Forget Aircraft Carriers: The Blue Ridge-Class Is 1 of the Navy’s Most Important Warships

Forget Aircraft Carriers: The Blue Ridge-Class Is 1 of the Navy’s Most Important Warships

Key Points and Summary – USS Blue Ridge may be the U.S. Navy’s oldest operational warship, but it remains the brain of the Seventh Fleet in the Indo-Pacific. Built as a purpose-designed command ship, it doesn’t launch jets or missiles; it hosts admirals, staff, sensors, and secure networks that tie together carriers, destroyers, submarines, and allies in real time. The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), conducts fligh…