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


{{bigquote|''Honor, Courage, Commitment''|USN Motto}}
{{bigquote|''Non sibi sed patriae''|USN unofficial Motto (''Not self but country'')}}


==Generation 1==
==Fiction==
{{stub}}
===''Transformers/G.I. Joe'' comics===
[[USS Hama|USS ''Hama'']] was a battleship that was presumably destroyed by [[Cobra]] and the [[Decepticon]]s 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)|G.I. Joe]] team to the hiding place of the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|The Line}}


===Dreamwave Transformers/G.I. Joe comics===
===Live-action ''Transformers'' movies===
{{cleanup|April 2009|Needs storylink}}
====''Transformers'' film====
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.  
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.
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 when 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.  
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)}}
After the defeat of the [[Decepticon]]s in [[Mission City]], the Navy dumped the dead aliens into the Atlantic Ocean's [[Laurentian Abyss]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}
 
====Notable personnel====
[[Admiral Brigham]] oversaw U.S. Navy operations at the Pentagon.
 
=====U.S.S. ''Abraham Lincoln'' (CVN-72)=====
[[Image:Movie2007_USS_AbrahamLincoln.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
''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]]''
{{-}}
{{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)=====
[[Image:Movie2007_USS_Shoup_dumpingMegs.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]
''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]]''
{{-}}
 
=====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===
{{notetitantlg}}
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===
{{stub}}
 
===''The Veiled Threat'' prequel novel===
{{stub}}
{{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}
 
===Revenge of the Fallen (film)===
{{spoiler|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|24 July}}
{{stub}}
{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)}}
 
=====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 carrier that is reported sinking, however, is the ''Theodore Roosevelt''.  The CGI shots of the damaged and later sinking carrier correctly show the hull number 71; possibly since it was easy to remove the crossbar from a 4 to create a 1.}}
 
:*''[[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''
====Titan movie comics====
In a [[Tyran 208.28 Gamma|divergent timeline]], the Decepticons succeeded at Mission City and conquered the United States. 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}}


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.
====''The Veiled Threat''====
{{groupstub}}
{{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}


{{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.}}
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
During the Fallen's display of power, he and several protoforms destroyed the ''USS Theodore Roosevelt'' with the Fallen gloating on top of the sinking ship's propellers.  Later, after receiving coordinates from Major [[William Lennox]], General Morshower dispatched a battlegroup led by the ''USS John C. Stennis'' to the {{w|Gulf of Aqaba}} to provide backup. During [[Operation: Firestorm]], the battle group dispatched F/A-18s, AAVs, AH-1 helicopters and LCACs carrying tanks and infantry fighting vehicles to the aid of NEST. Later, [[Seymour Simmons]] contacted the ''Stennis'' demanding that Captain Wilder listen to him in order to stop [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]].  Wilder finally listened and at Simmons request, ordered one of the battle group's destroyers, the ''USS Kidd'' to prepare its railgun.  Upon receiving targeting coordinates from Simmons, the ''Kidd'' fired its railgun and destroyed Devastator.  Later, the ''Stennis'' carried the Autobots and humans home.
{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}


:*''[[Wikipedia:USS Kidd (DDG-100)|More information about the U.S.S. Kidd on Wikipedia]]''
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{-}}
[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] was a Captain in the U.S. Navy.


==Trivia==
==Notes==
* Some of the members of [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]]'s Ranger team (Luis Echagarruga, Patrick Mulderrig, [[Brian Shehan]] and Michael Trisler) are actually currently serving members of the US Navy SEALs, while on-set military advisor Harry Humpries was a former Navy SEAL. They assisted the actors in their three days of basic training at [[Wikipedia:Fort Irwin Military Reservation|Fort Irwin]], in [[California]] as seen in the ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' DVD segment titled "I Fight Giant Robots".
* Some of the members of [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]]'s Ranger team (Luis Echagarruga, Patrick Mulderrig, [[Brian Shehan]], and Michael Trisler) are actually currently serving members of the US Navy SEALs, while on-set military advisor Harry Humpries was a former Navy SEAL. They assisted the actors in their three days of basic training at {{w|Fort Irwin Military Reservation|Fort Irwin}}, in [[California]] as seen in the ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' DVD segment titled "I Fight Giant Robots".
*Transformers alumnus [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Keith David]] have done voice over promos for the US Navy.  


==External links==
==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:United States Navy|United States Navy on the Wikipedia]]
{{w|United States Navy}} at Wikipedia


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Latest revision as of 16:04, 29 December 2022

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

“ Honor, Courage, Commitment ”

—USN Motto

“ Non sibi sed patriae ”

—USN unofficial Motto (Not self but country)

Fiction

[edit]

Transformers/G.I. Joe comics

[edit]

USS Hama was a battleship that was presumably destroyed by Cobra and the 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 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 Autobots. The Line

Live-action Transformers movies

[edit]

Transformers film

[edit]

Shortly after the United States learned of the devastating attack on the SOCCENT Forward Operations Base in Qatar, the President dispatched battle groups to the Arabian Gulf and the Yellow Sea, not knowing which of their potential enemies had attacked them.

After 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 when 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 Decepticons in Mission City, the Navy dumped the dead aliens into the Atlantic Ocean's Laurentian Abyss. Transformers

Titan movie comics

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In a divergent timeline, the Decepticons succeeded at Mission City and conquered the United States. A Navy base at San Diego was one of the many Decepticon targets in their attempt to shatter American reconstruction. Dark Spark

The Veiled Threat

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The Veiled Threat

Revenge of the Fallen film

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During the Fallen's display of power, he and several protoforms destroyed the USS Theodore Roosevelt with the Fallen gloating on top of the sinking ship's propellers. Later, after receiving coordinates from Major William Lennox, General Morshower dispatched a battlegroup led by the USS John C. Stennis to the Gulf of Aqaba to provide backup. During Operation: Firestorm, the battle group dispatched F/A-18s, AAVs, AH-1 helicopters and LCACs carrying tanks and infantry fighting vehicles to the aid of NEST. Later, Seymour Simmons contacted the Stennis demanding that Captain Wilder listen to him in order to stop Devastator. Wilder finally listened and at Simmons request, ordered one of the battle group's destroyers, the USS Kidd to prepare its railgun. Upon receiving targeting coordinates from Simmons, the Kidd fired its railgun and destroyed Devastator. Later, the Stennis carried the Autobots and humans home. Revenge of the Fallen

2005 IDW continuity

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Spike Witwicky was a Captain in the U.S. Navy.

Notes

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  • Some of the members of Captain Lennox's Ranger team (Luis Echagarruga, Patrick Mulderrig, Brian Shehan, and Michael Trisler) are actually currently serving members of the US Navy SEALs, while on-set military advisor Harry Humpries was a former Navy SEAL. They assisted the actors in their three days of basic training at Fort Irwin, in California as seen in the Transformers DVD segment titled "I Fight Giant Robots".
  • Transformers alumnus Peter Cullen and Keith David have done voice over promos for the US Navy.
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United States Navy at Wikipedia

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