Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS for short) is the primary reference work for the basic facts about every ship ever used by the United States Navy.
It was published by the Navy (thus its content is in the public domain) in nine volumes, between 1959 and 1991.
The description of each ship includes official dates and locations of various events, combat and peacetime activities, and some notable events in the life of the ship, plus the physical dimensions and armaments of the ship (if known). The information can be considered authoritative, since it is compiled from the Navy's own records pertaining to the ship.
It also includes short biographies for a number of historical figures after which ships have been named.
Since the Dictionary limits itself to the bare facts, it includes almost no analysis or historical context. Typically, it will say that a ship was transferred from one station to another on a specific date, but not why, and the reader must consult other sources for explanations. While most entries limit themselves to objective data, a number of others make explicit anti-communist remarks when referring to Cold War incidents.
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Abner Read | Arthur L. Bristol | CSS Albemarle | CSS Texas | Edwin Anderson, Jr. | History of the United States Navy | John Arnold Austin | John S. McCain, Sr. | John Shaw | Marc A. Mitscher | Marc Mitscher | Richard Antrim | Richard B. Russell | U-2513 | U-3008 | USCGC Triton (WMEC-116) | USCGC Triton (WPC-116) | USSNautilus | USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602) | USS Adams (1799) | USS Admiralty Islands | USS Admiralty Islands (CVE-99) | USS Agamenticus | USS Akron | USS Akron (ZRS-4) | USS Alaska (CB-1) | USS Albacore (AGSS-569) | USS Albacore (SS-218) | USS Albany (1899) | USS Albany (CA-123) | USS Albany (CG-10) | USS Albany (CL-23) | USS Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617) | USS Alliance (1778) | USS Amberjack (SS-219) | USS Amberjack (SS-522) | USS America (1782) | USS America (CV-66) | USS America (CVA-66) | USS Amsterdam (CL-101) | USS Amsterdam (CL-59) | USS Antietam (CV-36) | USS Antietam (CVA-36) | USS Antietam (CVS-36) | USS Archerfish (SSN-678) | USS Argonaut (APS-1) | USS Argonaut (SF-7) | USS Argonaut (SM-1) | USS Argonaut (SS-166) | USS Argonaut (SS-475) | USS Arizona (1858) | USS Arkansas (CGN-41) | USS Arkansas (DLGN-41) | USS Arnold J. Isbell | USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869) | USS Astoria (CA-34) | USS Astoria (CL-90) | USS Atlanta (CL-104) | USS Atlanta (CL-51) | USS Attu | USS Attu (CVE-102) | USS Atule (SS-403) | USS Austin (LPD-4) | USS Badger (1889) | USS Badoeng Strait | USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) | USS Bainbridge (DD-1) | USS Bairoko | USS Bairoko (CVE-115) | USS Baltimore (1798) | USS Baltimore (1861) | USS Baltimore (C-3) | USS Baltimore (CA-68) | USS Barb (SS-220) | USS Barbel (SS-316) | USS Barracuda (SF-4) | USS Barracuda (SS-163) | USS Barracuda (SSK-1) | USS Bass (SS-551) | USS Bass (SSK-2) | USS Bataan (CV-29) | USS Bataan (CVL-29) | USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) | USS Bennington (CV-20) | USS Bennington (CVA-20) | USS Bennington (CVS-20) | USS Biloxi | USS Biloxi (CL-80) | USS Blueback (SS-581) | USS Boise (CL-47) | USS Bonefish (SS-223) | USS Bonefish (SS-582) | USS Bonita (SF-6) | USS Bonita (SS-165) | USS Bonita (SS-552) | USS Bonita (SSK-3) | USS Boxer (CV-21) | USS Boxer (CVA-21) | USS Boxer (CVS-21) | USS Boxer (LHD-4) ...
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