Blue Ridge-Class: The U.S. Navy’s Most Important Warship You Never Heard Of

Blue Ridge-Class: The U.S. Navy’s Most Important Warship You Never Heard Of

Christian D. Orr, Senior Defense Editor and national security veteran, provides a deep-dive analysis of the Blue Ridge-class command ships. While they lack the kinetic "punch" of a carrier strike group, the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) and USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20) serve as the indispensable "brains" of the Navy’s global operations. The post Blue Ridge-Class: The U.S. Navy’s Most Important Warship You Never Heard Of appeared first on 19FortyFive.