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These Iconic US Navy Ships Are Set To Be Decommissioned In 2026

The United States Navy, arguably the most powerful sea-based military force to ever exist, owes a lot of its power to the large fleet of ships in its arsenal. As of January 2025, it was operating more ...
Post and Courier

2 Navy ships named for Black icons with SC ties could be renamed. Another looks to be in the clear.

A naval ship honoring a former South Carolinian who escaped slavery by sailing through Charleston Harbor and served as the first Black captain in the U.S. Navy has apparently evaded a reported list of ...
Stars and Stripes

Navy accepts final Freedom-class littoral combat ship as future USS Cleveland joins fleet

The Navy now is in possession of the final Freedom-class littoral combat ship after a milestone moment this week for a troubled collection of vessels once valued for their promise as stealthy ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Hegseth orders Navy to rename ship honoring gay rights icon Harvey Milk

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a highly rare move that will strip the ship of the moniker of a slain gay rights activist who served as ...
The Hill

Hegseth orders Navy strip oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk of name

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename an oil ship named after gay rights activist Harvey Milk, a move that pointedly comes at the start of Pride Month. Military.com first ...