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Aircraft Carriers
- allowing the mobile projection of Naval Air Power across the globe.
Amphibious Assault Ships
- deploy and support U.S. ground forces in remote locations
Battleships
- heavily armed and armored warships designed to engage other warships and provide shore bombardment
Cruisers
- multi-mission warships capable of engaging multiple simultaneous targets and employed in force support or independent action
Destroyers
- fast warships providing multi-mission offensive and defensive capability, independently or in fleet support
Frigates
- warships designed to protect other ships and as anti-submarine warfare combatants
Submarines
- capable of underwater operations and designed to carry out research, rescue, or specific wartime missions
