United States Navy

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The '''United States Navy''' (USN) is the sea branch of the [[United States]] [[United States Military|Armed Forces]]. It is the largest navy on [[Earth]], larger than that of many other [[human]] navies combined.

==Generation 1==
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===Dreamwave Transformers/G.I. Joe comics===
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The [[U.S.S. Hama|U.S.S. ''Hama'']] was a battleship that was presumably destroyed [[Cobra]] and the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] in 1939. After its destruction, a map of the [[Fera Islands]], as well as the emblems of the Decepticons and Cobra, were carved into a fragment of its hull by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Destro]]. The fragment ended up at [[Sumbergh RAF Base]] on the [[Shetland Islands]], where it directed the nascent [[G.I. Joe]] team to the hiding place of the [[Autobot|Autobots]].

==Live-action ''Transformers'' movies==
===Transformers (2007) film===
Shortly after the United States learned of the devastating attack on the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], the [[President of the United States|President]] dispatched battle groups to the Arabian Gulf and the Yellow Sea, not knowing which of their potential enemies had attacked them.

After [[Frenzy (Movie)|the attack on]] [[Air Force One]] which succeeded in both hacking the military network and introducing a virus into the system, [[Admiral Brigham]] opined to the assembled Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of Defense [[John Keller]] that the only countries with this sort of capability would be [[Russia]], North Korea and perhaps [[China]]. He was refuted by [[Maggie Madsen]] (the young analyst who detected the hack) who explained that the capabilities required to hack their systems at such speed were beyond known technology. Brigham retorted by showing the increased North Korean naval activity, but was not impressed with Madsen pointed out that it was probably a precaution against the US's own naval movements.

Later, when Secretary Keller discovered that no foreign power on [[Earth]] was responsible for the events in Qatar, he ordered the battle groups to turn their ships around and return to US territory immediately.

After the defeat of the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] in [[Mission City]], the Navy dumped the dead aliens into the Atlantic Ocean's [[Laurentian Abyss]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)}}

====Notable personnel====
[[Admiral Brigham]] oversaw U.S. Navy operations at the Pentagon.

=====U.S.S. ''Abraham Lincoln'' (CVN-72)=====
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''The U.S.S. ''Abraham Lincoln'' is the fifth ''Nimitz''-class supercarrier in the US Navy. She is the second Navy ship named after President [[Abraham Lincoln]].''

The U.S.S. ''Abraham Lincoln'''s battle group was one of those that were sent regional hot spots shortly after the attack on SOCCENT Qatar. They returned to United States territorial waters after the Pentagon learned that no other nation was responsible for the attack.

:*[[Wikipedia:USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)|More information about the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln on Wikipedia]]''
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{{note|Footage of the carrier groups was unaltered footage of modern carrier groups that had been filmed for one of [[Michael Bay]]'s previous films, ''Pearl Harbor''.}}

=====U.S.S. ''Shoup'' (DDG-86)=====
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''The U.S.S. ''Shoup'' is an ''Arleigh Burke''-class destroyer in the US Navy. The ship was named for General David M. Shoup (1904–1983), the 22nd Commandant of the Marine Corps.''

When the US Government decided to dispose of the Decepticon remains, the U.S.S. ''Shoup'' was tasked with dumping Megatron and Blackout's bodies into the Laurentian Abyss.

:*''[[Wikipedia:USS Shoup (DDG-86)|More information about the U.S.S. Shoup on Wikipedia]]''
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=====SH-60 Seahawk=====
''The [[Sikorsky]] '''SH-60 Seahawk''' is a multi-mission United States Navy helicopter based on the airframe of the [[United States Army]] UH-60 Black Hawk.''

Two Seahawks pulled Megatron's body from the aft deck of the U.S.S. ''Shoup'' and dropped him into the Atlantic Ocean.

:*''[[Wikipedia:SH-60 Seahawk|More information about the SH-60 Seahawk on Wikipedia]]''

===Titan ''Transformers'' movie comics===
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A Navy base at San Diego was one of the many Decepticon targets in their attempt to shatter American reconstruction. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
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===''The Veiled Threat'' prequel novel===
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===Revenge of the Fallen (film)===
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=====U.S.S. ''Topeka'' (SSN-754)=====
''The U.S.S. ''Topeka'' is a ''Los Angeles''-class submarine, and the third US Navy ship to be named for Topeka, Kansas.''

The ''Topeka'' was on patrol in the Atlantic ocean when her crew detected four large objects rapidly descending towards the bottom of the Laurentian Abyss, where the remains of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] lay. Soon afterwards, they detected ''six'' objects headed straight for them and tried to engage emergency maneuvers, but the ''Topeka'' was destroyed when the resurrected Megatron collided with and ruptured her hull.

{{note| At least one shot was recycled footage from [[Wikipedia:Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]], specifically the stern view of the sub trailing a Towed Sonar Array; The distinctive hump over the top of the sub is the Missile compartment of an [[Wikipedia:Ohio class|Ohio class]] Ballistic Missile submarine. }}

:*''[[Wikipedia:USS Topeka (SSN-754)|More information about the U.S.S. Topeka on Wikipedia]]''

=====U.S.S. ''Theodore Roosevelt'' (CVN-71)=====
''The U.S.S. ''Theodore Roosevelt'' is the fourth ''Nimitz''-class super carrier in the US Navy, named for President Theodore Roosevelt''.

During [[The Fallen]]'s invasion of Earth, Decepticon [[Transition form|transition forms]] under his command hurtled down from space and destroyed the ''Theodore Roosevelt'' off the east coast of the United States. The Fallen himself clambered onto the stern of the broken ship in victory as she sank beneath the waves.

{{Note|Footage for the transition forms flying down towards the carrier group was once again the unaltered footage of the modern U.S.S. ''Abraham Lincoln'' shot for ''Pearl Harbor''. One can tell by the identical formation and disposition of the ships in the group (albeit seen from a different angle) to those in the overhead fleet shot from the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie, as well as the ''Lincoln'''s hull number of 72 on the bow of the flight deck. However, when the transition forms crash into the carrier, the footage used is of the [[Wikipedia:USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)|''U.S.S. John C. Stennis'' (CVN-74)]], as the carrier only carries aircraft currently serving in the US Navy, and was the carrier used for filming. The CGI shots of the damaged and later sinking carrier correctly show the hull number 71 on the island, and 74 on the flight deck as it sinks; possibly since it was easy to remove the crossbar from a 4 to create a 1. Regardless of these issues, The carrier that is reported sinking is the ''Theodore Roosevelt''.}}

:*''[[Wikipedia:USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)|More information about the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt on Wikipedia]]''

=====U.S.S. ''John C. Stennis'' (CVN-74)=====
''The U.S.S. ''John C. Stennis'' is the seventh ''Nimitz''-class supercarrier in the US Navy, named for Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi.''

During the climactic battle in Egypt, former [[Sector Seven]] agent [[Seymour Simmons]] radioed the ''John C. Stennis'' to ask for an urgent strike against the Decepticon [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], who was smashing his way into the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] to find the [[Solar Harvester|solar harvester]]. The dubious [[Captain Wilder|captain]] of the ''Stennis'' was convinced to order the attack when Simmons provided his Sector Seven credentials, his intimate knowledge of secret military hardware, and the warning of the possible death toll that would occur if they failed. The ''Stennis'' provided air support for the beleaguered [[NEST]]-[[Autobot]] forces by launching her squadrons of F-18 Hornets.

After the defeat of the Decepticons, the Autobots and their human friends were transported home aboard the ''Stennis''.

:*''[[Wikipedia:USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)|More information about the U.S.S. John C. Stennis on Wikipedia]]''

=====U.S.S. ''Kidd'' (DDG-100)=====

''The U.S.S. ''Kidd'' is an ''Arleigh Burke''-class destroyer in the US Navy. The ship was named for Admiral Issac C. Kidd, an admiral who died aboard U.S.S. ''Arizona'' during the attack on Pearl Harbor''

After convincing the captain of the ''Stennis'', Seymour Simmons arranged to have the ''Kidd'' fire her classified prototype [[railgun]] at Devastator. The high-velocity round smashed the Decepticon's right arm to pieces, sending him tumbling down to the ground, where he broke up.

{{Note| While dialouge mentions U.S.S. Kidd, the ship actually shown is [[Wikipedia:USS Preble (DDG-88)|''U.S.S. Preble'' (DDG-88)]]. Both destroyers were part of the [[Wikipedia:USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)|''U.S.S. John C. Stennis'' (CVN-74)]] carrier battle group during filming. The comic adaptation furthermore depicts the previous [[Wikipedia:USS Kidd (DDG-993)|U.S.S. Kidd]], now serving in the Navy of Taiwan.}}

:*''[[Wikipedia:USS Kidd (DDG-100)|More information about the U.S.S. Kidd on Wikipedia]]''
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The USS KIDD is homeported in San Diego not Taiwan. Even though they show the USS Preble it firing sequence was fillem onboard USS KIDD

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:United States Navy|United States Navy on the Wikipedia]]

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