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Victory-class Corvette

## Victory-class

RSS Victory

The Victory class of corvettes is a class of 6 corvettes of the Republic of Singapore Navy, all of which are active. They were produced from 1988-1991.

### Armament

#### Missiles

* 8x RGM-84 Harpoon
* 16x RAFAEL/IAI Barak

#### Guns

* 1x OTO Melara
* 4x STK 50MG
* 12.7mm HMGs

### Ships in Class

* RSS Victory
* RSS Valour
* RSS Vigilance
* RSS Valiant
* RSS Vigour
* RSS Vengeance
USS Vella Gulf

Not to be confused with USS Vella Gulf (CVE-111)

## USS Vella Gulf (CG-72)

USS Vella Gulf

USS Vella Gulf (CG-72) is a Ticonderoga-class cruiser of the United States Navy.

### Career

USS Vella Gulf completed her sea trials in February 1998. In May and June 1998, she took part in BALTOPS '98 with Carrier Strike Group 8's commander. She visited the US Virgin Islands later that year.

In February 1999, she took part in JTFEX '99 and in march took part in Operation Noble Anvil. In August she took part in many exercises including LeapFrog, DIVTACS, Tomahawk firing, flight operations, and gunnery.

In September 2001, she was a part of the USS George Washington CSG, and later the USS Theodore Roosevelt CSG. As a part of the USS Theodore Roosevelt CSG she took part in Operation Enduring Freedom. She returned home in April 2002.

In March 2003 she was assigned to Carrier Strike Group 8.

On January 5, 2007, she departed homeport as a part of the USS Bataan expeditionary strike group. She conducted exercises with FS Charles de Gaulle and took part in AMAN '07. She returned home after a few port calls in July 2007.

In December 2015 Vella Gulf was assigned to Carrier Strike Group 12.

In July 2017, she was assigned to Carrier Strike Group 11. She attacked ISIL targets and returned home in December.

In 2022, plans were made to decommission USS Vella Gulf, USS Port Royal, USS Monterey, and USS Shiloh. Vella Gulf was decommissioned in that year.
USS Truxtun (1842)

Not to be confused with USS Truxtun (CGN-35), USS Truxtun (DD-229), USS Truxtun (DD-14), USS Truxtun (APD-98), USS Truxtun (DDG-103)

## Information

### Fate

Burned 1846

USS Truxtun (1842) was a brig of the United States Navy.

### Career

In the first 2 years, Truxtun was on several uneventful cruises. She was decommissioned and recommissioned in 1844.

She was an active participant in the Mexican-American War. She took part in a blockade against Mexico.

The Truxtun was burned to avoid capture by the Mexicans.
USS Boyle

## USS Boyle (DD-600)

USS Boyle

USS Boyle (DD-600) was a Benson-class destroyer of the United States Navy.

### Career

USS Boyle joined the Atlantic Fleet in 1942. She sailed with Task Force 34 as a part of the North African landings. She took part in landings in Morocco and a skirmish with French corvettes. She returned to the United States and patrolled the Caribbean until early 1943.

In February 1943, she escorted a convoy in which there was a collision. One ship sank and 54 survivors were rescued by Boyle. Boyle continued escorting convoys until April 1944.

Throughout 1944, USS Boyle took part in operations around Sicily and Southern Italy, and also served in a hunter-killer group. She spent some time in a dockyard.

In early 1945, Boyle returned to the Mediterranean on fire control and escort duties. She switched to the Pacific and patrolled around the Japanese islands until the end of the war. She was decommissioned after the war and sunk as a target in 1973.
USS Fort Fisher

## USS Fort Fisher (LSD-40)

USS Fort Fisher

USS Fort Fisher (LSD-40) was an Anchorage-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy.

### Career

USS Fort Fisher had a rocky start, transferring homeports 2 times in 1 year. After that, in 1974, she joined the United States 7th Fleet and visited the Persian Gulf and Western Pacific multiple times.

From 1986 to 1987, she was refitted to carry LCACs.

In 1994, Fort Fisher was deployed to Somalia as a humanitarian effort. She returned again in 1995 and 1997.

In 1998 she was decommissioned, and was scrapped in 2009.
USS Marvin Shields

## USS Marvin Shields (FF-1066)

USS Marvin Shields

**USS *Marvin Shields* (FF-1066)** was a *Knox*-class frigate of the United States Navy. The ship was named after the only Seabee to receive the Medal of Honor. CM3 Marvin Glenn Shields was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War.

### Construction

*Marvin Shields* (DD‑1066) was laid down 12 April 1968, by Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington; launched 23 October 1969, and delivered 1 April 1971; cosponsored by Mrs. Victoria Cassalery and Mrs. Richard A. Bennett; commissioned 10 April 1971 by Capt William J. Hunter.

### Service History

On 20 July 1983, the *New York Times* reported that the Marvin Shields along with seven other vessels in the Carrier Ranger Battle Group left San Diego on Friday, 15 July 1983, and were headed for the West Pacific when they were rerouted and ordered to steam for Central America to conduct training and flight operations in areas off the coasts of Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Honduras as part of major military exercises planned for that summer.

Besides the *Marvin Shields*, the battle group was composed of the carrier *Ranger*, the cruiser *Horne*, the guided missile destroyer *Lynde McCormick*, the destroyers *Fletcher* and *Fife*, the oiler *Wichita*, and the support ship *Camden*.

*Marvin Shields* was commissioned 10 April 1971, decommissioned 2 July 1992, and struck 11 January 1995. She was subsequently transferred to Mexican Navy and renamed ARM *Abasolo*.
ROKS Jeonbuk

## ROKS Jeonbuk (FFG-813)

ROKS Jeonbuk

ROKS Jeonbuk (FFG-813) is an Incheon-class frigate of the Republic of Korea Navy.

### Career

ROKS Jeonbuk took part in ADMM-Plus 2019, along with RSS Stalwart, KDB Daruttaqwa, HMAS Success, Xiangtan, INS Kolkata, INS Shakti, KRI Halasan, KRI Tombak, JS Murasame, JS Izumo, KD Lekiu, BRP Andres Bonifacio, MV Avatar, ROKS Cheonjabong, ROKS Wang Geon, HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej, USS William P. Lawrence, and VPNS Quang Trung.
Royal Brunei Navy

Brunei's naval ensign

The **Royal Brunei Navy** (Malay: ***Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei***, abbrev: **RBN**, **TLDB**) is the naval defense force of Brunei Darussalam. It is a small but relatively well-equipped military force whose main responsibility is to conduct search and rescue missions, and to deter and defend the Brunei waters against attack mounted by sea-borne forces.

The Royal Brunei Navy was established on 14 June 1965; 58 years ago, the second unit created after The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF). The RBN is based and headquartered in Muara, which is situated 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Muara Town, with the majority of the crew members being Malays. Since 1977, the Royal Brunei Navy has been equipped with missile gun boats and other coastal patrol craft. All the ships names are prefixed KDB as in *Kapal Diraja Brunei* (Royal Brunei Ship in Malay). The Royal Brunei Navy has been commanded by First Admiral Pg Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi Pg Hj Muhammad since 13 March 2015; 8 years ago.
USS Halsey

Not to be confused with USS Halsey (DLG-23)

## USS Halsey (DDG-97)

USS Halsey

**USS *Halsey* (DDG-97)** is an *Arleigh Burke*-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy.

### Construction

Built in Pascagoula, Mississippi, the ship and crew were completely certified and "surge ready" 17 January 2006, nearly a year faster than previous DDGs.

### Career

*Halsey* departed for her maiden deployment 6 August 2006 under her second commanding officer, Commander Pinckney. 2 November 2006 *Halsey* visited Kagoshima, Japan. That night, after a party for visiting local Japanese dignitaries, during which on-duty crew were drinking, there was a fire which damaged one of the main reduction gears. An incomplete report was filed and months later another fire and explosion brought to light the extent of the first fire. The ship's commander was relieved and the damage to the ship was $8.5 million. *Halsey* returned 24 December 2006, having worked with the *Kitty Hawk* Carrier Strike Group and taking part in ANNUALEX.

Commander Paul J. Schlise took command of *Halsey* March 2007.

Commander Robert Beauchamp took command of *Halsey* on 17 August 2008.

*Halsey* departed Naval Base San Diego for her second deployment on 4 May 2008 for a deployment to the Persian Gulf. After six months and numerous port visits *Halsey* returned home to San Diego on 3 November 2008.

*Halsey*, homeported in San Diego, was part of USS *Peleliu* Expeditionary Strike Group assigned to deploy to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to conduct maritime security operations (MSO). MSO help develop security in the maritime environment, which promotes stability and global prosperity. These operations complement the counterterrorism and security efforts of regional nations and seek to disrupt violent extremists' use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons or other material.

On 25 January 2013 *Halsey* performed a hull swap with USS *Russell* and arrived at her new homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam on 14 February 2013.
USS Ogden

Not to be confused with USS Ogden (PF-39)

## USS Ogden (LPD-5)

USS Ogden

USS Ogden (LPD-5) was an Austin-class amphibious transport dock of the United States Navy.

### Career

During Vietnam, Ogden ferried Marines into South Vietnam. On her returns, she carried damaged vehicles home for repairs. In 1973 she cleared mines with her helicopters in Haiphong Harbor.

In 1989 USS Ogden provided a living space for about 400 civilians during the Exxon Valdez oil spill. She was relieved by USS Duluth.

On February 7, 2002, she collided with USS Greeneville, but luckily neither vessel was heavily damaged.

In 2006 she was used to intercept blockade-running ships during Operation Desert Shield. She also participated in the capture of Failaka Island.

In 2007 she was decommissioned.

In 2014, she was destroyed during RIMPAC 2014 by HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen.
Stuff That Should Be Added

This is basically a to-do list for editors

* Add United States Navy history section
* Add some battles, suggestions are Tassafaronga or the First Battle of Yeonpyeong
* Expand on the aircraft pages
* Add links to navy pages
* Add more to the United States Marine Corps page
* rewrite "Needs Revision" pages
USS Lassen

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## USS Lassen (DDG-82)

USS Lassen

**USS *Lassen* (DDG-82)** is an *Arleigh Burke*-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Medal of Honor recipient Commander Clyde Everett Lassen. This ship is the 32nd destroyer of her class. *Lassen* was the 14th ship of this class to be built by Ingalls Shipbuilding at Pascagoula, Mississippi, and construction began on 24 August 1998. She was launched and christened on 16 October 1999. On 21 April 2001, she was commissioned at the Florida Aquarium Pier in Tampa, Florida.

### Service History

She was homeported in San Diego until she shifted homeport to Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan in August 2005.

On 15 February 2009 at 12:25 pm, *Lassen* collided with a Japanese 14-ton pleasure boat in Yokosuka harbor. On 23 March 2009 the Japan Coast Guard filed a case against both the destroyer's and the fishing boat's captains with local prosecutors for professional negligence that endangered traffic.

On 1 July 2009, Fox News Channel reported that *Lassen* was tracking the North Korean ship *Kang Nam 1*, suspected of carrying contraband.

On 27 October 2015 *Lassen* navigated within 12 nautical miles of Subi Reef, one of seven artificial islands built up by China in the Spratly Islands (commonly called the "Great Wall of Sand") in the past year, the first in a planned series of Freedom of navigation operations (also referred to as FONOPs). This is the first time since 2012 that the US has directly challenged China's claims of the island's territorial limit.

In January 2016, she moved to Naval Station Mayport in Mayport, Florida. According to the Standard Navy Distribution List, March 2016, at that time she was assigned to the new Naval Surface Squadron 14.
USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.

## USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121)

USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.

**USS *Frank E. Petersen Jr.* (DDG-121)** is an *Arleigh Burke*-class Flight IIA guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy, the 71st overall for the class. The ship was named for United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General Frank E. Petersen Jr. the first African-American Marine Corps aviator and the first African-American Marine Corps general. The contract for the ship, along with the name, was first announced in a press release from Huntington Ingalls Industries on 30 March 2016.

### Career

The first "cutting of steel" took place in April 2016 and her keel was laid on 21 February 2017. She was launched on 13 July 2018. and christened on 6 October 2018. The ship was commissioned on 14 May 2022 at Charleston, South Carolina.
Republic of China Navy

Taiwan uses their flag as their ensign.

The **Republic of China Navy** (**ROCN**; Chinese: 中華民國海軍; pinyin: *Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn*), also called the **ROC Navy** and retroactively as the **Chinese Navy** but colloquially as the **Taiwan Navy**, is the maritime branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces (ROCAF).

The service was formerly commonly just called the **Chinese Navy** during World War II and prior to the ROC's retreat from the mainland. While still sometimes used especially in domestic circles, it is now not as often used internationally due to the current ambiguous political status of Taiwan and to avoid confusion with the People's Liberation Army Navy of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

Today, the ROC Navy's primary mission is to defend the ROC's remaining territories and the sea lanes under its jurisdiction against any possible blockades, attacks, or invasion. Operations include maritime patrols in the Taiwan Strait and surrounding waters, as well as readiness for counterstrike and counter-invasion operations during wartime. The Republic of China Marine Corps (ROCMC) also functions as a branch of the Navy.

The ship prefix for ROCN combatants is **ROCS** (Republic of China Ship); an older usage is **CNS** (Chinese Navy Ship).
Royal Malaysian Navy

Malaysia's naval ensign.

The **Royal Malaysian Navy** (**RMN**, Malay: *Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia; TLDM*; Jawi: تنترا لاءوت دراج مليسيا‎) is the naval arm of the Malaysian Armed Forces. RMN is the main agency responsible for the country's maritime surveillance and defense operations. RMN's area of operation consists of 603,210 square kilometers covering the country's coastal areas and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ). RMN also bears the responsibility of controlling the country's main Sea Lines of Communications (SLOC) such as the Straits of Malacca and the Straits of Singapore and also monitors national interests in areas with overlapping claims such as in Spratly.
USS Quentin Walsh

## USS Quentin Walsh (DDG-132)

USS Quentin Walsh, artist depiction

**USS *Quentin Walsh* (DDG-132)** is a planned United States Navy *Arleigh Burke*-class Flight III guided missile destroyer, the 82nd overall for the class. She will be named for Captain Quentin Walsh (1910–2000), a United States Coast Guard officer who earned the Navy Cross during the World War II.
USS Richard G. Lugar

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## USS Richard G. Lugar (DDG-136)

**USS *Richard G. Lugar* (DDG-136)** is a planned *Arleigh Burke*-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 86th overall for the class. She will be named in honor of Richard G. Lugar, a Republican United States Senator who represented Indiana. He served in the United States Navy from 1957 to 1960 and achieved the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade. She was officially named by Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer during a ceremony 18 November 2019 at the Indiana War Memorial in Indianapolis.
USS Alexandria

Not to be confused with USS Alexandria (PF-18) or USS Alexandria (1862)

## USS Alexandria (SSN-757)

USS Alexandria

USS Alexandria (SSN-757) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine of the United States Navy.

### Career

USS Alexandria, USS Gary, and USS Cowpens took part in Malabar 2004 with the Indian Navy.

In 2007 she took part in ICEX with HMS Tireless. Tireless suffered a minor explosion that killed 2.

On August 19, 2016, a sailor was arrested for photographing classified propulsion systems.

Many scenes from Stargate: Continuum, NCIS, and JAG were filmed on board the USS Alexandria.
USS Inch

## USS Inch (DE-148)

USS Inch

USS Inch (DE-148) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy. She was named for Richard Inch.

### Career

In early 1944, following shakedown off Bermuda, she took part in convoy escort duties. She joined a hunter-killer fleet built around USS Croatan. Through the first half of 1944 she took part in many attacks. On the evening of June 11, 1944, with USS Frost and USS Huse, she and the other ships dropped 40 or more depth charges. The vessel surfaced and was barraged with gunfire, and was later identified as U-490. The entire crew was saved and captured. With the same escort ships and aircraft from USS Croatan, she attacked and sank U-154.

USS Inch was re-stationed in the Pacific in 1945, but did very little other than patrol the coast.

She was decommissioned in 1946 and scrapped after years of inactivity in 1974.
Aprender a Aprender

## Definición

La expresión aprender a aprender hace referencia al desarrollo de la capacidad del alumno para reconocer su proceso de aprendizaje, aumentando así su eficacia, su rendimiento y el control sobre el mismo.

## Objetivo

El aprendiz debe desarrollar la conciencia metacognitiva mediante el entrenamiento en el uso de las estrategias metacognitivas, que le permitirán:

a) Tomar distancia respecto al propio proceso de aprendizaje, es decir, observarlo y analizarlo «desde fuera».

b) Ser consciente de los propios procesos mentales.

c) Reflexionar sobre la forma en que aprende.

d) Administrar y regular el uso de las estrategias de aprendizaje más apropiadas en cada caso.

e) Alcanzar la autonomía.

## Rol del docente y el estudiante

La responsabilidad del profesor que enseñe a aprender a aprender, implica ante todo ayudarle a tomar conciencia de lo que piensa y a modificar sus concepciones. Supone hablar explícitamente en clase con los estudiantes sobre lo que es aprender y discutir lo que piensan.

## Referencias

1. Centro Virtual Cervantes. (s.f.) *Aprende a aprender*. Instituto Cervantes. https://cvc.cervantes.es/ensenanza/biblioteca\_ele/diccio\_ele/diccionario/aprender.htm
2. García, R. (2020). *Aprender a aprender*. Referencia Pedagógica. http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci\_arttext&pid=S2308-30422020000200203#:~:text=“Aprender%20a%20aprender%20implica%20la,y%20adaptan%20a%20nuevas%20situaciones”.
USS Jason Dunham

## USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109)

USS Jason Dunham

**USS *Jason Dunham* (DDG-109)** is an *Arleigh Burke*-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named after United States Marine Corps corporal Jason Dunham, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for service in the Iraq War.

*Jason Dunham* is the 59th destroyer in her class and built by the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. She was christened by Corporal Dunham's mother, Debra Dunham, the ship's sponsor and launched on 1 August 2009. *Jason Dunham* was commissioned on 13 November 2010.

### Career

In May 2022, *Jason Dunham* was homeported out of Naval Station Mayport and a part of Destroyer Squadron 28, along with Carrier Strike Group 8 led by the USS *Harry S. Truman*.
Romanian Navy

## Romanian Naval Forces

The ensign of Romania; However, this is from an unreliable source

The **Romanian Naval Forces** (Romanian: *Forțele Navale Române*) is the principal naval branch of the Romanian Armed Forces and operates in the Black Sea and on the Danube. It traces its history back to 1860.

The Romanian government plans to acquire new vessels to modernize the Romanian Naval Forces. This plan includes:

* Buying 4 new ships for the navy. Previously these were to be based on the Sigma 10514 design of Damen Group. The frigates were to be built locally (Damen owns two major shipyards in Romania) and the total deal was estimated to be worth 1.6 billion euros (equivalent to U.S. $1.96 billion). However, the decision to go with Damen Group was repealed in 2017.
* As of 2018, acquiring 3 new submarines, which would also be built locally at a Romanian shipyard. In 2022, Romania signed a letter of intent with France to purchase *Scorpène*-class submarines.
* In July 2019, Naval Group won a €1.2 billion contract, which includes the construction of four new Gowind multi-mission corvettes for the Romanian Navy, as well as a new maintenance center and a training center. Naval Group was due to build the first corvette within three years, while the remaining three corvettes would have been constructed by Constanța Shipyard and delivered before 2026. However, this deal had not been concluded and was cancelled as of July 2023.
USS Milius

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## Information

### Fate

Active

**USS *Milius* (DDG-69)** is an *Arleigh Burke*-class Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. It is the first United States Navy Ship named after a POW/MIA from the Vietnam War. She is named after Captain Paul L. Milius, a Naval Aviator presumed killed following the crash of his aircraft over Laos in February 1968. Captain Milius's daughter, Annette, became the sponsor and later christened the ship named in honor of her father.

### Service History

In January 2005, *Milius* participated in Operation Unified Assistance. On 6 December 2006, the ship successfully launched a Block IV Tomahawk cruise missile for the first time in a test of the Block IV configuration. The launch took place in the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Sea Test Range off of California. The missile flew 869 miles before impacting its target on the land range at China Lake, California.

On 12 September 2007, the Embassy of the United States in Manila stated that the arrival of the destroyers USS Chung-Hoon and USS *Milius* was a goodwill visit to strengthen Philippines–United States relations.

On 23 November 2021, *Milius* conducted a transit of the Taiwan Strait.

On 9 August 2023, The Navy announced plans to extend the ship's service life beyond the initial 35 years, intending to keep *Milius* in service until at least 2035.

#### Deployments

* 26 May 1998 – September 1998: Maiden deployment

USS Milius, after completing its maiden deployment, has gone on these voyages.

* 22 June 2000 – December 2000: West Pac–Indian Ocean–Persian Gulf
* 2 November 2002 – 2 June 2003: West Pac–Indian Ocean–Persian Gulf
* 6 December 2004 – 6 June 2005: West Pac–Indian Ocean–Persian Gulf
* 10 April 2007 – 8 October 2007: Scheduled Deployment with BHR ESG
* December 2008 – July 2009: West Pac–Indian Ocean–Persian Gulf
* 18 May 2010 – 16 December 2010: West Pac–Indian Ocean–Persian Gulf
* 11 January 2012 – 11 September 2012: West Pac–Indian Ocean–Persian Gulf
* 20 October 2014 – 25 June 2015: West Pac–Indian Ocean–Persian Gulf
* May 2018 – present: Forward deployed to 7th Fleet, USS *Milius* changes homeport from San Diego, CA to Yokosuka, Japan.

### Awards

USS *Milius* has been awarded the Navy Battle "E" four times in its service life.

* 01-Jan-2002 to 31-Dec-2002
* 01-Jan-2012 to 31-Dec-2012
* 01-Jan-2015 to 31-Dec-2015
* 01-Jan-2019 to 31-Dec-2019
* PACFLT 2003 Retention Excellence Award Winner
* PACFLT 2002 Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award
* 2019 Bloodhound Award Winner
* Spokane Trophy Award - (2019)
USS Forrest Sherman

Not to be confused with USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931)

## USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)

USS Forrest Sherman

**USS *Forrest Sherman* (DDG-98)** is an *Arleigh Burke*-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy and is the second US Navy ship to bear the name. She is part of Destroyer Squadron 28. She is named for Admiral Forrest Percival Sherman.

### Career

Built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, *Forrest Sherman* was launched on 2 October 2004. Admiral Sherman's daughter, Ann Sherman Fitzpatrick, is the ship's sponsor.

She was commissioned on 28 January 2006 at NAS Pensacola, Commander Michael Van Durick in command, and six days later departed for her homeport in Norfolk, Va. to join the Atlantic Fleet.

She departed Norfolk for her maiden deployment in July 2007, visiting various nations around the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. In August 2007, while the ship was visiting Sevastopol to conduct drills with the Ukrainian Navy, a 1,100 pounds (500 kg) naval mine from the Second World War was discovered 500 yards from the vessel. The mine was secured before it could damage the ship. Also during that visit, she became the first US Navy ship to land a Ukrainian Navy helicopter. She also conducted *Reliant Mermaid 2007* with the Turkish and Israeli Navies.

On that deployment, she circumnavigated the continent of Africa as part of Task Group 60.5, the US Navy's Southeast Africa task force. She returned home on 19 December that year.

In early June 2008, *Forrest Sherman* deployed for three months in support of U.S. Southern Command's Partnership of the Americas 2008 (POA 08) operation. She returned home on 29 August 2008.

On 25 November 2019, *Forrest Sherman* captured a stateless dhow carrying two 358 missiles and a large cache of Iranian missile parts destined for Yemen.

On 13 April 2022, *Forrest Sherman* arrived at Norfolk following a surge deployment.

On 11 June 2022, *Forrest Sherman* departed Norfolk for a NATO Deployment. *Forrest Sherman* served as the flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 from July 1 to December 13.
USS De Wert

## USS De Wert (FFG-45)

USS De Wert

USS De Wert (FFG-45) is an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate of the United States Navy. She was decommissioned in 2014 and is going to be scrapped or sunk. She is named for Richard De Wert.

### Career

In August 1985 De Wert participated in a Readiness Exercise. On October 2 she deployed to Operation Display Determination 85.

On February 16, 2007, she received a Battle 'E'.

On May 23, 2008, she went on a counter-drug deployment near Latin America.

In 2011 she received another Battle 'E'. On October 11, she and RFA Fort Victoria rescued an Italian ship being assaulted by pirates.

She was decommissioned on April 4, 2014.
RSS Formidable

## RSS Formidable (68)

RSS Formidable

**RSS *Formidable* (68)** is the lead ship of the *Formidable*-class stealth frigate of the Republic of Singapore Navy.

### Career

RSS *Formidable* was built by DCNS company in France around the early 2000s. *Formidable* was commissioned on 5 May 2007.

RSS *Formidable* participated in *RIMPAC 2012* which lasts from 29 to 3 June August 2012. 22 nations and more than 40 warships took part in the exercise.

On 30 October 2016, RSS *Formidable* arrived in Visakhapatnam, India to prepare for naval exercise *SIMBEX-16* in the Bay of Bengal.

Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and UK held *Exercise Bersama Lima* from 2 to 19 October 2018. One of the ships participating was RSS *Formidable*.

RSS *Formidable* participated in Pacific Griffin 19 with its bilateral partner, the United States.

RSS *Formidable* participated in the 40th edition of Pelican with its bilateral partner, Brunei.

RSS *Formidable* participated in the 70th edition of International Fleet Review celebrating the formation of JMSDF hosted by Japan.
USS John Basilone

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## USS John Basilone (DDG-122)

**USS *John Basilone* (DDG-122)** is a Flight IIA *Arleigh Burke*-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. The 72nd ship in the class, she is named for United States Marine Corps Gunnery sergeant John Basilone, who received the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award for valor, for actions during the Guadalcanal Campaign in the Pacific War. Basilone was the only enlisted Marine to receive both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross during World War II.

This is the second US Navy vessel to be named after Basilone, the first being USS *Basilone* (DD-824), a *Gearing*-class destroyer commissioned in 1949 and decommissioned in 1977. The Navy christened USS *John Basilone* in a ceremony held on 18 June 2022.
ROKS Cheonji

## ROKS Cheonji (AOE-57)

ROKS Cheonji

ROKS Cheonji (AOE-57) is a Cheonji-class Fast Combat Support Ship of the Republic of Korea Navy.

### Career

ROKS Cheonji was the flagship of the 1998 International Fleet Review. She participated in the Japanese Naval Ceremony in 2002 and the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.
USS Rafael Peralta

## USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115)

USS Rafael Peralta

**USS *Rafael Peralta* (DDG-115)** is an *Arleigh Burke*-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. The destroyer can operate with a Carrier Strike Group (CSG), Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), as an element of a Surface Action Group (SAG), or independently. The ship can conduct a variety of missions in support of national military strategy. From peacetime presence and crisis management to sea control and power projection, 115 will be capable of carrying out Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD), Undersea Warfare (USW), Surface Warfare (SW), and Strike Warfare (STW) in multi-threat environments.

The $679.6 million contract to build her was awarded on 26 September 2011 to Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine. On 15 February 2012, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the ship's named to be *Rafael Peralta* in honor of Marine Rafael Peralta, who was petitioned for the Medal of Honor for shielding several Marines from a grenade in November 2004 during the Iraq War; however, he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross instead, after doubts regarding the exact sequence of events prior to his death were raised.

### Career

By January 2014, the aft portion of the ship had been completed and had begun outfitting and she was laid down on 30 October 2014.

The ship was christened on 31 October 2015 at Bath Iron Works. In February 2017, the ship was accepted by the United States Navy.

*Rafael Peralta* was commissioned in San Diego, California on 29 July 2017 and was homeported at Naval Base San Diego before moving to Japan in 2021.

The *Arleigh Burke*-class guided-missile destroyers *Rafael Peralta* and USS *Russell* (DDG-59) arrived in Sasebo for a port visit on 8 February 2020.

*Rafael Peralta* joined HMAS *Stuart*, HMAS *Sirius*, KDB *Darulehsan* and RSS *Supreme* on their way to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in preparation for RIMPAC 2020 on 6 August 2020.
USS Ralph Johnson

## USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114)

USS Ralph Johnson with USS Princeton

**USS *Ralph Johnson* (DDG-114)** is an *Arleigh Burke*-class destroyer of the United States Navy. *Ralph Johnson* is the 64th ship of the class and was commissioned on 24 March 2018.

### Career

The contract to build the destroyer was awarded on 26 September 2011 to Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Mississippi. On 15 February 2012, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the ship was to be named *Ralph Johnson* in honor of Marine Ralph H. Johnson, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for shielding two fellow Marines from a grenade in March 1968 during the Vietnam War. The contract was worth $697.6 million fixed price, and was also the 30th *Arleigh Burke*-class destroyer contract issued to Ingalls Shipbuilding.

*Ralph Johnson* is the 64th ship of the *Arleigh Burke* class of destroyers, the first of which, USS *Arleigh Burke* (DDG-51), was commissioned in July 1991. With 75 ships planned to be built in total, the class has the longest production run for any U.S. Navy surface combatant. As an *Arleigh Burke*-class ship, *Ralph Johnson*'s roles included anti-aircraft, anti-submarine, and anti-surface warfare, as well as strike operations. During the long production run, the class was built in three flights—Flight I (DDG-51–DDG-71), Flight II (DDG-72–DDG-78), and Flight IIA (DDG-79– ). *Ralph Johnson* is a Flight IIA ship, and as such, features several improvements in terms of ballistic missile defence, an embarked air wing, and the inclusion of mine-detecting ability.

In 2008, the U.S. Navy decided to restart production of the *Arleigh Burke* class as orders for the *Zumwalt*-class destroyer was reduced from ten to three. The first three ships (DDG-113—DDG-115) ordered following the product decision are known as the "restart" ships, while "technology insertion" ships (DDG-116—DDG-123) are expected to incorporate certain elements of *Arleigh Burke* class Flight III, which in turn will run from DDG-124 onwards. As a "restart" ship, *Ralph Johnson* primarily features upgraded electronics; she was originally scheduled to be delivered in August 2016, but construction was delayed and delivery was rescheduled for late 2017 after sea trials were completed in the middle of the year.

The warship arrived at the Port of Charleston's Columbus Street Terminal on 19 March 2018 and was commissioned on 24 March.

In 2019, *Ralph Johnson*'s homeport shifted to Yokosuka, Japan, replacing USS *Mustin*.
U-488

U-488 was a Type XIV supply and replenishment U-boat of the Kriegsmarine.

### Career

U-488's first patrol began on May 18, 1943. She skirted the coast of Germany and went around the British Isles, heading up near Iceland before returning to Bordeaux, France, In July.

On her second patrol, TBF Avengers of the USS Card attacked U-488 and claimed a sinking, but U-488 continued her patrol unscathed. 2 crew members died in October, 1 from illness and 1 from heart failure. She returned from this patrol in December.

On April 22, 1944, she departed Bordeaux on her third and final patrol. She was sunk with all hands on The 26th near Cabo Verde by Hedgehogs from USS Huse, USS Frost, USS Barber, and USS Snowden.
USS Gonzalez

## USS Gonzalez (DDG-60)

USS Gonzalez

**USS *Gonzalez* (DDG-66)** is an *Arleigh Burke*-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Sergeant Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez, a Medal of Honor recipient in the Vietnam War.

### Service History

The ship took part in Operation Allied Force, firing Tomahawk cruise missiles at Serbian targets in 1999. *Gonzalez* also assisted a cruise ship, *Seabourn Spirit,* after an abortive attack by pirates off the coast of Somalia in 2005.

On 1 March 2006, the ship rescued the crew of an Iranian ship, whose engine and rudder were broken down since 18 February. The Iranian crew were returned to Iran. She was involved in the action of 18 March 2006 with suspected pirates, along with the cruiser USS *Cape St. George*. The two ships exchanged fire with the suspected pirates about 25 nautical miles (46 km) off the coast of Somalia. Initial reports indicated that one suspected pirate was killed and five others wounded.

On 17 July 2006, CNN reported that *Gonzalez* would be deployed to help in evacuation efforts of American citizens from Lebanon in the midst of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.

In May 2022, *Gonzalez* was homeported out of Naval Station Norfolk and a part of Destroyer Squadron 28, along with Carrier Strike Group 8 led by the USS *Harry S. Truman*.
RSS Persistence

Not to be confused with RSS Persistence (L205)

## RSS Persistence (209)

RSS Persistence

***Persistence*** **(209)** is the third ship of the *Endurance*-class landing platform dock of the Republic of Singapore Navy.

### Career

She was laid down in 1998 and launched on 18 March 1999. She was commissioned on 7 April 2001 with the hull number 209.

RSS *Persistence* on 4 January 2005 joined RSS *Endurance* to Aceh in Indonesia to deliver emergency supplies and medical personnel to aid in the relief efforts after a tsunami. *Persistence* also featured later in support of the efforts finding Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501.

On 12 February 2009, Minister of Defence Teo Chee Hean announced that *Persistence* would join other naval forces off the coast of Somalia for three months in 2009. Comprising an LST with two Super Puma helicopters on board, the Singapore Armed Forces Task Group has been conducting daily helicopter surveillance flights and sector patrols to deter and disrupt piracy activities. The ship worked with the multinational Combined Task Force 151 to protect shipping in the Gulf of Aden.

RSS *Vigilance*, RSS *Steadfast*, RSS *Persistence*, MV *Avatar*, USNS *Amelia Earhart*, USS *Russell*, USS *Chung-Hoon* and USCGC *Mellon* participated in *CARAT 2010*.

In December 2014, *Persistence* was deployed in the search for Airasia Flight QZ8501 after it crashed into the Java Sea on 28 December 2014; along with the RSN ships *Supreme*, *Valour*, and *Kallang*, MV *Swift Rescue*, and two Lockheed C-130H Hercules.
USS Lake Champlain

Not to be confused with USS Lake Champlain (CV-39)

## USS Lake Champlain (CG-57)

USS Lake Champlain

**USS *Lake Champlain* (CG-57)** is a *Ticonderoga*-class guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy. She is the third US Naval ship to be named *Lake Champlain*, in honor of the Battle of Lake Champlain, which took place during the War of 1812.

*Lake Champlain* was laid down 3 March 1986, at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, launched 3 April 1987, and commissioned 12 August 1988, at Intrepid Pier at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City. She then steamed to her homeport of San Diego, via Cape Horn, South America, losing part of her hurricane bulwark in heavy seas.

### History

She has been to the Persian Gulf on multiple occasions, first as a part of Operation Desert Shield, then later following Operation Desert Storm.

On 25 January 1990 in the northern Philippine Sea, *Lake Champlain* rescued 14 sailors from MV *Huazhu* and transported the survivors to Subic Bay. She aided in the evacuation of the Philippines during the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption while transiting to the Persian Gulf.

*Lake Champlain* was assigned to Carrier Group One. The ship completed 17 major deployments.

On 10 November 2007 an explosion occurred in the ship's hull during routine maintenance in a San Diego dry dock. Six workers were injured, one of them critically. The explosion was caused when flammable gases ignited inside the fuel-tank compartment where the workers were working. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigated the incident. OSHA cited NASSCO, a Navy contractor in charge of the work, for seven serious safety violations and two minor safety violations at the site. The explosion occurred one day after NASSCO subcontractor Técnico Corporation fired a safety inspector who was responsible for measuring oxygen levels in enclosed worksites. The inspector subsequently filed a lawsuit against his former employer, alleging that he was a whistleblower who was fired after warning superiors that additional safety measures were needed on the ship.

On 9 May 2017, a South Korean fishing vessel, approximately 60 to 70 feet (18 to 21 m) in length, collided with the port side of *Lake Champlain* while the ship was underway and conducting routine operations in international waters off Asia. No injuries were reported. *Lake Champlain* had attempted to contact the fishing vessel, but the it didn't have a radio. The fishing vessel did not respond to *Lake Champlain*'s emergency whistle. Both the cruiser and the fishing vessel were undamaged enough to be able to sail away under their own power.

*Lake Champlain* was decommissioned during a ceremony at San Diego Naval Base on 1 September 2023. She remains with the Navy as they plan to use her as a Logistics Support Asset.
Fender

Fender is the father of that gay retard Sparky, who he’s also married to. Fender runs a gay ass gas station where he gives blowjobs and lap dances. He hates poor people and likes to sit on his front porch with a double barrel shotgun and shoot any poor people who come by. Fender also owns the world record for most dildos owned by a single fat fag.

### Racist description

Fender has a big fat gay mustache that he grew so he can be like his hero, Waluigi. He is based off of hitlers car and has a baseball bat he calls the “Jew beater” in his back pocket. He has twenty seven cocks, 13 vaginas, 4.5 assholes, and six pairs of balls.

### More funny facts

* He reportedly joined the KKK for a month because a black man looked at him funny. He was arrested but got out of jail for free by giving a lap dance to the chief of police.
* He has numerous nicknames in the streets, such as “The gasser” and “JewJumper6000.”
USS Gravely

## USS Gravely (DDG-107)

USS Gravely

**USS *Gravely* (DDG-107)** is an *Arleigh Burke*-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named after Vice Admiral Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. Commissioned in 2010, she has been on several overseas deployments.

### Construction

*Gravely* is the 57th destroyer in her class. She was authorized on 13 September 2002 and her keel was laid down on 26 November 2007 at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's Ingalls Shipbuilding shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. *Gravely* was launched on 30 March 2009. The ship is named after Vice Admiral Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. Admiral Gravely's wife, Alma Gravely, christened the ship on 16 May 2009 and serves as ship's sponsor. Retired Navy Admiral J. Paul Reason was the principal speaker at the ceremony, which was held at Northrop's facility in Pascagoula. She successfully completed sea trials in June 2010. *Gravely*, Northrop Grumman's 27th Aegis-equipped guided missile destroyer, was commissioned at Wilmington, North Carolina on 20 November 2010.

### Service History

In late August 2013 along with her sister ships *Mahan*, *Barry*, and *Ramage*, *Gravely* was sent to patrol the eastern Mediterranean Sea in response to rising rumors of an imminent US military intervention in the Syrian civil war. On 28 October 2013, the destroyers *Gravely* and *Ramage* answered a distress call from a vessel carrying immigrants located 160 nautical miles (300 km; 180 mi) off the coast of Kalamata, Greece. On 18 November 2013, *Gravely* returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, completing her first overseas deployment.

On 28 March 2016, *Gravely* provided assistance to USS *Sirocco*, which had seized a stateless dhow transporting weapons. Once the weapons were offloaded, the dhow and its crew were released. In June 2016 while escorting the aircraft carrier USS *Harry S. Truman* the destroyer had a close encounter with a Russian Navy frigate causing Russian and US Navy officials to accuse each other of dangerous and unprofessional conduct. On 11 March 2019, as part of Carrier Strike Group Eight (CSG-8), *Gravely* received the Meritorious Unit Commendation award in support of Operation Inherent Resolve during the 2015-2016 deployment.

On 13 May 2022, *Gravely* took part in a PASSEX training with the Finnish and Swedish navies in the northern Baltic Sea. In May 2022, *Gravely* was homeported out of Naval Station Norfolk and a part of Destroyer Squadron 28, along with Carrier Strike Group 8 led by the USS *Harry S. Truman*.

On 24 June 2022, *Gravely* returned to Norfolk.

On 14 October 2023, Lloyd Austin directed Dwight D. Eisenhower and her carrier strike group, which includes the cruiser *Philippine Sea*, along with *Gravely* and sister-destroyers *Laboon* and *Mason*, to the eastern Mediterranean in response to Israel's war with Hamas. This is the second carrier strike group to be sent to the region in response to the conflict, following *Gerald R. Ford* and her group, which was dispatched only six days earlier.
RUM-139

## RUM-139 VL-ASROC

RUM-139 midflight

The **RUM-139 Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Rocket** (**VL-ASROC** or **VLA**) is an anti-submarine missile designed by Goodyear in the ASROC family, currently built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Navy.

### History

Design and development of the missile began in 1983 when Goodyear Aerospace was contracted by the United States Navy to develop a ship-launched anti-submarine missile compatible with the new Mark 41 Vertical Launching System. The development of the VLS ASROC underwent many delays, and it was not deployed on any ships until 1993. During this development, Goodyear Aerospace was bought by Loral Corporation in 1986, and this defense division was in turn purchased by Lockheed Martin in 1995.

The first VLS ASROC missile was an RUR-5 ASROC with an upgraded solid-fuel booster section and a digital guidance system. It carries a lightweight Mark 46 homing torpedo that is dropped from the rocket at a precalculated point on its trajectory, and then parachuted into the sea.

The vertical launch missile first became operational in 1993, with about 500. having been produced by 2007. It is 15 feet long, with a firing range of about 12 nautical miles or 22 kilometers (24,000 yd).

Beginning in 1996, the missile was replaced by the newer RUM-139A and subsequently the RUM-139B. The torpedo remained the Mark 46, though at one time an improved torpedo called the Mark 50 was proposed and then canceled.

In October 2004, the RUM-139C began production with the Mark 54 torpedo. The Mk 54 Mod 0 torpedo achieved Initial Operating Capability in 2010, and the U.S. Navy has since transitioned its VL-ASROCs to use the Mk 54.

The RUM-139 is used on a variety of vessels in various navies.
USS Port Royal (Gunboat)

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Not to be confused with CG-74

## USS Port Royal (1862)

USS Port Royal

**USS *Port Royal*** was a double-ended gunboat built for the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War. The vessel was assigned to patrol the rivers and other waterways of the Confederate States of America and to enforce the Union blockade on the South.

### History

*Port Royal*, a wooden, double-ended, side-wheel gunboat, was launched at New York 17 January 1862 by Thomas Stack and commissioned at New York Navy Yard, 26 April 1862. Departing New York 4 May, *Port Royal* steamed to Hampton Roads, Virginia, to join the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron in supporting General George McClellan's drive up the peninsula toward Richmond, Virginia. She engaged Confederate batteries at Sewell's Point, Virginia, 8 May and a week later participated in the Battle of Drewry's Bluff, on the James River below the southern capital. After General Robert E. Lee's seven day campaign turned back McClellan's thrust, *Port Royal* shifted operations to the North Carolina Sounds. She was part of the Union Naval force which reconnoitered the Neuse River, North Carolina, arid attacked Kinston, 12–16 December.

The spring of 1863 found her operating along the Florida coast. On 20 April, a landing party from the ship raided Apalachicola, Florida, capturing cotton and ordnance. On 24 May a boat expedition captured sloop *Fashion* laden with cotton in the same area. The Union party also burned a ship repair facility at Devil's Elbow and destroyed a barge. In ensuing months *Port Royal* continued to patrol the Confederate coast. In August 1864, she served with Rear Admiral David Farragut during the operations in Mobile Bay, Alabama. *Port Royal* then continued patrol duty through the end of the Civil War. Decommissioned 23 May 1866, she was sold at Boston, Massachusetts, 3 October 1866. Her ultimate fate is unknown.
Santa Maria-class Frigate

SPS Canaria

The ***Santa María* class** of guided missile frigates is the Spanish Navy's designation for six warships based on the United States *Oliver Hazard Perry*-class frigates. Spanish ships have a slightly bigger beam and were built with a greater weight reserve for future improvements. Other changes from the basic model include Meroka replacing Phalanx and a RAN-12L air search radar to provide low horizon coverage against sea skimmers cueing the Meroka CIWS mount. The Nettunel EW suite (based on the Italian Nettuno built in Spain) replaced the SLQ-32 system fitted aboard US ships. The first ship *Santa Maria* entered service in 1986.

They are expected to be replaced by the new *Bonifaz* class starting around 2028.

### Armament

* 1 × single-arm Mk 13 Missile Launcher with a 40-round magazine that can handle 32 SM-1MR anti-air/ship missiles and 8 Harpoon anti-ship missiles
* 2 × triple Mark 32 ASW torpedo tubes with Mark 46 Mod 5 anti-submarine torpedoes
* 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cal. naval gun
* 1 × 20 mm Meroka 12-barrel CIWS system

### Ships in Class

* SPS Santa Maria
* SPS Victoria
* SPS Numancia
* SPS Reina Sofia
* SPS Navarra
* SPS Canaria