USS Repose
USS ''Repose'' has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: *, a hospital ship in commission from 1902 to 1910 and sold in 1919, renamed USS ''Repose'' in 1918 while out of commission *, a hospital ship in commission from May 1945 to January 1950, from October 1950 to December 1954, and from October 1965 to May 1970 {{ship index, Repose, USS Repose Repose is a word meaning "rest" or "calmness". Repose may also refer to: *Lying in repose, when the body of a deceased person is set out for public viewing *Dying, particularly used of saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church *Mount Repose (disambigu ...

United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of its active battle fleet alone exceeding the next 13 navies combined, including 11 allies or partner nations of the United States as of 2015. It has the highest combined battle fleet tonnage (4,635,628 tonnes as of 2019) and the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with eleven in service, two new carriers under construction, and five other carriers planned. With 336,978 personnel on active duty and 101,583 in the Ready Reserve, the United States Navy is the third largest of the United States military service branches in terms of personnel. It has 290 deployable combat vessels and more than 2,623 operational aircraft . The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which was established during the American Revo ...
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