: Unknown

DN-SC-85-00550. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Aerial port beam view of the Australian Frigate HMAS CANBERRA (F-02) during its first Harpoon missile launch near the Pacific Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, California. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-ST-89-01384. Country: Unknown

DN-SC-05-06681. Country: Unknown

A port quarter view of the British frigate HMS ANDROMEDA (F-57) underway off the coast of Liberia. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A Royal Navy Lynx helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the British frigate HMS BRAZEN (F 91) during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Gulf Of Oman

A port beam view of the guided missile destroyer USS MAHAN (DDG-42) underway during Exercise Solid Shield '89. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

The guided missile destroyer USS GOLDSBOROUGH (DDG-20) and the replenishment oiler USS ROANOKE (AOR-7) pass one another off San Diego.. Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

A starboard quarter view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) underway. The SAIPAN is taking part in exercise Ocean Venture '81. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Aerial port quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS CLIFTON SPRAGUE (FFG 16) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A port bow view of the amphibious assault ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10) underway. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

High oblique starboard view of the guided missile destroyer USS MAHAN (DDG-72) underway on builder's sea trials off the coast of New England. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-SC-89-01666. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-87-06699. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DF-ST-85-08332. Country: Caribbean Sea

DN-SC-90-01468. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS FARRAGUT (DDG 37) undergoing an overhaul at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Base: Portsmouth State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050623-N-0570N-010. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

970621-N-3149V-001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: USS DENVER

Aerial starboard quarter view of the frigate USS KNOX (FF-1052) underway off the coast of Luzon, Republic of the Philippines. Country: Philippine Sea

The predator class frigate hr.ms. Jaguar (ex-US PCE 1609, 1954-1983)

1979 - A port quarter view of the frigate USS TRIPPE (FF-1075) as the ship gets underway for exercise Unitas XX.

A port bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS HOEL (DDG-13) underway. Country: Unknown

A starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS TRUXTUN (CGN-35) underway off San Diego. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A port view of the destroyer USS JOHN YOUNG (DD-973) underway. Country: Unknown

A starboard quarter view of the guided missile frigate USS CURTS (FFG-38) underway on patrol as part of a multinational force stationed in the region to safeguard shipping during the war between Iran and Iraq. Country: Gulf Of Oman

A bow view of the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS SOUTH CAROLINA (CGN-37) underway during a composite training unit exercise. Country: Unknown

An aerial port bow view of a Soviet Kynda class guided missile cruiser underway. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Ecuadorian navy ship ESMERALDAS (CM 11) cruises off the coast of Ecuador during training exercises with USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) (not shown) while en route to Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99. Reuben James will be conducting bilateral operations with the Chilean navy. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: USS Reuben James (FFG 57)

A port beam view of the British ocean minesweeper HMS HURWORTH (M-39) underway during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Persian Gulf

An aerial view of the target ship ex-USS BAUSELL during damage assessment, near the Pacific Missile Test Center (PMTC), Point Mugu, California. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

220202-N-ED646-0287- ADRIATIC SEA (Feb. 2, 2022) Italian Navy Cavour-class aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550) participates in maneuvering operations in the Adriatic Sea, Feb. 2, 2022. Neptune Strike 22 highlights the natural evolution of NATOs ability to integrate the high-end maritime warfare capabilities of a carrier strike group to support the defense of the Alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Moises Sandoval)

DN-SC-85-06045. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

An aerial starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS CHANDLER (DDG-996) underway. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

An aerial starboard bow view of the Soviet Krivak I Class guided missile frigate 959 at anchor. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A port bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS LEAHY (CG-16) underway off the coast of Southern California. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A port view of the patrol combatant missile hydrofoil USS HERCULES (PHM 2) underway in the gulf. The HERCULES operates out of Key West, Florida, as part of PHM Squadron 2, which is used extensively in the nation's drug interdiction program. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

A port bow view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) as the ship executes a high speed turn. Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

A bow view of the mine countermeasures ship USS DEFENDER (MCM 2) underway. Country: Unknown

The French underway replenishment tanker FS VAR (A-608), left, is moored at port during Operation Desert Shield. Passing aft is an unidentified container ship. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Djibouti Country: Djibouti(DJI)

A port bow view of the fleet oiler USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187) underway during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-SC-85-06998. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-ST-86-12482. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An aerial port bow view of the fast combat support ship USS ARCTIC (AOE-8) underway during acceptance trials off San Diego. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A port quarter view of the guided missile frigate KLAKRING (FFG-42) underway. Country: Unknown

DN-SC-88-06247. Country: Unknown

A starboard view of the superstructure of the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A starboard amidships view of the Soviet Krivak II class guided missile frigate REZVY (FFG 942) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Italian Navy frigate Zeffiro firing its 127mm gun.

A port quarter view of the Soviet nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser KIROV (065) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-85-08662. Country: Sea Of Japan

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