US Navy
About US Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and is designated as the navy of the United States in the Constitution. With 290 combat vessels, it is the world's second largest navy, behind the People's Liberation Army Navy, and by far the largest by displacement, at 4.5 million tons in 2021. It has the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with eleven in service, one undergoing trials, two new carriers under construction, and six other carriers planned as of 2024. The Navy is a part of the Department of Defense and is one of six armed forces and eight uniformed services of the United States.
On the show — 54 mentions total
This was an airship which the US Navy launched in 1931. It was called the USS Akron, and it was an airship — that's a ship with a rigid frame.
from 438: No Such Thing As A Candyfloss Blimp, 2022-08-05 at 00:14:08 · read transcript
Other times US Navy came up
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No Such Thing As A Song In The Sound Of Music, 2014-10-10 · listen
It could so nearly have been a no such thing as a fish themed bridge. Yes. You guys find this? Yeah. The US Navy wanted to paint it in black and yellow stripes. In honor of no such thing as a fish. Yeah. 80 years, I've won a lecture. Yeah, it could be so cool. It arrived in it in the color that it is now close to the orange.
388: No Such Thing As A Danquito, 2021-08-27 · listen
Yes, so yellow is very easy to see underwater Yeah And there is a theory that if you're wearing yum yum yellow when you're scuba diving, you're more likely to get eaten by sharks. Scuba divers will talk about this and they'll say you should never wear Yum Yum Yellow. It comes from early in the World War Two, there was a lot of incidents in the Pacific where US Navy people would end up in the water and they get eaten by sharks and stuff like that. It comes from that originally.
554: No Such Thing As A Dragonfish At The Opticians, 2024-10-24 · listen
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