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The USS Blue Ridge Arrives in New Zealand

The USS Blue Ridge, the U.S. Navy’s oldest active warship, arrived in Wellington, New Zealand, marking its first visit and strengthening U.S.-New Zealand naval and diplomatic relations.
With the United States Navy, there is an assumption, from within and from outside, that no costs will be spared to field a fully equipped, technologically sophisticated, and ...
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — Twenty-eight sailors from the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), temporarily moored at Pyeongtaek Port, joined a cultural tour of Seoul, Sept. 20, to learn more about Korean history ...
Key Points and Summary - USS Blue Ridge, commissioned in 1970, is the U.S. Navy’s oldest operational warship—but it remains the high-tech flagship of the 7th Fleet in the Indo-Pacific. -Purpose-built ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. 7th Fleet's flagship Blue Ridge, which hadn’t visited Guam since 2020, departed June 17. (MCS Andres Fonts/U.S. Navy) ...
The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrives in Yokosuka, Japan after its summer 2025 patrol, June 23, 2025. U.S. Navy Photo Amphibious warship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) is in port in Sasebo, ...
The USS Blue Ridge, the U.S. Navy’s oldest active warship, arrived in Wellington, New Zealand, marking its first visit and strengthening U.S.-New Zealand naval and diplomatic relations.