The Naval Institute guide to the ships and aircraft of the U.S. fleet

Polmar, Norman. (Author). United States Naval Institute. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781591146872
ISBN: 1591146879
Physical Description: x, 676 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm
Edition: 19th ed.
Publisher: Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute, ©2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Previous edition: 2005.

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

State of the fleet -- Ship classifications -- Glossary -- Defense organization -- Navy personnel -- Marine forces -- Military sealift command -- Strategic missile submarines -- Submarines -- Submersibles and underwater systems -- Aircraft carriers -- Battleships -- Cruisers and destroyers -- Littoral combat ships -- Frigates -- Command ships -- Amphibious warfare ships -- Landing craft and vehicles -- Patrol and special warfare craft -- Mine countermeasures ships and craft -- Auxiliary ships -- Military sealift ships -- Experimental ships -- Support ships and craft -- Naval aviation -- Naval aircraft -- Unmanned aerial vehicles -- Weapon systems -- Electronic systems -- Coast guard -- National oceanic and atmospheric administration -- Miscellaneous ships and craft -- Appendixes. Navy force levels, 1945-2010 ; Navy shipbuilding programs, fiscal years 1947-2012 ; University national oceanographic laboratory system ; DARPA naval programs ; Ship memorials and museums.