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USS Robin
USS ''Robin'' may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 millio ...: * (later ATO-140), laid down 4 March 1918 by the Todd Shipyard Corp., New York * , laid down as ''YMS-311'' on 7 May 1943 by Henry B. Nevins, Inc., City Island, New York * , an ''Osprey''-class coastal mine hunter See also * USS ''Robin'', code name for the British ''Illustrious''-class aircraft carrier HMS ''Victorious'' while operating with the United States Navy in 1943 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Robin, USS United States Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 million tons in 2021. It has the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with List of aircraft carriers in service, eleven in service, one undergoing trials, two new carriers under construction, and six other carriers planned as of 2024. With 336,978 personnel on active duty and 101,583 in the Ready Reserve, the U.S. Navy is the third largest of the United States military service branches in terms of personnel. It has 299 deployable combat vessels and about 4,012 operational aircraft as of 18 July 2023. The U.S. Navy is one of six United States Armed Forces, armed forces of the United States and one of eight uniformed services of the United States. The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which was established during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Victorious (R38)
HMS ''Victorious'' was the third after ''Illustrious'' and ''Formidable''. Ordered under the 1936 Naval Programme, she was laid down at the Vickers-Armstrong shipyard at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1937 and launched two years later in 1939. Her commissioning was delayed until 1941 due to the greater need for escort vessels for service in the Battle of the Atlantic. Her service in 1941 and 1942 included famous actions against the battleship German battleship Bismarck, ''Bismarck'', several Arctic convoys, and Operation Pedestal. She was loaned to the United States Navy in 1943 and served in the south west Pacific as part of the Third Fleet. In 1944 ''Victorious'' contributed to several attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz, ''Tirpitz''. The elimination of the German naval threat allowed her redeployment first to the Eastern Fleet at Colombo and then to the British Pacific Fleet, Pacific for the final actions of the war against Japan. After the war, her service was broken by per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
