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Contents
Articles
Overview 1
Nimitz class aircraft carrier 1
Nimitz subclass 14
USS Nimitz (CVN-68) 14
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) 21
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) 28
Theodore Roosevelt subclass 35

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) 35
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) 42
USS George Washington (CVN-73) 47
USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) 57
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) 65
Ronald Reagan subclass 72

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) 72
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) 78
Design details 84
A4W reactor 84
References
Article Sources and Contributors 85
Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors 87
Article Licenses
License 89
1
Overview
Nimitz class aircraft carrier
USS Nimitz (CVN-68)

Class overview
Name: Nimitz class aircraft carrier
Builders: Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Operators: United States Navy
Preceded by: Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier and

USS Enterprise
Succeeded by: Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier
In commission: 3 May 1975
Planned: 10
Completed: 10
Active: USS Nimitz
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
USS Carl Vinson
USS Theodore Roosevelt
USS Abraham Lincoln
USS George Washington
USS John C. Stennis
USS Harry S. Truman
USS Ronald Reagan
USS George H.W. Bush
General characteristics
Type: Aircraft carrier
Displacement: [1]
100000 to 104600 long tons (100000–106300 t)
Length: Overall: 1092 feet (332.8 m)

Waterline: 1040 feet (317.0 m)
''Nimitz'' class aircraft carrier 2
Beam: Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)

Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m)
Draft: Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m)

Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)
Propulsion: 2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors
4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed: 30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)
Range: Essentially unlimited distance; 20 years
Complement: Ship's company: 3,200

Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar

processing systems: AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar
AN/SPQ-9B target acquisition radar
AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radars
AN/SPN-43C air traffic control radar
AN/SPN-41 landing aid radars
4 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems
4 × Mk 95 radars
Electronic warfare SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite

and decoys: SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures
Armament: • 16–24 × Sea Sparrow or NATO Sea Sparrow missiles

• 3 or 4 × Phalanx CIWSs or RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles
Armor: [2]
2.5 in (64 mm) kevlar over vital spaces
Aircraft carried: [3]

85-90 fixed wing and helicopters
The Nimitz-class supercarriers are a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States
Navy. With an overall length of 1092 ft (333 m) and full-load displacements of over 100,000 long tons,[1] they are
the largest capital ships in the world. Instead of the gas turbines or diesel-electric systems used for propulsion on
many modern warships, the carriers use two A4W pressurized water reactors which drive four propeller shafts and
can produce a maximum speed of over 30 knots (56 km/h) and maximum power of around 260000 shp (190 MW).
As a result of the use of nuclear power, the ships are capable of operating for over 20 years without refueling and are
predicted to have a service life of over 50 years. They are categorized as nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and are
numbered with consecutive hull numbers between CVN-68 and CVN-77.[4]
All ten carriers were constructed by Newport News Shipbuilding Company in Virginia. Nimitz, the lead ship of the
class, was commissioned on 3 May 1975 and George H. W. Bush, the tenth and last of the class, was commissioned
on 10 January 2009. Since the 1970s, Nimitz-class carriers have participated in many conflicts and operations across
the world, including Operation Eagle Claw in Iran, the Gulf War, and more recently in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The angled flight decks of the carriers use a CATOBAR arrangement to operate aircraft, with steam catapults and
arrestor wires for launch and recovery. As well as speeding up flight deck operations, this allows for a much wider
variety of aircraft than with the STOVL arrangement used on smaller carriers. An embarked carrier air wing
consisting of up to around 90 aircraft is normally deployed on board. The air wings' strike fighters are primarily
F/A-18F Super Hornets and F/A-18C Hornets, after the retirement of the F-14 Tomcat. In addition to their aircraft,
the vessels carry short-range defensive weaponry for anti-aircraft warfare and missile defense.
Design and construction
Design
The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers were ordered to supplement the aircraft carriers of the Kitty Hawk class and
Enterprise class, maintaining the strength and capability of the US Navy after the older carriers were
decommissioned.[5] The ships were designed to be improvements on previous US aircraft carriers, in particular the
Enterprise and Forrestal-class supercarriers, by using a more modern design, although the arrangement of the ships,
in particular that of their flight decks, is relatively similar to that of the Kitty Hawk class.[6] Among other design
improvements, the two reactors on Nimitz class carriers take up less space than those on Enterprise, which uses
eight, meaning there is more interior space. This, along with a more generally improved design, means that
Nimitz-class carriers can carry 90 percent more aviation fuel and 50 percent more ordnance when compared to the
Forrestal class. The US Navy has also stated that the carriers could withstand three times the damage sustained by
the Essex class inflicted by Japanese air attacks during World War 2.[3] The hangars on the ships are divided into
three fire bays by thick steel doors that are designed to restrict the spread of fire. This addition has been present on
US aircraft carriers since World War 2, after the fires caused by Kamikaze attacks.[7]
The first ships were designed around the time of the Vietnam war, and certain aspects of the design were influenced
by operations there. To a certain extent, the carrier operations in Vietnam demonstrated the need for increased
capabilities of aircraft carriers, over their survivability, as they were used to send sorties into the war, and were
therefore less subject to attack. As a result of this experience, Nimitz carriers were designed with larger stores of
aviation fuel and larger magazines in relation to previous carriers, although this was partly as a result of increased
space available due to the arrangement of the ships' propulsion systems.[8]
A major purpose of the ships was initially to support the US military during the Cold War, and they were designed
with capabilities for that role, including using nuclear power instead of oil, for greater endurance when deployed in
blue water, and the ability to make adjustments to the carriers' weapons systems on the basis of new intelligence and
technological developments.[9] They were initially categorized only as attack carriers, but ships have been
constructed with anti-submarine capabilities since Carl Vinson.[10] [11] As a result, the ships and their aircraft are
now able to participate in a wide range of operations, which can include sea and air blockades, mine laying, and
missile strikes on land, air and sea.[12] The total cost of construction for each ship was around $4.5 billion.[13] [5]
Construction
All ten Nimitz-class aircraft carriers were constructed between 1968
and 2006 at Newport News Shipbuilding Company, in Newport News,
Virginia, in the largest dry dock in the western hemisphere, dry dock
12, now 2172 feet (662 m) in length after a recent expansion.
Since Roosevelt, the carriers were manufactured in modular
construction (George H.W. Bush was constructed from 161 'super-lift'
modules). This means that whole sections could be welded together
Vinson at sea in 2010 with plumbing and electrical equipment already fitted, improving
efficiency. Using gantry cranes, which can lift 2000000 pounds (910 t),
the modules could then be lifted into the dry dock and welded. In the case of the bow section, these can weigh over
1500000 pounds (680 t).[14] [15] [16] This method was originally developed by Ingalls Shipbuilding and increases the
rate of work because much of the fitting out does not have to be carried out within the confines of the already
finished hull.[17]
Description
The Nimitz class carriers have an overall length of 1092 ft (333 m) and a full-load displacement of about
100,000–104,000 long tons (102,000–106,000 metric tons).[18] They have a beam at the waterline of 135 ft (41 m)
and the maximum width of their flight decks is 251 ft 10 in to 257 ft 3 in (77.76 m to 78.41 m) (depending on the
variant). The ships' companies can number up to 3,200, not including an air wing of 2,480.[19] Due to a design flaw,
ships of this class have inherent lists to starboard when under combat loads that exceed the capability of their list
control systems. The problem appears to be especially prevalent on some of the more modern vessels, due to their
design differences. This problem has been previously rectified by using damage control voids for ballast, but a
solution using solid ballast which does not affect the ship's survivability has been proposed.[18] [20]
Propulsion
All ships of the class are powered by two A4W nuclear reactors, kept in
separate compartments. They power four propeller shafts, and can produce a
maximum speed of over 30 knots (56 km/h) and maximum power of
260000 bhp (190 MW).[3] The reactors produce heat through nuclear fission
which heats water. This is then passed through four turbines (manufactured by
General Electric) which are shared by the two reactors. The turbines in turn
power the four bronze propellers, each with a diameter of 25 feet (7.6 m) and a
weight of 66000 pounds (30 t). Behind these are the two rudders, which are
29 feet (8.8 m) high and 22 feet (6.7 m) long, and each weigh 110,000 pounds
(unknown operator: u',' t).[21] The Nimitz-class ships constructed since
Reagan also have bulbous bows in order to improve speed and fuel efficiency
by reducing hydrodynamic drag.[22] As a result of the use of nuclear power, the
ships are capable of operating continuously for over 20 years without refueling,
Propeller of Washington
and are predicted to have a service life of over 50 years.[21]
Armament and protection

In addition to the aircraft carried onboard, the ships carry defensive equipment
for direct use against missiles and hostile aircraft. These consist of either three
or four NATO RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile launchers, designed for defense
against aircraft and anti-ship missiles as well as either three or four 20 mm
Phalanx CIWS missile defense cannons. Ronald Reagan has none of these,
having been built with the RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile system, two of
which have also been installed on Nimitz and George Washington. These will
be installed on the other ships as they return for Refueling Complex Overhaul
Firing of a Sea Sparrow missile from
Roosevelt. A Phalanx CIWS is in the (RCOH).[3] [20] Since Theodore Roosevelt, the carriers have been constructed
left of the image. with 2.5 in (64 mm) kevlar armor over vital spaces, and earlier ships have been
retrofitted with it: Nimitz in 1983–1984, Eisenhower from 1985–1987 and
Vinson in 1989.[2] [23]
The other countermeasures the ships use are four Sippican SRBOC (super rapid bloom off-board chaff) six-barrel
MK36 decoy launchers, which deploy infrared flares and chaff to disrupt the sensors of incoming missiles; an
SSTDS torpedo defense system, and an AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo countermeasures system. The carriers also use
Raytheon AN/SLQ-32(V) electronic warfare systems to detect and disrupt hostile radar signals in addition to the
electronic warfare capabilities of some of the aircraft onboard.[24] [25]
The presence of nuclear weapons on board U.S. aircraft carriers since the end of the Cold War has neither been
confirmed nor denied by the U.S. government. As a result of this, as well as concerns over the safety of nuclear
power, the presence of a U.S. aircraft carrier in a foreign port has occasionally provoked protest from local people,
for example when Nimitz docked in Chennai, India, in 2007. At that time, the Strike Group commander Rear
Admiral John Terence Blake stated that: "The US policy is that we do not routinely deploy nuclear weapons on
board Nimitz."[26] [27]
Carrier Air Wing

In order for a carrier to deploy, it must embark one of ten Carrier Air
Wings (CVW).[28] The maximum number of aircraft the carriers can
accommodate is 85–90, but current numbers are around 64. Although
the air wings are integrated with the operation of the carriers they are
deployed to, they are nevertheless regarded as a separate entity. As
well as the aircrew, the air wings are also made up of support
personnel involved in roles including maintenance, aircraft and
ordnance handling and emergency procedures. Each person on the
flight deck wears colored clothing to make their role easily identifiable.
The flight deck of Truman
A typical Carrier Air Wing can include 12–14 F/A-18F Super Hornets
as strike fighters; two squadrons of 10–12 F/A-18C Hornets, with one
of these often provided by the U.S. Marine Corps (VMFA), also as strike fighters; 4–6 EA-6B Prowlers for
electronic warfare; 4–6 E-2C Hawkeyes used for airborne early warning; C-2 Greyhounds used for logistics and a
Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron of 6–8 SH-60F & HH-60H Seahawks. Aircraft that have previously operated
from Nimitz-class carriers include F-14 Tomcats, S-3 Vikings, A-7 Corsair II and A-6E Intruder aircraft.[29]
Flight deck and aircraft facilities

The ships have four elevators to transfer aircraft between the hangars and the flight deck.[7] They have a nine-degree
angled flight deck, which allows for aircraft to be launched and recovered simultaneously. This angle of the flight
deck was reduced slightly in relation to previous carriers, as the current design improves the air flow around the
carrier.[8] Four steam catapults are used to launch fixed-wing aircraft, and four arrestor wires are used for recovery.
The two newest carriers, Reagan and Bush, only have three arrestor wires each, as the fourth was used infrequently
on earlier ships and was therefore deemed unnecessary. This CATOBAR arrangement allows for faster launching
and recovery, as well as a much wider range of aircraft that can be used on board compared with smaller aircraft
carriers, most of which use a simpler STOVL arrangement without catapults or arrestor wires. The island on the
flight deck is the location from which the ship's aircraft operations are controlled by the "Air boss", as well as being
the position of the bridge.[6] Four large elevators can transport aircraft from the flight deck to the hangars below.
These hangars are divided into three bays by thick steel doors that are designed to restrict the spread of fire.[7]
Strike Groups
When an aircraft carrier deploys, it takes a Strike Group, made up of several other warships and supply vessels
which allow the operation to be carried out. The armament of the Nimitz class is made up only of short range,
defensive weapons, used as a last line of defense against enemy missiles and aircraft. The other vessels in the Strike
Group provide additional capabilities, such as long range Tomahawk missiles or the Aegis Combat System, and also
protect the carrier from attack. A typical Strike Group may include, in addition to an aircraft carrier: up to around six
surface combatants, including frigates, guided missile cruisers and guided missile destroyers (used primarily for
anti-aircraft warfare and anti-submarine warfare); one or two attack submarines (for seeking out and destroying
hostile surface ships and submarines); and an ammunition, oiler, and supply ship of Military Sealift Command to
provide logistical support.[30] The precise structure, and numbers of each type of ship, can vary between groups,
however, depending on the objectives of the deployment.[31]
Design differences within the class

While the designs of the final seven ships (from Theodore Roosevelt)
are slightly different to those of the earlier ships, the US Navy
nevertheless regards all vessels as a single class.[32] As the older
carriers come in for Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH), they
are upgraded to the standards of the latest ships, as well as having their
nuclear power plants refuelled. This is the most substantial overhaul
the ships receive, although other, smaller refits also update the ships'
equipment.[20] [33] The ships were initially categorised only as attack
George Washington carrier strike group in the carriers, but have been constructed with anti-submarine capabilities
Caribbean Sea in April 2006 since Carl Vinson. These improvements include better radar systems,
and facilities which enable the ships to operate aircraft in a more
effective anti-submarine role, including the fitting of common undersea picture (CUP) technology which uses sonar
to allow for better assessment of the threat from submarines.[10]
Theodore Roosevelt and those completed after her have slight structural differences from the earlier carriers, and
improved protection for ordnance storage in their magazines. Other improvements to the ships since that time
include upgraded flight deck ballistic protection, first implemented on George Washington, and the high-strength
low-alloy steel (HSLA-100) used for constructing ships since John C. Stennis.[6] [34] More recently, older ships have
had their flight decks refitted with a non-slip material fitted on new-build ships, to improve safety for both crew and
aircraft.[35] [36] The final ship George H.W. Bush was designed as a "transition ship" to the Nimitz class replacement,
the Gerald R. Ford class. Bush incorporates new technologies including improved propeller and bulbous bow
designs, a reduced radar signature and electronic and environmental upgrades.[37] [38] As a result, the ship's cost was
US$6.2 billion, higher than that of the earlier Nimitz-class ships which each cost around US$4.5 billion.[39] To lower
costs, some new technologies and design features were also incorporated into the Ronald Reagan, the previous
carrier, including a redesigned island.[40]
Service history
Ships
The United States Navy lists the following ships in the Nimitz class:[32]
Ship Hull Laid down Launched Commissioned RCOH Homeport (2010) References
Number
Nimitz CVN-68 22 June 1968 13 May 1972 3 May 1975 1998–2001 Naval Air Station North Island, [19] [41]
San Diego, California
Dwight D. CVN-69 15 August 11 October 18 October 1977 2001–2005 Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, [42] [43]
Eisenhower 1970 1975 Virginia
Carl Vinson CVN-70 11 October 15 March 13 March 1982 2005–2009 Naval Air Station North Island, [44] [45]
1975 1980 San Diego, California
Theodore CVN-71 31 October 27 October 25 October 1986 2009– Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, [1] [46]
Roosevelt 1981 1984 Virginia
Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 3 November 13 February 11 November Naval Station Everett, Everett, [47] [48]
1984 1988 1989 Washington
George CVN-73 25 August 21 July 1990 4 July 1992 Yokosuka Naval Base, [1] [49]
Washington 1986 Yokosuka, Japan
John C. Stennis CVN-74 13 March 11 November 9 December Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, [1] [50]
1991 1993 1995 Washington
Harry S. Truman CVN-75 29 November 7 September 25 July 1998 Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, [1] [51]
1993 1996 Virginia
Ronald Reagan CVN-76 12 February 4 March 2001 12 July 2003 Naval Air Station North Island, [1] [52]
1998 San Diego, California
George H.W. CVN-77 6 September 9 October 10 January 2009 Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, [53]
Bush 2003 2006 Virginia
1975–1989
One of the first major operations in which the ships were involved was Operation Eagle Claw launched by Nimitz in
1980 after she had deployed to the Indian Ocean in response to the taking of hostages in the US embassy in
Tehran.[12] Although initially part of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet,[54] Eisenhower relieved Nimitz in this operation after
her service in the Mediterranean Sea.[41] Nimitz conducted a Freedom of Navigation exercise alongside the aircraft
carrier Forrestal in August 1981 in the Gulf of Sidra, near Libya. During this exercise, two of the ship's F-14
Tomcats shot down two Libyan aircraft in what became known as the Gulf of Sidra incident.[55] In 1987, Vinson
participated in the first US carrier deployment in the Bering Sea,[56] and Nimitz provided security during the 1988
Olympic Games in Seoul.[57]
1990–2000
The two most significant deployments the Nimitz class was involved in
during the 1990s were the Gulf War and its aftermath, and Operation
Southern Watch in southern Iraq. All active vessels were engaged in
both of these to some extent, with Operation Southern Watch
continuing until 2003.[58] However, most carriers in operation in
Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm played supporting
roles, with only Roosevelt playing an active part in combat operations.
Throughout the 1990s and more recently, Nimitz-class carriers have
RH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters in Nimitz in 1980
been deployed as part of humanitarian missions. While deployed in the
Gulf War, Lincoln was diverted to the Indian Ocean to participate
alongside 22 other ships in Operation Fiery Vigil, evacuating civilians following the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo on
Luzon Island in the Philippines. In October 1993, Lincoln deployed to Somalia to assist UN humanitarian operations
there, spending four weeks flying patrols over the area around Mogadishu while supporting US troops during
Operation Restore Hope. The same ship also participated in Operation Vigilant Sentinel in the Persian Gulf in
1995.[48] Roosevelt flew patrols in support of the Kurds over northern Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort in
1991. In 1996, George Washington played a peacekeeping role in Operation Decisive Endeavor in Bosnia and
Herzegovina.[59] In 1999, Roosevelt was called to the Ionian Sea to support Operation Allied Force alongside other
NATO militaries.[60]
2001–present
Truman's maiden deployment was in November 2000. The carrier's air wing flew
869 combat sorties in support of Operation Southern Watch, including a strike on
Iraqi air defense sites on 16 February 2001, in response to Iraqi surface-to-air
missile fire against United Nations coalition forces.[61]
After the 11 September attacks, Vinson and Roosevelt were among the first
warships to participate in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Vinson
sailed towards the Persian Gulf intending to support Operation Southern Watch
in July 2001. This changed in response to the attacks, and the ship changed
course to travel towards the North Arabian Sea, where she launched the first
airstrikes in support of the operation on 7 October 2001.[62] Following the
attacks, Stennis and Washington participated in Operation Noble Eagle, carrying
Lincoln in drydock during 1990
out homeland security operations off the West Coast of the United States. All
active ships have been involved to some extent in Iraq and Afghanistan since that
time. This included the invasion in 2003, as well as providing subsequent support for Operation Iraqi Freedom since
then.[63]
The carriers have also provided aid after natural disasters; in 2005, Lincoln supported Operation Unified Assistance
in Indonesia after the December 2004 tsunami,[64] and Truman provided aid after Hurricane Katrina later in 2005.[65]
The Reagan Carrier Strike Group performed humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in the Philippines
in June 2008 after Typhoon Fengshen, which killed hundreds from the central island regions and the main island of
Luzon.[66] In January 2010 Vinson operated off Haiti, providing aid and drinking water to earthquake survivors as
part of the US led Operation Unified Response, alongside other major warships and hospital ship Comfort.[67]
Refueling Complex Overhaul

In order to refuel their nuclear power plants, the carriers each undergo a Refueling Complex Overhaul (RCOH) once
in their service lives. This is also the most substantial overhaul the ships undergo while in service, and involves
bringing the vessels' equipment up to the standards of the newest ships. The ship is placed in dry dock and essential
maintenance is carried out including painting of the hull below the waterline, and replacement of electrical and
mechanical components such as valves. Due to the large time periods between the ships' constructions, the armament
and designs of the newer ships are more modern than those of the older ships. In RCOH, the older ships are refitted
to the standards of the newer ships, which can include major upgrades to the flight deck, aircraft catapults and
combat systems as well as other upgrades such as improved radar systems, although precise details can vary
significantly between the ships. The improvements normally take around four years to complete. The RCOH for
Theodore Roosevelt, which began in 2009, will reportedly cost US$ 2.4 billion.[68] [69] [70] Planned Incremental
Availability is a similar procedure, although it is less substantial and does not involve refuelling of the nuclear power
plants.[71]
Symbolic and diplomatic roles

Due to their status as the largest warships in the US Navy, the deployment of an
aircraft carrier can fulfil a symbolic role, not just in terms of a deterrent to an
enemy, but often as a diplomatic tool, in strengthening relations with allies and
potential allies. The latter of these functions can take place either as a single visit
to a country, in which senior naval officers are allowed to observe the operating
of the carrier and to interact with its senior officers,[72] or as part of an
international task force. This can be in combat operations, such as Operation
Senior officers of the Reagan strike
Allied Force in 1999,[73] or other deployments involving training, such as group in Busan, Korea.
RIMPAC. As well as this, carriers have participated in international Maritime
Security Operations, combating piracy in the Persian Gulf and off the coast of Somalia.[74] [75]
Accidents and incidents

As on most large warships, there have been several incidents involving the death or injury of one or more crew
members, although most have involved freak accidents or failures, such as a man overboard as a result of poor
weather. One of the highest-profile incidents was on 26 May 1981, when an EA-6B Prowler crashed on the flight
deck of Nimitz, killing 14 crewmen and injuring 45 others.[12] [76] Forensic testing of the personnel involved showed
that several tested positive for marijuana. While this was not in itself found to have directly caused the crash, the
findings of the investigation provoked the introduction of mandatory drug testing of all service personnel.[77] [78] In
cases of ditched aircraft, pilots have been able to eject safely in several cases. However, fatal aircraft crashes have
occurred; in 1994, Lt. Kara Hultgreen, the first female F-14 Tomcat pilot, was killed while attempting to land on
board Lincoln during a training exercise.[48] Fires have also caused damage to the ships; in May 2008, while being
transferred to her current homeport at Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan, George Washington suffered a
serious fire which cost US$70 million in repairs and injured 37 sailors. The fire was caused by unauthorised smoking
in an area near improperly stored flammable refrigerant.[79] [80] [81] An incident occurred during a deployment near
Libya in August 1981, when Nimitz was involved in the shooting down of two Libyan aircraft by two US F-14
Tomcats in what became known as the Gulf of Sidra incident.[41]
Future
The ships were designed to have a fifty-year service life.[82] Each will
continue operating at full capacity until that time when they will be
decommissioned. This process will first take place on Nimitz and is
estimated to cost from US$750 to $900 million. This compares with an
estimate of US$53 million for a conventionally powered carrier. Most
of the difference in costs is due to the deactivation of the nuclear power
plants and safe removal of radioactive material and other contaminated
equipment.[83] A new class of carriers, the Gerald R. Ford class, is
being constructed to replace previous vessels after decommissioning.
Ten of these are expected, and the first will enter service in 2015 to Artist's impression of the Gerald R. Ford class
replace Enterprise. The rest of these new carriers will gradually replace
the oldest Nimitz vessels as they reach the end of their service life.[84] The new carriers will have a similar design to
Bush (using an almost identical hull shape), but will also have further technological and structural improvements.[85]
See also
• List of aircraft carriers
• List of naval ship classes in service
• Naval aviation
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propulsion. The number after the CVN means that this is the 68th "CV", or large aircraft carrier.
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navweaps.com/index_tech/tech-028.htm), a special report by NavWeaps.Com
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Nimitz subclass
USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
USS Nimitz (CVN-68) at sea near San Diego, CA
Career (United States)
Name: USS Nimitz
Namesake: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
Ordered: 31 March 1967
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding
Laid down: 22 June 1968
Launched: 13 May 1972
Commissioned: 3 May 1975
In service: 10
Reclassified: CVN-68
Homeport: NAS North Island, San Diego, California
Motto: Teamwork, a Tradition
Nickname: "Old Salt"
Status: in active service, as of 2010
Class and type: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: [1]
100000 long tons (110000 short tons)



Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)
USS ''Nimitz'' (CVN-68) 15

4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed: [2]
31.5 knots (58.3 km/h)

Air wing: 2,480

4 × Mk 95 radars

Armament: 2 × 21 cell Sea RAM

2 × Mk 29 Sea Sparrow
Armor: Classified
Aircraft carried: 90 fixed wing and helicopters
Badge:
USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a supercarrier in the United States Navy, the

lead ship of her class. She is one of the largest warships in the world.
She was laid down, launched and commissioned as CVAN-68, but was
redesignated CVN-68 (nuclear-powered multimission aircraft carrier)
on 30 June 1975 as part of the fleet realignment of that year.
The ship was named for World War II Pacific fleet commander Chester
W. Nimitz, who was the Navy’s last fleet admiral. Unlike all
subsequent Nimitz class carriers, Nimitz only uses her namesake's
Monitor showing data about USS Nimitz.
surname. She is also the only carrier of her class and the most recent
supercarrier not to be named for someone who held elective office in
the United States.
Nimitz was homeported at Naval Station Norfolk until 1987, when she was relocated to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
in Bremerton, Washington. After her second nuclear reactor refueling in 2001, Nimitz was relocated to NAS North
Island, in San Diego, California.
Construction
The keel of Nimitz was laid down 22 June 1968 by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia. She was
christened in 1972 by Catherine Nimitz Lay, daughter of the late Admiral Nimitz. Nimitz was delivered to the Navy
in 1975 and she was commissioned at Naval Station Norfolk, Va on 3 May 1975 by President Gerald Ford.
Nimitz Carrier Strike Group

Nimitz is part of Carrier Strike Group 11 (CSG-11) with Carrier Air Wing 11 embarked, with Nimitz as the flagship
of the battle group and the home of the commander of Destroyer Squadron 23.
Ships of DESRON-23
• USS Higgins (DDG 76)
• USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53)
• USS Pinckney (DDG 91)
• USS Sampson (DDG 102)[3]
Squadrons of CVW-11
• Strike Fighter Squadron 14 (VFA-14) "Tophatters"[4]
• Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41) "Black Aces"
• Strike Fighter Squadron 86 (VFA-86) "Sidewinders"
• Strike Fighter Squadron 97 (VFA-97) "Warhawks"
• Electronic Attack Squadron 135 (VAQ-135) "Black Ravens"
• Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117 (VAW-117) "Wallbangers"
• Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 6 (HS-6) "Indians"
• Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 Detachment 4 (VRC-30) "Providers"
Service history
1970s
USS Nimitz first deployed to the Mediterranean on 7 July 1976 with Carrier Air Wing 8 embarked in company with
the nuclear powered cruisers USS South Carolina and USS California. In November 1976, Nimitz was awarded the
Battle "E" from Commander, Naval Air Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet, for being the most efficient and foremost aircraft
carrier in the Atlantic Fleet. The cruise was uneventful, and the carrier returned to Norfolk, Virginia on 7 February
1977.
A second uneventful Mediterranean cruise was conducted from 1 December 1977 to 20 July 1978. The third
deployment began on 10 September 1979 to the Mediterranean. The ship moved to the Indian Ocean in response to
the Iran hostage crisis in which the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran was overtaken and 52 hostages were held. After
four months on station, Operation Evening Light was launched from Nimitz's decks in an attempt to rescue the U.S.
Embassy staff. The mission was aborted after a helicopter crashed at a refueling point in the Iranian desert. The ship
finally returned home 26 May 1980, having spent 144 days at sea.
1980s
On 26 May 1981, an EA-6B Prowler crashed on the flight deck, killing
14 crewmen and injuring 45 others.[5] Forensic testing conducted found
that several members of the deceased flight deck crew tested positive
for marijuana. As a result of this incident, President Ronald Reagan
instituted a "Zero Tolerance" drug policy across all of the armed
services, which started the mandatory drug testing of all U.S. service
personnel.[6]
Nimitz deployed again to the Mediterranean on 3 August 1981. The

F/A-18 Hornet landing on USS Nimitz.
ship, in company with USS Forrestal, conducted a Freedom of
Navigation exercise in international waters in the Gulf of Sidra near
Libya on 18 and 19 August 1981. On the morning of 19 August 1981, two F-14As of VF-41 were engaged by two
Libyan Su-22s, resulting in the two Libyan aircraft being shot down in what became known as the Gulf of Sidra
incident.
Nimitz's fourth deployment, from 10 November 1982 to 20 May 1983, was to the Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas.
Nimitz deployed a fifth time on 8 March 1985. On 14 June 1985, two Lebanese gunmen hijacked TWA Flight 847,
which carried 153 passengers and crew and included Americans. In response, Nimitz was deployed to the coast of
Lebanon, where she remained until August 1985. The embarked Airwing 8 flew continuous sorties for 67 days,
bombing several sites in Beirut including the runways of Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport. The ship returned
to Norfolk on 4 October 1985.
Nimitz, again with CVW-8 embarked, departed Norfolk for her sixth and final Mediterranean deployment on 30
December 1986. After four months and numerous Mediterranean port visits, the carrier crossed the equator en route
to Rio de Janeiro. From Rio she proceeded south around Cape Horn and into the Pacific. After a brief stop in San
Diego, California to offload her East Coast air wing, she arrived at her new home port of Bremerton, Washington on
2 July 1987.
Nimitz deployed to the Western Pacific with Carrier Air Wing 9 embarked on 2 September 1988. During the 1988
Olympic Games in Seoul, Nimitz provided security off the coast of South Korea. In October she operated in the
North Arabian Sea participating in Operation Earnest Will, the protection of re-flagged Kuwaiti tankers. On 30
November 1988, while in the Arabian Sea, a 20 mm cannon accidentally fired during maintenance, striking an KA-6
Intruder. The ensuing fire spread to six other aircraft and there were two fatalities. The ship returned to Bremerton on
2 March 1989.
1990s
On 25 February 1991, Nimitz departed Bremerton for the Persian Gulf in relief of USS Ranger in the aftermath of
Operation Desert Storm, returning to Bremerton on 24 August 1991. Nimitz again deployed to the Persian Gulf on 1
February 1993, in support of Operation Southern Watch (OSW), returning on 19 August 1993.
On 27 November 1995, Nimitz deployed to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. In March 1996, she patrolled the
waters off Taiwan amid missile tests conducted by the Chinese in the area, becoming the first American warship to
pass though the Taiwan Strait since 1976. She also cruised the Persian Gulf in support of OSW prior to returning
from deployment on 20 May 1996.
On 1 September 1997, Nimitz began an around the world cruise, again supporting OSW, that ended in Newport
News on 2 March 1998. She would spend the next three years undergoing a mid-life Refueling Complex Overhaul
(RCOH) that ended 25 June 2001.
2000s
On 21 September 2001, after sea trials in the Virginia Capes, Nimitz began her transit around South America to her
new home port of NAS North Island in San Diego, California, arriving there on 13 November 2001. Aircraft from
Carrier Air Reserve Wing 20 were embarked for the transit. From January to May 2002, she underwent a four month
post-shakedown maintenance availability at North Island.
Nimitz's eleventh operational deployment began on 3 March 2003.[7] She relieved USS Abraham Lincoln in the
Persian Gulf in mid-April 2003, launching Carrier Air Wing 11 aircraft sorties over Iraq in support of Operation
Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). She returned to San Diego
on 5 November 2003. Nimitz and CVW-11 were awarded the 2003 Battle "E"[8] and Flatley Award[9] in early 2004.
Nimitz, again with CVW-11 embarked, deployed to the Persian Gulf on 7 May 2005, returning on 8 November
2005.[10] This deployment marked three decades of service, and was depicted in the Emmy award winning 2008 PBS
documentary series Carrier.[11] In June 2006, Nimitz was awarded the 2005 Battle "E".[12]
The carrier departed North Island for her thirteenth deployment on 2 April 2007 to the Arabian Sea, relieving USS
Dwight D. Eisenhower in support of OIF.[13] She anchored off Chennai, India on 2 July 2007 as part of efforts to
expand bilateral defense cooperation between India and the United States.[14] Sailors participated in community
work in Chennai prior to departing, on 5 July 2007, along with the destroyer USS Pinckney towards the Persian Gulf.
She returned to North Island on 30 September 2007.[15]
On 24 January 2008, Nimitz deployed to the Pacific for a "surge"-deployment.[16] On 9 February 2008, two Russian
Tu-95 'Bear' bombers overflew the carrier in the Western Pacific.[17] Four F/A-18C Hornets were launched when the
bombers were 500 miles (800 km) away from the U.S. ships, and intercepted the bombers 50 miles (80 km) south of
Nimitz. Two F/A-18s trailed one of the bombers, which buzzed the deck of the carrier twice, while the other two
F/A-18s trailed another TU-95 circling about 50 miles (80 km) away from the carrier. Reportedly, there was no radio
communication between the American and Russian aircraft. According to the Department of Defense, one of the two
aircraft was said to have flown above Nimitz at an altitude of 2000 feet (610 m). On the same day, Russian aircraft
entered Japanese airspace, which caused the Japanese to raise protest to the Russian ambassador in Tokyo.[18]
Again, on 5 March 2008, a Russian bomber came within 3 to 5 nautical miles (6 to 9 km) and flew 2000 feet (610 m)
above Nimitz and its battle group. Two F/A-18 fighters intercepted the Russian aircraft and escorted it out of the
area.[17]
Nimitz was awarded the Navy Battle "E" for battle efficiency for 2007 along with the Ney award for food service
excellence. She returned to her homeport of San Diego, California on 3 June 2008.
Nimitz Strike Group, including CVW-11, departed the States for a scheduled Western Pacific deployment on 31 July
2009,[19] and began to fly combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 21 September.[20]
In January 2010, while in the Persian Gulf, the ship was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation for its
back-to-back deployments in support of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2007 and 2008. The award was
presented by Admiral Gary Roughead in a ceremony on the ship on 6 January 2010.[21]
Nimitz visited Hong Kong for five days in February to allow its crew to rest and visit the city. The visit occurred
despite China previously disallowing carrier USS Kitty Hawk.[22] [23]
See also
• Carrier Strike Group Eleven
• List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
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[21] Liewer, Steve, "Meritorious Unit Honor Presented To Nimitz Crew", San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 January 2010.
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External links
Official
• USS Nimitz (http://www.nimitz.navy.mil) - Official website
• USS Nimitz Association (http://ussnimitzassociation.org/)
Images
• USS Nimitz information and images (http://www.relevantsearchscotland.co.uk/ships/ships/069nimitz.html)
• Maritimequest USS Nimitz CVN-68 Photo Gallery (http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/
us_navy_pages/aircraft_carriers/nimitz_cvn_68/uss_nimitz_cvn_68_page_1.htm)
USS ''Dwight D. Eisenhower'' (CVN-69) 21
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower with the USS George Washington in the Indian Ocean
Name: USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
Namesake: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Cost: $679 million
Laid down: 15 August 1970
Launched: 11 October 1975
Sponsored by: [1]

Mamie Doud-Eisenhower
Commissioned: 18 October 1977
Homeport: NS Norfolk, Virginia
Motto: I Like Ike

Nickname: Ike
Badge:
Displacement: [2]

Waterline: 1040 feet (317.0 m) Overall Length: 1115 feet (340 m)

Draught: Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m)

Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)
Draft: 37.7 feet (11.3 meters)


4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)


Air wing: 2,480

4 × Mk 95 radars

Armament: 2 Sea Sparrow & 2 RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
Armor: Classified
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) ("Ike") is an aircraft carrier currently in service with the United States Navy.
Commissioned in 1977, the ship is the second of the ten Nimitz-class supercarriers currently in service, and is the
first ship named after the thirty-fourth President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower. The vessel was initially
named Eisenhower, much like the lead ship of the class Nimitz, but the name was changed to its present form on 25
May 1970. The carrier, like all others of her class, was constructed at Newport News Shipbuilding Company in
Virginia, with the same design as the lead ship, although the ship has been overhauled twice to bring her up to the
standards of those constructed more recently.
Since commissioning, Eisenhower has participated in deployments including Operation Eagle Claw during the Iran
hostage crisis in 1980, as well as the Gulf war in the 1990s, and more recently in support of US military operations
in Iraq and Afghanistan.

On 29 June 1970, Newport News Shipbuilding of Newport News, Virginia was awarded the contract for
construction. On 30 June 1975, her designation was changed from CVAN-69 to CVN-69.
She was laid down as hull number 599 on 15 August 1970 at Newport News shipyard at a cost of $679 million
($4.5 billion in 2007 dollars), launched 11 October 1975 after christening by Mamie Doud-Eisenhower, and
commissioned 18 October 1977, Captain William E. Ramsey in command.[1] Since her commissioning, Eisenhower
has had 13 Commanding Officers.
On commissioning, she replaced the aging World War II-era carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt in the fleet.
Service history
Early deployments
Eisenhower was initially assigned to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and after receiving over a year of training, in Spring of
1978 the ship was visited by President Jimmy Carter who hit a golf ball off the flight deck into the Atlantic Ocean. In
January 1979 she sailed for her first deployment to the Mediterranean Sea . During this deployment, while off the
coast of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin visited Eisenhower. The carrier returned to Norfolk Naval
Station in July of the same year. Under the command of her second Commanding Officer, Captain James H.
Mauldin, her second deployment occurred in 1980, when she was dispatched by President Carter to the Indian
Ocean, in response to the Iran hostage crisis. She relieved the USS Nimitz 3 days after the Iranian hostage rescue
attempt.
As a result of the tensions in the area, Eisenhower stayed on station off the coast of Iran for over 8 months, and was
at sea for a total of 254 days. During that period, Sailors and Marines enjoyed 2 beers (1 time) after 45 days without
a port call. As a result of being at sea for 154 days, they subsequently enjoyed this on two more occasions.
At one point, she spent 152 days (or 5 1⁄2 months) at sea without a port call, a new record. She was relieved by the
USS Independence. She returned home to Norfolk on 22 December 1980, just in time for her airwing and crew to
celebrate Christmas with their families.
For over 20 years, she held the record for the longest peacetime deployment for an aircraft carrier in history. Prior to
this, her sister ship, the USS Nimitz, was the previous record holder. Eisenhower's record was broken by another of
her "sister ships," the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
On her third deployment in 1982, she returned to the Mediterranean Sea, and spent a number of days at sea once
again. Her new Commanding Officer was Captain E.W. Clexton, who was formerly her Executive Officer several
years earlier under Captain W.E. Ramsey.
Overhaul and subsequent deployments

After her fourth deployment Eisenhower went into Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock in October 1985 for a
major overhaul. The 18-month yard period included the addition of the Close-in Weapons System, NATO Sea
Sparrow Missile System, Naval Tactical Data System, anti-submarine warfare module, communications upgrades
and rehabilitation of 1,831 berths in 25 compartments. She re-entered the fleet in April 1987.
On 29 February 1988, the ship started her fifth deployment to the Mediterranean. While returning to Norfolk, on 29
August 1988, she collided with an anchored Spanish coal ship while entering the harbor to dock at Norfolk Naval
Station when wind and currents pushed the carrier off course, although damage was minor to both ships.
Eisenhower entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard (Portsmouth, VA) in September 1988, she returned to the fleet in April
1989.
1990s
In 1990, Eisenhower completed her sixth Mediterranean deployment. The deployment became a commemorative
event in the worldwide 'Dwight D. Eisenhower Centennial,' celebrating the 100th anniversary of the late president's
birth. During D-Day anniversary ceremonies off the coast of Normandy, President Eisenhower's son John
Eisenhower and D-Day veterans embarked in the ship, while Carrier Air Wing Seven conducted a memorial flyover
of the American cemetery at Omaha Beach.
Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm

In response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, Eisenhower became the first carrier to conduct sustained operations in the
Red Sea, and only the second nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ever to transit the Suez Canal. Ike served as a ready
striking force in the event Iraq invaded Saudi Arabia, and participated in maritime interception operations in support
of a United Nations embargo against Iraq.
After completion of an extensive shipyard period and work ups, the carrier deployed 26 September 1991 to the
Persian Gulf to continue multi-national operations with coalition forces in support of Operation Desert Storm. Ike
returned to Norfolk 2 April 1992, and on 12 January 1993, entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard for overhaul and
conversion, returning to the fleet 12 November 1993.
Post-Gulf War
In September 1994, Eisenhower and elements of the

U.S. 10th Mountain Division first tested the concept of
adaptive force packaging. The division's soldiers and
equipment were loaded on board, and the ship's
Army/Navy team headed for Port-au-Prince to lead
Operation Uphold Democracy, the U.S.-led effort to
restore the elected government of Haiti.
One month later, in October 1994, Eisenhower departed

for a six-month deployment which included flying
missions in support of Operation Southern Watch and
Operation Deny Flight. This deployment marked the
first time that women had deployed as crew members
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower departs for a six-month deployment to
the Mediterranean. of a U.S. Navy combatant. Eisenhower, Carrier Air
Wing Three, and the Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer
Group Eight staff team included more than 400 women. The integration of women caused some negative headlines
for the Navy. During the deployment, 15 women serving aboard had to be reassigned ashore due to pregnancy,
earning the ship the nickname The Love Boat.[3] There was also a case of a sailor who filmed himself having sex
with a female.[3]
Eisenhower returned to Newport News Shipbuilding on 17 July 1995 for an 18-month complex overhaul which was
completed on 27 January 1997. During this refitting, the popular game show Wheel of Fortune taped several weeks'
worth of shows upon the boat for its twelfth season.[4] The ship departed on her 10th deployment on 10 June 1998
and returned in December. In February 1999, she returned to the Norfolk Navy Shipyard for a six-month refitting
and returned to the fleet in June. Upon completion in June 1999, she returned to full duty in the fleet.
2000s
Deploying in February 2000 and returning that August on the "Millennium Cruise," for the first time Ike's embarked
aircraft dropped ordnance in combat while supporting Operation Southern Watch's No-Fly Zone over Iraq.
On 21 May 2001, the ship returned to Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company (NNS&DDC) to begin a
4 year, $2.5 billion refueling and complex overhaul. In addition to replacing the cores in the two nuclear reactors,
Eisenhower underwent complex renovations and major technological upgrades during this scheduled half-life
overhaul. On 25 January 2005, Ike left NNS&DDC under tow, and returned to Norfolk Naval Station, and the fleet.
The modernizations are expected to extend the ship's service life well beyond 2025.
Persian Gulf / Indian Ocean Deployment
On 3 October 2006 with Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7),

Eisenhower returned to sea as the flagship of Rear
Admiral Allen G. Myers, commanding Carrier Strike
Group 8. CSG-8 also includes the guided-missile cruiser
USS Anzio (CG-68), guided-missile destroyers Ramage
(DDG-61) and Mason (DDG-87), and the fast-attack
submarine Newport News (SSN-750).[5] She visited
Naples, Italy and then Limassol, Cyprus for three days in
October 2006 before departing to the east. She entered the
Persian Gulf in December 2006.[6]
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet parked on the flight deck of USS Dwight
On 8 January 2007, a US AC-130 gunship based out of
D. Eisenhower, as the ship operates in the Arabian Sea, December
2006.
Djibouti was dispatched to target Al-Qaeda operatives
located in Somalia. Eisenhower "was deployed in the
Indian Ocean to provide air cover for the operation and, if needed, to evacuate downed airmen and other
casualties."[7] It joined other US and allied vessels from Bahrain-based Combined Task Force 150[8] The US
spokesperson did not say what particular ships comprised the cordon, but the task force includes vessels from
Canada, France, Germany, Pakistan, the UK and the US. US ships of Combined Task Force 150 include the Arleigh
Burke-class destroyer USS Ramage (DDG-61) and the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG-52).[9] The
aim of the patrols is to "... stop SICC leaders or foreign militant supporters escaping" Somalia.[10]
In March 2007, following the Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel, Eisenhower began battle group exercises off
the Iranian coastline. In April 2007, the ship was relieved by the USS Nimitz.[11]
2008–2009
On 4 October 2008 Eisenhower sailor Robert Lemar

Robinson was killed on the ship during training
exercises off the coast of North Carolina. The sailor
was killed after being struck by an airplane at 8:15 p.m.
on the carrier's flight deck.[12]
On 21 February 2009, Eisenhower deployed for the
Arabian Sea and environs rotating into the
forward-deployed forces there. She served as the
flagship of Carrier Strike Group 8 commanded by Rear
Admiral Kurt W. Tidd. Also embarked were Carrier
Air Wing 7 and the staff of Commander, Destroyer A French Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft conducts touch and go
landings aboard the Eisenhower during a coalition training exercise.
Squadron 28. Other ships of Strike Group 8 were
USS Bainbridge (DDG-96), USS Halyburton
(FFG-40), USS Scranton (SSN-756), USS Vicksburg (CG-69), and USS Gettysburg (CG-64). In addition to
supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, the strike group conducted maritime security
operations including anti-piracy operations. On 16 May, Eisenhower became the first Nimitz-class carrier to dock
pierside in Manama, Bahrain. The last carrier to moor pierside in Bahrain was USS Rendova (CVE-114) in 1948. On
30 July 2009, the Eisenhower returned to Naval Station Norfolk after almost a six month deployment.[13]
2010s
On 2 January 2010, Eisenhower again deployed to the Middle East, the
U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations. She again served as the
flagship of Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group commanded
by Rear Admiral Philip S. Davidson. While in theater, the strike group
provided security cooperation, forward naval presence, maritime
security, and crisis response. In addition to the "Ike," the strike group
was made up of Carrier Air Wing 7; Commander, Destroyer Squadron
28; the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City; and guided-missile
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six
destroyers USS McFaul, USS Carney, and USS Farragut (DDG-99).[14]
participate in Special Purpose Insertion [15]
Extraction (SPIE) training session with the
On 28 July 2010, the "Ike" returned to its homeport in Norfolk.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Awards
Eisenhower has earned a number of awards, including the Battle "E" in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1998, 1999
and 2006 as the most battle efficient carrier in the Atlantic Fleet. In 1999, she won the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship
Fund Award for the Atlantic Fleet. In addition, she was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation with service star
(1980, 1983); the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with three service stars (1990, 1992, 1995, 2001); the Navy
Expeditionary Medal (1980), the National Defense Service Medal with service star; the Armed Forces Expeditionary
Medal with three service stars (1983, 1994, 1998, 2000); and Southwest Asia Service Medal with two campaign
stars. The ship also won the Atlantic Fleet Retention Excellence Award (aka the Golden Anchor Award) in 1999.
See also
• Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Notes
[1] USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (http:/ / navysite. de/ cvn/ cvn69. html) navysite.de Retrieved 5 March 2010
p. 112. ISBN 978-1591146858. .
[3] "Navy moves to put women on submarines" (http:/ / www. msnbc. msn. com/ id/ 33297422/ ns/ us_news-military/ ). St. Marys, Georgia:
Associated Press. 13 October 2009. . Retrieved 14 October 2009.
[4] http:/ / www. youtube. com/ watch?v=5cjGNdSrsws& feature=related
[5] Dorsey, Jack (28 September 2006). "Overhauled Eisenhower prepares for deployment after six years off" (http:/ / home. hamptonroads. com/
stories/ story. cfm?story=111767& ran=211308). The Virginian-Pilot. . Retrieved 13 October 2006.
[6] Bloomberg News (http:/ / bloomberg. com/ apps/ news?pid=20601103& sid=aB9F0Hlr. fLA)
[7] DeYoung, Karen (8 January 2007). "U.S. Strike in Somalia Targets Al-Qaeda Figure" (http:/ / www. washingtonpost. com/ wp-dyn/ content/
article/ 2007/ 01/ 08/ AR2007010801822. html). Washington Post. . Retrieved 8 January 2007.
[8] "Navy tries to block fleeing jihadists from Somalia" (http:/ / www. airforcetimes. com/ story. php?f=1-292925-2458956. php). Air Force
Times, Staff and wire reports. 3 January 2007. . Retrieved 4 January 2007.
[9] "Ramage, Bunker Hill keeping an eye on Somalia" (http:/ / www. marinetimes. com/ story. php?f=1-292925-2461109. php).
MarineTimes.com. 4 January 2007. . Retrieved 4 January 2007.
[10] "Ethiopian troops to stay in Somalia weeks" (http:/ / today. reuters. com/ news/ articlenews. aspx?type=worldNews&
storyID=2007-01-02T122054Z_01_L28741526_RTRUKOC_0_US-SOMALIA-CONFLICT. xml& pageNumber=0& imageid=& cap=&
sz=13& WTModLoc=NewsArt-C1-ArticlePage4). Reuters. 2 January 2007. .
[11] "Tensions High in Persian Gulf Over British Captives" (http:/ / abcnews. go. com/ GMA/ story?id=2991157). ABCNews.com. 29 March
2007. . Retrieved 29 March 2007.
[12] Washington, Jim, "Sailor On Board Eisenhower Killed During Training", Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 5 October 2008
[13] Prince, Adam (22 February 2009). "Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Deploys" (http:/ / www. eisenhower. navy. mil/ Papers/ 2009/
February/ feb22. pdfwebsite. pdf). USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). . Retrieved 23 February 2009.
[14] Press, Associated (2 January 2010). "Dwight D. Eisenhower CSG deploys". Navy Times.
[15] Vaughn, Tyra (3 January 2010). "Eisenhower strike group deploys to Middle East for 6 months". dailypress.com.
References
Sources
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be
found here (http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/d6/cvn69.htm).
External links
• USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Official Site (http://www.eisenhower.navy.mil)
• Eisenhower bolsters US security presence off Somalia (http://www.janes.com/defence/news/jni/
jni070110_1_n.shtml) Jane's Navy International, January 2007
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Sea Stories home page (http://www.ikebites.com)
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Reunion −2008 home page (http://www.cvn69.com)
• USS Dwight D. Eisenhower webpage (http://www.navysite.de/cvn/cvn69.html)
• Maritimequest USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69 Photo Gallery (http://www.maritimequest.com/
warship_directory/us_navy_pages/aircraft_carriers/uss_dwight_d_eisenhower_cvn_69_page_1.htm)
• USS Dwight D. Eisenhower history at U.S. Carriers (http://www.uscarriers.net/cvn69history.htm)
USS ''Carl Vinson'' (CVN-70) 28
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
USS Carl Vinson sailing toward the southern hemisphere.
Name: USS Carl Vinson
Namesake: Carl Vinson
Ordered: 5 April 1974
Laid down: 11 October 1975
Launched: 15 March 1980
Commissioned: 13 March 1982
Homeport: NAS North Island San Diego, California
Motto: Vis Per Mare

(Strength from the Sea)
Nickname: Starship Vinson,

The Gold Eagle,
San Francisco's Own,
America's Favorite Carrier,
Chuckie V,
U.S.S. Chuck Wagon,
The Carl Prison,
Cell Block 70
Badge:
Displacement: [1]


Draft: Maximum navigational: 37 feet (11.3 m)

Limit: 41 feet (12.5 m)
4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)

Air wing: 2,480

4 × Mk 95 radars

Armament: 2 × Mk 57 Mod3 Sea Sparrow

2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
3 × Phalanx CIWS
Armor: Unknown
The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the third United States Navy Nimitz class supercarrier and is named after Carl
Vinson, a Congressman from Georgia. Carl Vinson's callsign is "Gold Eagle".
Namesake
A member of the United States House of Representatives for fifty years, Carl Vinson was, for twenty-nine years, the
Chairman of the House Naval Affairs and Armed Services Committee.
Ship Seal
The seal of USS Carl Vinson shows an eagle, wings spread and talons
extended, carrying a banner in its beak. The eagle is emblematic of the
nation and the ship's motto, and also represents the power that resides
in the ship's aircraft. The eagle flies in the form of a stylized letter "V,"
the initial of the ship's namesake, Congressman Carl Vinson. The "V"
also represents the ship's hull when viewed bow-on. Inscribed on the
banner the eagle carries is the Latin Phrase "Vis Per Mare" which
means "Strength from the Sea."[2]
Carrier Strike Group 1

In October 2009, the US Navy announced that Carl Vinson would be
Seal of USS Carl Vinson.
the flagship of the newly established Carrier Strike Group 1, based in
San Diego.[3] The ship, under the command of Captain Bruce H.
Lindsey, departed Norfolk for San Diego on 12 January 2010. Accompanying the carrier was Carrier Air Wing
Seventeen, Destroyer Squadron 1 and the guided missile cruiser Bunker Hill.[4]
Design and Construction

The keel was laid at Newport News Shipbuilding on 11 October 1975, and on 15 March 1980 the ship was
launched/christened. Congressman Carl Vinson became the first person in the history of the United States Navy to
witness a ship's launching in his honor. After builder sea trials, she was delivered to the Navy on 26 February 1982.
Ship history
1980s
USS Carl Vinson is commissioned on 13 March 1982 at Newport News, Virginia, with Captain Richard Martin
commanding. Present were the Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Thomas B. Hayward, Secretary of the Navy John
F. Lehman, Keynote speaker Senator John Tower, and ship's sponsor Molly Snead. After commissioning, USS Carl
Vinson put to sea to conduct flight deck certifications, an evaluation designed to test the ship’s ability to conduct
Modern US Navy carrier air operations. That was followed by numerous at sea periods for various training
evolutions along the East Coast.[2]
Carl Vinson departed Norfolk on 1 March 1983 with Carrier Air Wing Fifteen (CVW-15) embarked for her maiden
deployment, an eight-month around the world cruise to her new homeport of Naval Air Station Alameda, California,
arriving on 28 Oct. 1983.[2]
Carl Vinson participated in RIMPAC '84 before departing on 14 October 1984 for an overseas deployment in the
Western Pacific. Carrier Air Wing Fifteen (CVW-15) was embarked. From January until April 1985, Carl Vinson
was in the Indian Ocean for 107 consecutive days. The WESTPAC deployment included Sea of Japan operations
while pursuing a Soviet CHARLIE I submarine in the Indian Ocean.[5]
The carrier received its first Meritorious Unit Commendation for operations conducted from November 1984 to May
1985. In February, the Chief of Naval Operations named Carl Vinson the winner of the Admiral James H. Flatley
Memorial Award for operational readiness and aviation safety for 1984.
On 12 August 1986 the ship departed Alameda for a western Pacific deployment, again with CVW-15 aboard, and in
the process became the first modern U.S. aircraft carrier to operate in the Bering Sea. In January 1987, after
operating extensively in the Indian Ocean and North Arabian Sea, Carl Vinson transited the Bering Sea once more
while returning to NAS Alameda.[6]
Carl Vinson and CVW-15 departed for the ship's fourth overseas deployment on 15 June 1988. While on station the
carrier supported Operation Earnest Will, the escort of U.S. flagged tankers in the Persian Gulf. The carrier returned
to the States on 16 December 1988 and was awarded the Admiral Flatley Memorial Award for aviation safety for
1988.
On 18 September 1989 the carrier departed Alameda to participate in PACEX '89, the largest peacetime naval
exercise since the Second World War. During the exercise Carl Vinson operated in the Bering Sea and the Aleutian
Islands, eventually leading a three carrier battle group operation in the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. Carl
Vinson had a port call in Pusan, South Korea and then returned to its home port of Alameda shortly after the
devastating 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.[7]
1990s
Vinson departed on her fifth deployment (again with CVW-15) on 1 February 1990, the last deployment for the A-7
Corsair. The ship returned to Alameda on 9 August 1990. On 22 September 1990, Carl Vinson entered the yards at
Bremerton Naval Station, Washington for a 28-month complex overhaul (COH). The carrier received its first
COMNAVAIRPAC Battle "E" award for 1990.[8]
On 17 February 1994 the carrier, with Carrier Air Wing Fourteen
embarked, departed for the Persian Gulf in support of Operation
Southern Watch. The carrier returned to Alameda on 17 August 1994,
receiving its third Admiral Flatley Award for aviation safety.
In 1995, a documentary entitled "Carrier: Fortress at Sea" was aired on
the Discovery Channel, which chronicled the carrier's six month-long
voyage to and from the Persian Gulf.
From 26 August until 3 September 1995, Vinson participated in
Exercise Ke Koa, as well as ceremonies to commemorate the end of CVW-14 aircraft over Vinson in 1994
World War II in the Pacific. During these ceremonies, President Bill
Clinton visited the ship in Hawaii. As part of the commemoration ceremonies, Vinson launched 12 WWII era
planes.[9]
The ship departed for its seventh deployment 14 May 1996, heading for the Persian Gulf with CVW-14 in support
for Operation Southern Watch and Operation Desert Strike. The ship also participated in Exercise Rugged Nautilus
before returning to Alameda on 14 November 1996.
With the closing of Naval Air Station Alameda, the ship was transferred to Bremerton, Washington, arriving at her
new homeport on 17 January 1997, where she played host to the last carrier launch and recovery operations for the
A-6E Intruder.[10]
In 1998 with Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) embarked, the ship
participated in RIMPAC '98 before departing for the Persian Gulf,
launching airstrikes on 19 December 1998 in support of Operation
Desert Fox and Operation Southern Watch. These strikes continued
into March 1999. In July 1999, Carl Vinson was drydocked in the
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for 11 months as the Navy spent more
than $230 million to upgrade the ship. Post refit shakedowns continued
into 2000.[11]
Carl Vinson enters Pearl Harbor with CVW-11
aboard
2000s
On 23 July 2001, again with CVW-11 embarked, Carl Vinson steamed from Bremerton, Washington, bound for the
Persian Gulf to support Operation Southern Watch. This changed abruptly on 11 September 2001, as the ship was
rounding the tip of India. In response to the terror attacks on U.S. soil, Vinson changed course and sped toward the
North Arabian Sea, where on 7 October 2001, Vinson launched the first airstrikes in support of Operation Enduring
Freedom.[12] For 72 days, Vinson, along with Carrier Wing 11, launched over 4,000 combat sorties in the War on
Terror, earning the ship the Afghanistan Campaign Medal. Vinson earned the Battle E and Navy Unit Commendation
during this deployment. In mid December, Vinson began the return trip home, stopping over at Changi Naval Base,
Singapore for Christmas before reaching the U.S. on 23 January 2002. In April, the ship was overhauled, setting sail
in September for a post-refit shakedown. During this time several new operational systems were installed, and the
ship’s flight deck and catapults were completely renovated. Numerous other spaces and crew living areas were also
entirely restored, drastically improving working and living conditions for the crew. Completing her maintenance /
overhaul period in record-setting time, USS Carl Vinson and crew set sail in September to conduct sea trials.[13]
In January 2003 she was set for a one month work up for Flight Deck Quals with Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9)
embarked. Due to the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom the ship was extended at sea indefinitely. After 9 months
(Sept 2003) Carl Vinson finally returned to Bremerton on 15 September 2003.[14] From January 2003 until
September 2003, she made port calls in Hawaii, Guam, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, and
Singapore.[15] USS Carl Vinson’s participation in Foal Eagle, an annually scheduled joint and combined training
exercise conducted in the Korean theatre.
In competition year 2004, she won the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award, awarded to the most battle-ready
ship in the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
In January 2005, Carl Vinson departed Bremerton, Washington with CVW-9 embarked for a six month deployment,
including several months in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.[16] Highlights of the cruise
included port calls to Singapore, Guam, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Rhodes, Greece and Lisbon,
Portugal.[17] Vinson completed this deployment at Naval Station Norfolk on 31 July 2005.[18]
Refueling and Complex Overhaul 2005

In November 2005, Carl Vinson became the third Nimitz class carrier to undergo a mid-life Refueling and Complex
Overhaul (RCOH), which was scheduled to last 36 months.[19] The ship moved out of dry dock to pierside berth at
Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard in May 2007.[20]
She commenced post-refueling sea trials on 28 June 2009 and returned to Naval Station Norfolk on 1 July 2009.[21]
The Navy accepted her back into the fleet on 11 July 2009, after successful completion of her sea trials.[22]
In October 2009, Carl Vinson entered a four-month shipyard maintenance period at Northrup Grumman Newport
News in preparation for her upcoming transit to the Pacific in the spring.[23] The ship was scheduled to transit around
South America[23] to her new home of NAS North Island (San Diego), joining the Nimitz (CVN-68) and Ronald
Reagan (CVN-76), by early 2010.[24]
2010s
On 12 January 2010, just hours after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Carl
Vinson was ordered to redirect from its current deployment in the
North Atlantic Ocean to Haiti to contribute to the relief effort as part of
Operation Unified Response. Upon receiving orders from
USSOUTHCOM, the Carl Vinson battle group proceeded to Mayport,
Florida where the ships loitered offshore to receive additional supplies
and helicopters. The ships arrived off Port au Prince on 15 January
2010 to commence operations.[25] [26] [27] In addition to providing
Vinson off Haiti, to aid in earthquake relief; the
medical relief, CVN-70's excess desalination capacity has been critical
ship carried 19 helicopters specially for this
to providing water to Haiti's population during the earthquake relief.[28] mission.
On March 2010, during her transit around South America performed

Gringo-Gaucho / Southern Seas 2010 maneuvers with the Argentine
Navy video [29][30] [31]
On 12 April 2010 the carrier arrived at its new homeport of Naval
Station North Island, San Diego California.[32]
Awards
Carl Vinson has been the recipient of numerous awards, including:
The Carl Vinson in formation with the USS
• Battle "E" – 1990, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004[33]
Bunker Hill and Argentine frigate ARA Gómez
• Meritorious Unit Commendation – 1985, 1995, 1996, 1999 Roca during Southern Seas 2010
• Navy Unit Commendation – 1998, 2001
• Vice Admiral James H. Flatley Memorial Safety Award – 1985, 1988, 1994, 1996
• Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award – 2004
See also
• Modern US Navy carrier air operations
References
p. 112. ISBN 978-1591146858. .
[2] http:/ / www. cvn70. navy. mil/
[3] "Navy Establishes Carrier Strike Group 1" (http:/ / www. military. com/ news/ article/ navy-news/ navy-establishes-carrier-strike-group-1.
html?ESRC=navy-a. nl). . Retrieved 8 October 2009.
[4] Wilson, Patrick, "Carrier Carl Vinson To Leave Tuesday For San Diego", Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 9 January 2010.
[5] G.D. O'Brien, Jr (30 November 1988). "1985 COMMAND HISTORY" (http:/ / www. history. navy. mil/ shiphist/ c/ cvn-70/ 1985. pdf)
(PDF). .
[6] http:/ / www. history. navy. mil/ shiphist/ c/ cvn-70/ 1987. pdf
[12] "USS Carl Vinson" (http:/ / www. cnn. com/ SPECIALS/ 2001/ trade. center/ deployment. map/ vinson. html). CNN. .
[13] http:/ / www. news. navy. mil/ search/ display. asp?story_id=3486
[15] "Deployments of USS CARL VINSON" (http:/ / www. navysite. de/ cvn/ cvn70deploy. htm). . Retrieved 3 July 2009.
[19] "USS Carl Vinson Arrives in Norfolk" (http:/ / www. news. navy. mil/ search/ display. asp?story_id=19433). . Retrieved 8 October 2009.
[21] "USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - History" (http:/ / www. navysite. de/ cvn/ cvn70hist. htm). . Retrieved 3 July 2009.
[22] "Navy Accepts Re-Delivery of USS Carl Vinson" (http:/ / www. navy. mil/ search/ display. asp?story_id=46944). . Retrieved 8 October
2009.
[23] http:/ / www. navytimes. com/ news/ 2009/ 10/ navy_strike_group_100109w/
[24] http:/ / www. defenselink. mil/ releases/ release. aspx?releaseid=10675
[25] http:/ / www. navytimes. com/ news/ 2010/ 01/ navy_vinson_haiti_update_011310w/
[26] http:/ / www. navy. mil/ search/ display. asp?story_id=50498
[27] http:/ / www. bymnews. com/ news/ newsDetails. php?id=64686
[28] Padgett, Tim (19 Jan 2010). "The Post-Quake Water Crisis: Getting Seawater to the Haitians" (http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ s/ time/ 20100119/
wl_time/ 02880419533791953494195458400). Time Magazine. .
[29] http:/ / www. youtube. com/ watch?v=MSwuCZSpFPc
[30] Argentina-United States in joint exercise (http:/ / www. abma-usn. org/ index. php?option=com_content& view=article&
id=76:argentina-united-states-in-joint-exercise& catid=1:latest-news& Itemid=50)
[31] Carl Vinson Unites with Argentina for Southern Seas 2010 (http:/ / www. navy. mil/ search/ display. asp?story_id=51798)
[32] Military Times, Carrier Carl Vinson home at North Island (http:/ / www. navytimes. com/ news/ 2010/ 04/ navy_vinson_home_041210w/ )",
12 April 2010.
found here (http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c3/carl_vinson.htm).
External links
• USS Carl Vinson official website (http://www.cvn70.navy.mil/)
• An unofficial USS Carl Vinson webpage (http://www.navysite.de/cvn/cvn70.html)
• Unofficial video blog of a Leaders To Sea DV visit to the USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 in August 2010 (http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG2_DZWfEIA)
• navsource.org: USS Carl Vinson (http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/70.htm)
• Maritimequest USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 Photo Gallery (http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/
us_navy_pages/aircraft_carriers/uss_carl_vinson_cvn_70_page_1.htm)
• Unofficial Navy Forum for Carl Vinson Sailors (http://www.gearadrift.com/navy-forums/index.php)
• USS Carl Vinson history at U.S. Carriers (http://www.uscarriers.net/cvn70history.htm)
35
Theodore Roosevelt subclass
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
USS Theodore Roosevelt

Career (United
States)
Name: USS Theodore Roosevelt
Namesake: Theodore Roosevelt
Ordered: 30 September 1980
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co.
Cost: [1]
US $4.5 billion in 2007 dollars.
Laid down: 31 October 1981
Commissioned: 25 October 1986

Motto: Qui Plantavit Curabit (He who has planted will preserve.)
Nickname: TR, Big Stick
Badge:
Displacement: [2]


USS ''Theodore Roosevelt'' (CVN-71) 36

Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)

4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)
Endurance: Limited only by food and supplies

Air wing: 2,480

4 × Mk 95 radars

Armament: 3 x NSSMS (Sea Sparrow) Sea-to-Air missile launchers 3 x PHALANX CIWS (Close-In Weapons System)
Gatling guns 10 x .50 Caliber M2HB mounted machine guns
Armor: No armor plating, but a double-hull design reduces damage from torpedoes
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) (also known by crewmembers as "the Big Stick" or within the navy simply as
TR) is the fourth Nimitz-class supercarrier. Her radio call sign is Rough Rider, the name of President Theodore
Roosevelt's volunteer cavalry unit during the Spanish-American War. She was launched in 1984, saw her first action
during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, and is currently homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.

Roosevelt and those Nimitz-class vessels completed after her have slight structural differences from the earlier
carriers (Nimitz and Eisenhower), and improved protection for ordnance storage in her magazines.[3]
TR's history began on 30 September 1980, when a contract was awarded for "Hull 624D" to Newport News
Shipbuilding.
Her keel was laid down on 31 October 1981, with Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger initiating the first weld.
On 3 November 1981, Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman announced that the carrier would be named for the
26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt.
TR was the first aircraft carrier to be assembled using modular construction, wherein large modules are
independently constructed in "lay-down" areas, prior to being hoisted into place and welded together. Modular
construction, made possible through the use of a huge gantry crane capable of lifting 900 tons, cut 16 months off
TR's construction time, and the technique has been used on every aircraft carrier since.
The Navy's Pre Commissioning Unit (PCU) was formed in February 1984, with Captain Paul W. Parcells named the
Commanding Officer.
On 27 October 1984 the ship was officially christened by Mrs. Barbara Lehman, wife of Secretary Lehman. On 25
October 1986, Theodore Roosevelt was commissioned to active service at Newport News.
Service history
Maiden Deployment
After sea trials and pre-deployment work ups, Theodore Roosevelt
started her maiden deployment on 30 December 1988 with Carrier Air
Wing Eight embarked. The ship patrolled the Mediterranean Sea, Red
Sea, and Persian Gulf prior to returning on 30 June 1989.
Theodore Roosevelt was awarded the 1989 Battle "E" from
Commander, Naval Air Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet on 20 March 1990.
1990s
Shock test of TR during sea trials in 1987
Gulf war
On 28 December 1990, Theodore Roosevelt and CVW-8 deployed for Operation Desert Shield, arriving in the
Persian Gulf on 9 January 1991. With the commencement of Operation Desert Storm on 15 January 1991, Theodore
Roosevelt began combat operations; eventually flying over 4,200 sorties (more than any other carrier) and dropping
more than 4,800,000 pounds of ordnance before the cease-fire on 28 February.[1]
When Iraqi forces turned on the Kurds, Theodore Roosevelt and CVW-8 were among the first coalition forces in
Operation Provide Comfort, flying patrols over northern Iraq. After a 189-day deployment, with 169 days at sea,
Theodore Roosevelt returned to Norfolk on 28 June 1991. On 14 February 1992, the ship won her second Battle "E".
This was followed by the award of the Battenberg Cup for 1991 as the Atlantic Fleet's premier ship.[4]
1993-1999
Theodore Roosevelt and began her third deployment on 11 March 1993, again with CVW-8 embarked. Also
embarked was a Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF), in a test the concept of embarking a
multi-purpose Marine force in a carrier.
While the ship was still in the Virginia Capes operating area, President Bill Clinton flew aboard for several hours for
his first visit to a U.S. Navy ship.[4]
TR operated in the Adriatic as CVW-8 planes enforced Operation Deny Flight in the U.S. no-fly zone over Bosnia.
In June, on the way to only her second port visit, Theodore Roosevelt was ordered instead to transit the Suez Canal
en-route to the Red Sea to participate in Operation Southern Watch, enforcing the no-fly zone over Iraq.
Deployed for 184 days, Theodore Roosevelt spent 169 days under way prior to return in September 1993. For the
accomplishments of her crew, the ship received her second Meritorious Unit Commendation.
From November 1993 to April 1994, Theodore Roosevelt conducted a Selected Restricted Availability (SRA) at
Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), completing ahead of schedule.
On 10 March 1994, Theodore Roosevelt received its third Battle "E". Then on 3 June, Theodore Roosevelt was
awarded her second Battenberg Cup as the best ship in the Atlantic Fleet.
Theodore Roosevelt and CVW-8 began their fourth deployment in March 1995, operating in the Red Sea in support
of Operation Southern Watch over Iraq, and Operations Deny Flight and Sharp Guard over the skies of Bosnia and in
the Adriatic operating areas. Deny Flight evolved into Operation Deliberate Force, as CVW-8 aircraft led NATO
strikes against strategic Bosnian Serb targets in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Theodore Roosevelt Battle Group returned
to Norfolk, Virginia in September 1995 and was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation for its Bosnia operations.[4]
Theodore Roosevelt deployed for her fifth deployment on 25 November 1996, with CVW-3 embarked, in support of
Operation Southern Watch in the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf. The ship returned from deployment in May 1997.
On 8 July 1997, Theodore Roosevelt entered the Newport News Shipbuilding yard for a one-year Extended Drydock
and Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA) , her first major overhaul since commissioning. Theodore Roosevelt
returned to her homeport of Norfolk Naval Station on 2 July 1998.
From 1 February to 4 March 1999 Theodore Roosevelt
participated in a large navy exercise called JTFEX / TMDI99
along with the Brazilian navy and several NATO navies.
During the exercize Theodore Roosevelt was 'sunk'[5] by a
Dutch submarine called the Walrus (2) along with 8 other US
ships, many of which were part of Theodore Roosevelts
ecorts.
Theodore Roosevelt began her sixth deployment on 26

TR underway in 1999
March 1999 with CVW-8 embarked. They were immediately
called to duty in the Ionian Sea to support NATO's Operation
Allied Force. Theodore Roosevelt and CVW-8 aircraft
conducted air strikes for two months over the skies of
Kosovo against the Serbians. TR and CVW-8 were then
dispatched to support Operation Southern Watch, enforcing
the "no-fly" zone over Southern Iraq. Theodore Roosevelt
returned to her homeport of Norfolk, Va., on 24 September
1999.
On 10 January 2000, Theodore Roosevelt entered a Planned

Incremental Availability (PIA) at the Norfolk Naval Naval
Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia for a six month maintenance An air traffic controller watches his radar scope in the Carrier
period. Air Traffic Control Center
2000s
After the 11 September attacks, Theodore Roosevelt began her seventh deployment earlier than planned on 19
September 2001 with Carrier Air Wing One. On the night of 4 October 2001, Theodore Roosevelt and CVW-1
launched the initial strikes of Operation Enduring Freedom against al-Qaeda in Afghanistan from the North Arabian
Sea. Theodore Roosevelt spent 159 consecutive days at sea, breaking the record longest period underway since
WWII[6] . Theodore Roosevelt returned to her homeport 27 March 2002, and was awarded the Navy Unit
Commendation, 2001 Battenberg Cup, and 2001 Battle E.[7] From April to October 2002, TR conducted a Planned
Incremental Availability maintenance period at Norfolk Naval Ship Yard.
Theodore Roosevelt got underway on 6 January for a

scheduled month-long training period in the Puerto Rican
Operating Area. Near the end of January, TR received orders
to proceed across the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea.
Strike Fighter Squadron 201, based at Naval Air Station
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, was
ordered to active duty as a unit of Carrier Air Wing (CVW)
8, the first Naval Reserve squadron to deploy aboard an
aircraft carrier since the Korean War.[8] TR arrived on station
in the Eastern Mediterranean in February. On 22 March 2003
Roosevelt receives cargo while pierside at the NATO Marathi
Theodore Roosevelt, along with USS Harry S. Truman
Pier Facility.
(CVN-75), began launching air strikes into Iraq in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom.[9] TR returned home on 26 May,
and was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Navy Unit Citation, and the Global War on Terrorism
Expeditionary Medal.
On 19 February 2004, TR entered a ten-month Docked

Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) at NNSY in
Portsmouth.[10] Major systems overhauled included AC
systems, Steam and CHT (sewage) systems, 1MC
(announcing) systems, communication, navigation, and
detection suites, weapons elevator overhauls, propeller
replacement, hull cleaning and painting, and sea valve
TR in the Elizabeth River in 2004
replacement, to name a few. TR came out of dry-dock in
August and completed the maintenance availability on 17
December 2004.[11]
On 1 September 2005, TR deployed with Carrier Air Wing

Eight embarked for a routine six-month mission to the
Persian Gulf in support of OIF.[12] , transiting the Suez Canal
on 27 September[13] and launching OIF missions beginning 6
October[14] . This deployment was the last cruise for the F-14
Tomcat before its retirement in 2006. The TR carried two
Tomcat squadrons, VF-31 (Tomcatters) and VF-213 (Black
Lions).[15] Theodore Roosevelt returned to home port on 11
March 2006.
Shortly after this cruise, the TR earned the "Jig Dog" Ramage An F/A-18 “Hornet” from the "Sidewinders" of VFA-86
Carrier and Carrier Air Wing Operational Excellence Award, ignites its afterburners while preparing to be catapulted from
the flight deck.
which is a Navy-wide award that is selected jointly by Type
Commanders (TYCOM) and is presented to the Carrier/Air
Wing team with the best performance as an integrated unit.
On 7 March 2007 Teddy Roosevelt began a nine month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) in Norfolk, which
saw the addition of RAM missiles among other upgrades.[16] The ship returned to Naval Station Norfolk on 28
November 2007.
CVW-8 and Theodore Roosevelt participated in Joint Task Force Exercise 08-4 Operation Brimstone off the coast of
North Carolina between 21 July and 31 July 2008. The British carrier HMS Ark Royal, the amphibious assault ship
Iwo Jima with associated units and the Brazilian Navy frigate Greenhalgh (F-46) and the French submarine
Améthyste also participated in the event.[17]

Roosevelt left Norfolk on 8 September 2008 for a scheduled deployment to the Middle East with Carrier Air Wing
Eight embarked.[18] On 4 October 2008 the ship stopped at Cape Town, South Africa. This was the first visit to Cape
Town by a nuclear-powered vessel since the German cargo ship Otto Hahn in the 1970s.[19] Due to poor weather,
approximately half of the ship's crew was unable to go ashore on liberty. The ship made four subsequent port stops in
Jebel Ali, UAE, including one during the Christmas holiday. CVW-8 and CVN-71 supported Operation Enduring
Freedom and flew more than 3,100 sorties and dropped more than 59,500 pounds of ordnance while providing Close
Air Support for ISAF-forces in Afghanistan.
On 21 March 2009 Theodore Roosevelt was relieved by USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.[20] The carrier arrived at
Norfolk on 18 April.[21]
On 26 August 2009 defense contractor Northrop Grumman was awarded a 2.4 billion dollar contract for Refueling
and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) of Theodore Roosevelt.[22]
Ship awards
• Joint Meritorious Unit Award
• Navy Unit Commendation (3 awards) – 1991, 1995, 2001
• Meritorious Unit Commendation – 1993
• Battle Efficiency Award (4 awards) – 1989, 1991, 1993, 2000
• National Defense Service Medal
• Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
• Southwest Asia Service Medal (3 campaigns)
• Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
• Armed Forces Service Medal (2 campaigns)
• Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (9 campaigns)
• NATO Medal
• Kuwaiti Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
• Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
• Battenberg Cup (3 awards) - 1991, 1993, 2001
• Golden Anchor / Retention Excellence Award (5 awards) - 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997
• Security Excellence Award (2 awards) - 1996, 2009
• Capt Edward F. Ney Memorial Award for Outstanding Food Service (2 awards) - 2001, 2002[23]
References
[1] "USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT - HISTORY" (http:/ / navysite. de/ cvn/ cvn71history. htm). . Retrieved 3 July 2009.
p. 112. ISBN 978-1591146858. .
[3] "Costing the CVN-21: A DID Primer" (http:/ / www. defenseindustrydaily. com/ costing-the-cvn21-a-did-primer-01624/ ). Defense Industry
Daily. 19-December-2005. . Retrieved 27 December 2009.
[4] http:/ / www. tr. surfor. navy. mil/ about%20tr/ ship%20history. html
[5] http:/ / books. google. nl/ books?id=Tqj9ZP8FsJEC& pg=PA22& lpg=PA22& dq=JTFEX/ TMDI+ 99+ walrus& source=bl&
ots=BGZ5H7K5am& sig=FMlvvBo-zj-rEcltDgVpZXpTO-U& hl=nl& ei=W7CfS6yrEY2t4Qbrvv2QDg& sa=X& oi=book_result&
ct=result& resnum=1& ved=0CAYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage& q=JTFEX%2FTMDI%2099%20walrus& f=false
[6] . http:/ / www. accessmylibrary. com/ coms2/ summary_0286-47099_ITM.

[16] Theodore Roosevelt Moves to Shipyard (http:/ / www. news. navy. mil/ search/ display. asp?story_id=28222)
[17] JTFEX 08-4 "Operation Brimstone" Flexes Allied Force Training (http:/ / www. navy. mil/ search/ display. asp?story_id=38478)
[19] IOL, USS Theodore gets green light
[20] Eisenhower Launches OEF Sorties (http:/ / www. navy. mil/ search/ display. asp?story_id=43629)
[21] Washington Times, "Carrier Returns To Navy Station", 19 April 2009, p. 7.
[22] http:/ / www. defenselink. mil/ contracts/ contract. aspx?contractid=4103 DefenseLink: Contracts for Wednesday, 26 August 2009
External links
• Official Theodore Roosevelt web site (http://www.tr.surfor.navy.mil/default.aspx)
• An unofficial USS Theodore Roosevelt webpage (http://www.navysite.de/cvn/cvn71.html)
• USS Theodore Roosevelt history at U.S. Carriers (http://www.uscarriers.net/cvn71history.htm)
• USS Theodore Roosevelt on Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=&
ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&ll=36.956442,-76.329027&spn=0.003125,0.006416&z=18)
USS ''Abraham Lincoln'' (CVN-72) 42
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
USS Abraham Lincoln conducting combat operations in support of Operation Southern Watch, 28 November 2002
Name: USS Abraham Lincoln
Namesake: Abraham Lincoln
Ordered: 27 December 1982
Laid down: 3 November 1984
Launched: 13 February 1988
Christened: 13 February 1988
Commissioned: 11 November 1989

Homeport: NS Everett, Washington
Motto: Shall not Perish
Badge:
Displacement: [1]



Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)

4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)


Air wing: 2,480

4 × Mk 95 radars


3 × Phalanx CIWS
Armor: Classified
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), is the fifth Nimitz-class supercarrier in the United States Navy. She is the second
Navy ship named after former president Abraham Lincoln. Her home port is Everett, Washington.
Ship history
Construction
Lincoln's contract was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding on 27 December 1982; her keel was laid 3 November
1984 at Newport News, Virginia. The ship was launched on 13 February 1988 and commissioned on 11 November
1989. She cost $4.5 billion in 2007 dollars.
1990 to 1999
Abraham Lincoln was transferred to the Pacific in September 1990 performing Gringo-Gaucho with the Argentine
Naval Aviation during her transit. Her maiden Western Pacific deployment came unexpectedly on 28 May 1991 in
response to Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
While heading towards the Indian Ocean, the ship was diverted to support evacuation operations after Mount
Pinatubo erupted on Luzon Island in the Philippines. In support of Operation Fiery Vigil, Lincoln led a 23-ship
armada that moved over 45,000 people from the Subic Bay Naval Station to the port of Cebu in the Visayas. It was
the largest peacetime evacuation of active military personnel and their families in history.
After Fiery Vigil, Lincoln steamed toward the Persian Gulf, to run reconnaissance and combat air patrols in Iraq and
Kuwait, assisting allied and US troops involved with Desert Storm.
In early 1992, the ship was at Naval Air Station Alameda on Ship's Restricted Availability (SRA) for minor
maintenance and refitting.
In October 1993, the carrier was ordered to the coast of Somalia to assist UN humanitarian operations. For four
weeks, Abraham Lincoln flew air patrols over Mogadishu in support of Operation Restore Hope.
Abraham Lincoln was to be the first carrier to integrate female aviators into the crew after the Combat Exclusion
Laws were lifted on 28 April 1993. The ship left San Diego on 24 October 1994, to begin refresher training. The
next day, Lieutenant Kara Spears Hultgreen, first female F-14 Tomcat pilot, died when her plane crashed into the sea
on final approach due to a combination of engine malfunction and pilot error.
Abraham Lincoln's third deployment began in April 1995 when Lincoln was sent to the Persian Gulf, where the ship
assisted in Southern Watch and in Operation Vigilant Sentinel. During an underway replenishment, the Lincoln was
run into by USS Sacramento when the Sacramento had steering difficulties due to a split rudder, crushing the port
side of the USS Sacramento, crushing the M-frames, partially crushing a female crew berthing area, and punching a
large hole in the Sacramento’s superstructure. (TACAN room) The Lincoln was able to continue on with her mission
while the Sacramento had to dock at Jebel Ali, U.A.E. for several weeks for repair.
Abraham Lincoln began a fourth deployment in June 1998. Once again, the ship headed for the Persian Gulf in
support of Southern Watch. The ship spent three months in the gulf during one of the hottest summers in recent
years. Temperatures on the flight deck were reported at 150 degrees Fahrenheit (66 °C).
In 1999 the ship participated in several internal Navy exercises and underwent an upkeep at Puget Sound Naval
Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash.
2000 to date
The carrier's fifth deployment commenced in August 2000 when Abraham Lincoln again traveled to the Persian Gulf
in support of Southern Watch. On this deployment, the carrier, air wing and battle group ships earned the Navy
Meritorious Unit Commendation. Additionally the ship earned the prestigious Arleigh Burke Award as the most
improved command in the Pacific Fleet.
Abraham Lincoln was in port on 11 September 2001. She was put to sea on 20 July 2002 to support Operation
Enduring Freedom. She took up station once more in support of Operation Southern Watch before taking a port visit
to Perth, Western Australia. It was during this time that the Lincoln was ordered to the Persian Gulf to take part in
Operation Iraqi Freedom. This forced the Navy to extend Lincoln's stay from 20 January 2003 to 6 May 2003. The
news of this extension was delivered to the ship's crew on New Years morning by the then Battlegroup Commander,
RADM Kelly, with the famous phrase, "We don't need to be home holding our loved ones, we need to be here
holding the line. Get over it!".
Abraham Lincoln and the carrier battle group and airwing helped
deliver the opening salvos and air strikes in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
During her deployment, some 16,500 sorties were flown and
1.6 million pounds of ordnance used. Sea Control Squadron 35
(VS-35), the "Bluewolves", was instrumental in delivering over
1 million pounds of fuel to these strike aircraft, one of the largest aerial
refueling undertakings by a carrier aviation squadron in history. The
carrier returned home in May 2003, in the process receiving a visit
The USS Abraham Lincoln returning to port from President George W. Bush before officially ending Lincoln's
carrying its Mission Accomplished banner, 2 deployment by docking at San Diego before returning to homeport in
May 2003. Everett, WA. Bush delivered a speech that day announcing the end of
major combat operations in the War on Iraq. A large sign in the
background for his speech read "Mission Accomplished". The White House said their services constructed the
banner. As explained by Cmdr. Conrad Chun, a Navy spokesman, "The banner was a Navy idea, the ship's idea. The
idea popped up in one of the meetings aboard the ship preparing for its homecoming and thought it would be good to
have a banner, 'Mission Accomplished.' The sailors then asked if the White House could get the sign made. ... The
banner signified the successful completion of the ship's deployment," Cmdr. Chun continued noting that the
Abraham Lincoln was deployed 290 days, longer than any other nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in history.
Abraham Lincoln departed for her next voyage on 15 October 2004. The carrier was on a port call in Hong Kong
when a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck southern Asia on 26 December 2004. To help with the international relief
effort and assist with search and rescue efforts already underway, the Lincoln deployed to the hard hit western coast
of Sumatra to provide humanitarian assistance for Operation Unified Assistance.
In mid-January 2005 the carrier left Indonesia after the Indonesian government refused to allow fighter pilots
assigned to Lincoln to conduct air patrols and training flights. By law, US carrier-based pilots must practice at least
once every two to three weeks to remain "fit," otherwise they are grounded. Despite the move into international
waters, Lincoln continued to provide support to the region until 4 February. During the carrier's 33 days on station,
she and her strike group delivered 5.7 million pounds of relief supplies. The 17 helicopters assigned to HSL-47
Saberhawks and HS-2 "Golden Falcons", attached to CVW-2 flew 1,747 relief missions along the western coast of
Sumatra. The carrier's departure coincided with the arrival of the hospital ship Mercy.
At the end of February 2006, Abraham Lincoln went underway as part
of a scheduled "WestPac" deployment. The carrier returned to Naval
Station Everett on 8 August 2006 and on 27 August, relocated to Puget
Sound Naval Shipyard for an upkeep/overhaul period.
On 18 December 2006, the USS Abraham Lincoln left dry dock at the
shipyard ahead of schedule and under budget. The Puget Sound Naval
Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF)
completed ship tank maintenance in less than half the scheduled time.
An Air Traffic Controller works approach In 89 days, 18 tanks were completed. The Tank Value Stream Team
controller in Carrier Air Traffic Control Center achieved this partnering with Ship’s Force and the Lincoln Project
(CATTC) aboard the Nimitz class aircraft carrier
Team. While in dry dock, the whole ship was painted by the crew at
USS Abraham Lincoln.
nights and on weekends rather than waiting for contractors to do the
job.[2]
The refit was completed 26 March 2007, when Rear Adm. Scott Van Buskirk assumed command of Carrier Strike
Group Nine (CSG 9) from Rear Adm. Bill Goodwin.
On 19 March 2008, USS Abraham Lincoln departed Naval Station Everett for a seven-month deployment to the
Persian Gulf. The ship returned to Naval Station Everett on 12 October 2008.[3]
The USS Abraham Lincoln received the 2009 Franklin Covey Leadership Greatness Award on 27 July 2009 for great
improvements in leadership, conduct and climate aboard the Lincoln.[4]
On January 13, 2010, the carrier completed upgrades and repair that
cost $250 million at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. The carrier is set for
assignment to Carrier Strike Group 9.[5]
On July 15, 2010, the Abraham Lincoln Strike Group left Washington
en route to the coast of Southern California for pre-deployment
training and open-ocean operation certification through composite unit
training exercises.[6]
Helicopters depart from the Abraham Lincoln en
On October 17, 2010, the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and guided
route to Aceh, Sumatra, supporting humanitarian
missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) arrived off the coast of airlifts to tsunami-stricken coastal regions in early
Pakistan to support the coalition troop surge in landlocked 2005.
Afghanistan. [7]
See also
• Modern US Navy carrier air operations
• 2003 Mission Accomplished Speech
References
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USS ''George Washington'' (CVN-73) 47
USS George Washington (CVN-73)
USS George Washington during exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships.
Name: USS George Washington
Namesake: George Washington
Builder: Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Newport News
Laid down: 25 August 1986
Sponsored by: Barbara Bush
Christened: 21 July 1990
Commissioned: 4 July 1992
Homeport: Yokosuka Naval Base-Yokosuka, Japan

Motto: Spirit of Freedom
Nickname: GW, G-Dub
Badge:
Displacement: [1]



Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)

4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)


Air wing: 2,480

4 × Mk 95 radars


3 × Phalanx CIWS
Armor: Classified
USS George Washington (CVN 73) is an American nuclear-powered supercarrier, the sixth ship in the Nimitz class
and the fourth United States Navy ship to be named after George Washington, first President of the United States.
She was built by Newport News Shipbuilding and was commissioned 4 July 1992.
Description
International radio call sign of

[2]
USS George Washington (CVN-73)
November November Golf Whiskey
George Washington (commonly known as GW) is 1,092 ft (333 m) long, 257 ft (78 m) wide and 244 feet (74 m)
high. The super carrier can accommodate approximately 80 aircraft and has a flight deck 4.5 acres (18,000 m²) in
size, using four elevators that are 3,880 ft² (360 m²) each to move planes between the flight deck and the hangar bay.
With a combat load, GW displaces almost 97000 long tons (99000 t) and can accommodate 6,250 crewmembers. Her
four distilling units can make 400,000 U.S. gallons (1,500,000 L) of potable water a day; her food service divisions
serve 18,000 meals per day. There are over 2,500 compartments on board requiring 2,520 refrigeration tons
(2.1 MW) of air conditioning capacity (enough to cool over 2,000 homes). The warship uses two Mark II stockless
anchors that weigh 30 tons each, with each link of the anchor chain weighing 360 pounds (160 kg). She is currently
equipped with two 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts and two Sea Sparrow SAM launchers. One CIWS and one Sea
Sparrow mount were removed to make way for two RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers, installed during
the 2005 Drydocking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA).
Traditionally, U.S. Navy aircraft carrier hangar bays were painted Navy Gray; George Washington was
commissioned with her hangar bay bulkheads and overhead painted white, to make the hangar bay appear larger and
brighter. Since then, all US carriers have followed suit. All U.S. Navy aircraft carriers have their hull number painted
on both sides of their island structure for identification. These numbers are lighted white for visibility at night while
in port. By order of Congress, George Washington's island number is outlined in red, white and blue lights in honor
of her namesake's contributions to America's independence. General Washington had long been a proponent of a
strong Navy. On 15 November 1781 he wrote, Without a decisive Naval force, we can do nothing decisive. And with
it, everything honourable and decisive. These words are engraved on a plaque on the ship's quarterdeck. The ship
cost over $4.5 billion in 2007 dollars to manufacture.
Propulsion
Two Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors are used for propulsion (the ship is capable of steaming more than three
million nautical miles before refueling) turning 4 five-bladed screws that weigh 66,220 pounds (30,040 kg) each
driving the ship at speeds over 30 knots (56 km/h).
Awards
George Washington has been the recipient of numerous awards recognizing the ship's excellence. They include the
1997, 2000, and 2002 Battenberg Cups, the 1994, 1997, 2000, and 2002 Battle "E", two Navy Unit Commendations
and three Meritorious Unit Commendations. In 1994, she won the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award for the
Atlantic Fleet.
Seal
Designed by its commissioning crew, the ship's seal includes a classic silhouette of
America's first president and his signature, a band of thirteen stars representing the
original thirteen colonies and the crossed American flag and Betsy Ross flag, the "flags
of freedom." Also featured is the ship itself, launching an F/A-18 all encircled by an
unbroken rope symbolizing the solidarity of the crew. The ship's motto, "Spirit of
Freedom," was used by General Washington in a letter to a fellow patriot during the
American Revolution to describe the mood of the people.
USS George Washington
ship's seal
History
The contract for George Washington's was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding on 27 December 1982. The keel
was laid on 25 August 1986, she was christened 21 July 1990 by then–First Lady Barbara Bush, and was
commissioned at Naval Station Norfolk on 4 July 1992.
Maiden deployment, 1994

In 1994, during George Washington's maiden deployment the ship served as the backdrop for the 50th anniversary of
D-Day. The USS George Washington was also critical in responding to Iraq's threatened second invasion of Kuwait
being called to the Persian Gulf for the second time in the deployment. When the Ship entered the Red Sea Iraq
began its pullback of troops from the border.
Second deployment, 1996

In 1996, during its second deployment, George Washington was host to a meeting of the Joint Military Commission
composed of the military leaders of the former warring factions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The ship also played a
peacekeeping role in Operation Decisive Endeavor in Bosnia and Herzegovina and enforced the "No Fly zone" over
Southern Iraq as part of Operation Southern Watch (OSW).
Third deployment, 1997

On its third deployment from October 1997 to April 1998, GW spent most of her six-month cruise in the Persian
Gulf as the cornerstone of the U.S. military force, which compelled Iraq to allow United Nations weapons inspectors
into the country.
Fourth deployment, 2000

On its fourth deployment from 21 June 2000 to December 2000, George Washington again spent a large portion of
the six-month deployment in the Persian Gulf as the centerpiece of the U.S. military presence there. The deployment
included operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf. While in the Persian Gulf, the battle
group supported OSW by flying more than 800 sorties over Iraq. Surface forces supported UN sanctions against Iraq
by conducting Maritime Interception Operations and diverting more than 20,000 metric tons of oil smuggled out of
Iraq in violation of UN sanctions. In the Adriatic, the battle group was a stabilizing presence when tensions rose in
the region after presidential elections in Yugoslavia. During the deployment, battle group ships steamed more than
400000 nautical miles (740000 km) and spent a combined 1800 days underway. The aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 17
(CVW-17) flew more than 9,000 sorties and made 9,000 arrested landings aboard George Washington. George
Washington returned to home port on 19 December 2000.
2001
On 13 February, George Washington began a six-month
Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Norfolk Naval
Shipyard. The ship received upgrades to many ship
systems, including berthing spaces, ventilation systems,
and computer networking. On 31 July the ship began
four days of sea trials before returning to homeport in
preparation for workups for a planned 2002 deployment.
On 6 September George Washington was presented with

the 2000 Battenberg Cup, awarded annually to the
Atlantic Fleet ship or submarine with the greatest crew
Quartermaster training aboard USS George Washington
accomplishments during the previous calendar year. It
was the second time GW had won the award (the ship
was also the winner of the 1997 award). The crew also accepted the Flatley Award for aircraft carriers with the best
aviation safety record.
On the morning of 11 September, George Washington was operating off the coast of Virginia conducting routine
carrier qualifications when the 11 September attacks took place. She was diverted north and arrived in New York
City the following day. For the next three days, the ship and her air wing (most of which was hastily transferred from
USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)) provided airspace defense for the city and surrounding area in coordination with
NORAD. The ship then returned home and resumed the Inter Deployment Training Cycle. From 2 to 29 November
George Washington participated in Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) I/II. For the remainder of the year
and into 2002 the ship hosted more carrier qualifications.
Fifth deployment, 2002

The George Washington Battle Group deployed on 20
June 2002 and headed for the North Arabian Sea where
it relieved the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) Battle
Group on 19 July.
On 11 September 2002, George Washington was
relieved by the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) Battle
Group in the Persian Gulf, where George Washington
had been supporting Operation Southern Watch and
Operation Enduring Freedom. On 2 October the crew
was treated to a flight deck concert by the band 3 Doors
Down while the ship was making a port visit to Lisbon,
Portugal. Footage from this concert and the band's tour Washington transits the Atlantic Ocean as she and her embarked
(CVW-17) return after conducting missions in support of Operation
of the ship was used in the video to the band's single
Enduring Freedom and Operation Southern Watch.
"When I'm Gone". The George Washington Battle
Group returned to Norfolk on 20 December 2002.
During the six-month deployment, George Washington launched approximately 10,000 sorties.
2003
On 23 June George Washington was presented with the
2002 Battenberg Cup. It was the third time the ship had
won the prestigious award. On 11 September while the
ship was operating off the coast of Virginia, an
arresting wire parted while an F/A-18 was landing. As
the wire parted, it snapped back violently across the
deck, injuring eleven crewmen, two critically (the wire
nearly hit an additional crew member but he jumped
above the wire in time). The sailors, who were part of
the ship's company, VAW-120 and VFA-106 had to be
medically evacuated from the ship but all survived the
mishap. The aircraft was lost over the side but the pilot Washington personnel carry injured personnel across the ship’s flight
was able to eject safely. Footage of the mishap was deck after four personnel were rescued from the burning merchant
later used in a National Geographic special about the fishing vessel, Diamond Shoal.
ship that was being filmed at the time.
GW returned to Norfolk, Va., 19 December 2003 after 40 days at sea, where she successfully completed her
Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). The GWSTRKGRU was composed of Destroyer Squadron 28
and Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7), USS Vella Gulf (CG-72), USS Ramage (DDG-61), USS Ross (DDG-71),
USS Bulkeley (DDG-84), USS Elrod (FFG-55) and USS Supply (T-AOE-6). The exercise involved more than 7,600
sailors operating off the coasts of Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Having completed this final phase
of the training cycle, the strike group assumed surge status and is fully qualified to deploy.
Sixth deployment, 2004

The Navy announced on 13 January 2004 that the George Washington Carrier Strike Group would depart for a
"surge" deployment a week later. On 20 January GW, with CVW-3 embarked, deployed in support of the global war
on terrorism.
George Washington made a port visit at Souda Bay, Crete beginning on 6 February through 10 February 2004. On
16 February, George Washington transited the Suez Canal and entered the Red Sea on 17 February.
On 20 February George Washington entered the Gulf of Aden and a week later was conducting operations in the
Persian Gulf. On 13 March the ship made the first of three port visits to Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates. On 8 April,
F/A-18 Hornets from Carrier Air Wing Seven participated in Operation Vigilant Resolve. One of the Naval Air
Station Oceana-based “Wildcats” from Strike Fighter Squadron 131 (VFA-131) conducted a 20 mm strafing run
against an enemy position. Another VFA-131 Hornet dropped two 500 pound GBU-12 laser-guided bombs on
another enemy position in Fallujah, Iraq, on 9 April. This was the first live ordnance dropped by CVW-7 aircraft
since George Washington deployed in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
After being relieved by the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), the ship began her transit home, making a final port visit
at Naples, Italy from 14–18 July. After traveling more than 51000 nautical miles (94000 km) and spending six
months at sea, George Washington completed its sixth Mediterranean and Persian Gulf deployment and returned to
Norfolk on 26 July.
2005
On 28 January 2005 the ship entered shipyard for Drydocking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA). Many ship's
systems were upgraded and maintenance was done to the hull. The ship's four jet blast deflectors were removed and
upgraded to handle the increased heat generated by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The ship's defensive weapons
configuration was also altered, as one Phalanx CIWS mount and one Sea Sparrow launcher were removed and
replaced with two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers. During the 11 months the ship was drydocked, the crew
contributed 20,000 hours of volunteer community service to the city of Newport News. The availability was
completed on schedule, and George Washington returned to her Norfolk homeport on 17 December 2005.
On 1 December 2005, the United States Navy announced that George Washington would replace USS Kitty
Hawk (CV-63) as the forward-deployed carrier at Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan, becoming the first
nuclear-powered surface warship permanently stationed outside the continental US.[3] In an attempt to explain the
carrier's mission to the Japanese public, the U.S. Navy printed a manga about life aboard GW, titled "CVN-73".[4]
2006
GW and CVW-17 left Norfolk on 4 April for a
scheduled two month deployment to operate as part of
SOUTHCOM's "Partnership of the Americas". This
deployment included counter-drug operations in the
Caribbean Sea, crew exchanges and exercises with Latin
American and South American navies, and port visits for
the carrier and strike group, which consisted of
USS Monterey (CG-61), USS Stout (DDG-55), and
USS Underwood (FFG-36). The first of these port visits
took place from 14–17 April in St. Maarten, and
Antigua from 15–18 May. GW returned to Norfolk on
24 May. The USS George Washington on its way to Norfolk Naval Shipyard
In a ceremony held on 1 September, Commanding Officer Garry R. White was promoted to Rear Admiral, marking a
rare occasion when a Flag Officer commanded a ship. She entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a 2006-2007 Planned
Incremental Availability (PIA) in September to prepare for her upcoming homeport transfer to Yokosuka Naval Base
in Yokosuka, Japan. Work included removal and replacement of the ship's radar mast, propeller screws, and
re-alignment of the Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department.
On 14 December, Rear Admiral White was relieved by Captain David Dykhoff in a ceremony held off-ship at Naval
Station Norfolk.
2008
On 7 April 2008 George Washington, with CVW-17 and Carrier Strike Group 8 embarked, departed Norfolk, VA for
the transit around South America where performed Gringo-Gaucho with the Argentine Naval Aviation, en route to
Yokosuka, Japan to replace USS Kitty Hawk. After the planned turnover with Kitty Hawk at NS Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii, CVW-17 and Carrier Strike Group 8 were to return to their home ports in the US to be replaced by Carrier
Air Wing 5, based at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, and Carrier Strike Group 5 based at Yokosuka Naval Base in
Yokosuka, Japan.[5]
Transit and fire

During the South American transit, the Washington Battle Group participated in US Southern Command exercises
Partnership of the Americas and Unitas, a joint military exercise between the US, Brazilian and Argentine Navies.
On 22 April 2008, George Washington arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for her first port visit to that country. The
ship transited the Strait of Magellan on 9–10 May.[6]
On 22 May 2008, while the ship was off the Pacific Coast of
South America, a fire occurred that injured 37 sailors. There
were no fatalities. The Navy defined the incident as
'serious'.[7] According to a statement from Naval Air Forces'
public affairs office, the fire broke out in the ship's
air-conditioning and refrigeration space and an auxiliary
boiler room. The fire spread via a cableway and caused
extreme heat in some parts of the ship. It took several hours
for the ship's crew to contain and extinguish the fire.[8]
On 27 May, George Washington stopped at NAS North

Island in San Diego, California for repairs.[9] On 20 June, the Firefighting in Hangar Bay 3
Navy announced that the damage from the fire was more
serious than previously thought, and that repairs would take at least until August and would cost $70 million. It was
announced that the turnover with Kitty Hawk was postponed and would take place in San Diego instead of
Hawaii.[10] [11]
On 13 July, 13,000 Japanese protested in Yokosuka against the basing of George Washington in Japan, saying that
the onboard fire showed that the nuclear-powered carrier was unsafe.[12] The U.S. Navy said that Rear Admiral
James Kelly, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan, would meet with Yokosuka Mayor Ryoichi Kabaya to fully
explain the fire and what preventive measures the Navy would take.
A Navy investigation found that the fire was "entirely preventable" and was caused by unauthorized smoking in a
room where 115 US gallons (440 L) of flammable refrigerant compressor oil was improperly stored. The room was
near the aft auxiliary boiler. The ship's damage control team took nearly eight hours to discover the source of the
smoke and flames. By that time, the fire had spread to eight decks and 80 compartments and destroyed miles of
electrical and fiber-optic cables. The damage control department had been found deficient in three inspections
between June 2007 and April 2008. Although the carrier's commanding officer started a program to remedy the
team's training and performance in the month before the fire, the report concluded those efforts were insufficient.
Rear Admiral Frank Drennan, who led the investigation, said, "It is apparent from this extensive study that there
were numerous processes and procedures related to fire prevention and readiness and training that were not properly
functioning. The extent of damage could have been reduced had numerous longstanding firefighting and firefighting
management deficiencies been corrected."[13]
On 30 July 2008 Admiral Robert F. Willard, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, announced that Captain David C.
Dykhoff had been relieved of his duties as Commanding Officer citing "a loss of confidence in his ability to
command and his failure to meet mission requirements and readiness standards." Executive Officer Captain David
M. Dober was also relieved for "substandard performance."[14] [15] [16] Six other sailors were disciplined with
non-judicial punishment. Four sailors were found guilty of violating a lawful order and hiding hazardous materials in
direct violation of safety regulations. Two non-commissioned officers were found guilty of negligence and
dereliction of duty for not properly supervising the workspace. The Navy's Pacific Fleet refused to name the enlisted
sailors disciplined.[17] The Navy and Marine Corps Medal was later awarded to Senior Chief Petty Officer Keith
Hendrickson for leading a team that rescued four shipmates trapped by the fire deep in the interior of the ship.[18]
On 21 August, under new skipper Captain J.R. Haley and
executive officer Captain Karl O. Thomas,[15] [16] George
Washington departed NAS North Island for Japan, with
Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) embarked.[19] The carrier
arrived at Yokosuka, Japan on 25 September 2008. Several
hundred local proponents and protesters greeted the ship's
arrival.[20]
The ship sailed to Korea on 1 October and participated in

that country's International Fleet Review. Afterwards, the
carrier, accompanied by cruiser Cowpens and destroyer John
S. McCain traveled to Guam, arriving on 31 October Sailors form the phrase, "Nice to meet you" in Japanese, as
they arrive in Yokosuka
2008.[21] The George Washington Carrier Strike Group
returned to Japan 21 November.
2009
In June, 2009 the Navy revealed that 15 of the carrier's sailors were
being expelled from the service for use of illegal designer drugs.[22] On
2 July 2009 George Washington, accompanied by USS Cowpens,
anchored on Perth's Gage Roads. GW sailors visited Fremantle and the
state capital Perth. Crew members volunteered to complete community
projects including cleaning, maintenance, and painting at organizations
including PMH, a Salvation Army rehabilitation center, Perth Zoo and
Cohunu Koala Park.[23] During mid-July, the ship was involved in
Anchored in Gage Roads Western Australia July
Operation Talisman Sabre, off the coast of the Northern Territory,
2009
Australia.
From 2 to 6 August 2009, GW made a port call in Singapore where sailors enjoyed some R&R and participated in
community relation projects such as painting and landscaping at a local community center, children's center, special
education school and an association for the disabled.[24]
The ship made a 4-day goodwill visit to Manila bay, Philippines, anchoring off historic Corregidor Island from 11 to
15 August 2009[25]
In August 2009, USS George Washington participated in the Indonesian Fleet Review, during Sail Bunaken 2009
event, in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The parade of warships and tall ships from 40 nations include five of which
belong to the George Washington Carrier Strike Group including George Washington, Cowpens, Mustin,
McCampbell, and Fitzgerald. Carrier Airwing Five, currently embarked on George Washington, also participated
with a multi-aircraft fly-by of the viewing station during the parade.[26] The George Washington Carrier Strike
Group returned to Japan 3 September for a maintenance upkeep period prior to her second fall patrol.[27]
2010
George Washington completed maintenance and refit and departed Yokosuka for trials on 11 May 2010.[28]
George Washington arrived in Busan for a port visit on 21 July 2010 and then participated in exercise Invincible
Spirit in the Sea of Japan with the USAF, Republic of Korea Air Force and Republic of Korea Navy from 25 to 28
July 2010. Invincible Spirit was staged to improve combined operations capability and as a show of deterrence
following the ROKS Cheonan sinking.[29] The exercise was conducted in the Sea of Japan to placate China's
objections to military exercises being conducted in the Yellow Sea but due in part to those objections a second
exercise, which would take place in the Yellow Sea on the west coast of North Korea, is being planned.[30]
On August 8, 2010, George Washington arrived and stopped off of the coast of Da Nang City in the South China Sea
to celebrate the 15th anniversary of normalization of Vietnam-US diplomatic relations. This is the first time a U.S.
aircraft carrier has visited Vietnam since the Vietnam War.[31]
See also
• Modern United States Navy carrier air operations
• Naval aviation
• Carrier-based aircraft
• List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons
• List of military aircraft of the United States Navy
• United States Naval Aviator
• Naval Flight Officer
• Military aviation
• Arresting gear
• Tailhook
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External links
• USS George Washington official website (http://gw.ffc.navy.mil/)
• USS George Washington webpage (http://www.navysite.de/cvn/cvn73.html)
• Yokosuka Naval Base Community Website (http://www.yokosukabase.com)
• Maritimequest USS George Washington CVN-73 Photo Gallery (http://www.maritimequest.com/
warship_directory/us_navy_pages/aircraft_carriers/uss_george_washington_cvn_73_page_1.htm)
• USS George Washington history at U.S. Carriers (http://www.uscarriers.net/cvn73history.htm)
• Commander Carrier Strike Group Five / Commander Task Force Seventy / Commander Battle Force Seventh
Fleet Official Website (http://www.ccsg5.navy.mil/index.html)
• Commander Carrier Strike Group Five Official Website (http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ccsg5/Pages/

default.aspx)
• USS George Washington News (http://www.yokosukabase.com/News/tabid/79/articleType/CategoryView/
categoryId/22/USS-George-Washington.aspx)
USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)
USS John C. Stennis in May 2007
Name: USS John C. Stennis
Namesake: John C. Stennis
Laid down: 13 March 1991
Launched: 11 November 1993
Christened: 11 November 1993
Commissioned: 9 December 1995
Homeport: NB Kitsap, Washington
Motto: Look Ahead
Nickname: Johnny Reb
Badge:
Displacement: [1]


USS ''John C. Stennis'' (CVN-74) 58
Draught: Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m)

Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)

4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)
Capacity: 6500 officers and crew (with embarked airwing)

Air wing: 2,480

4 × Mk 95 radars


3 × Phalanx CIWS
Armour: Classified
USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) is the seventh Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier in the United States Navy,
named for Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi. She was commissioned on 9 December 1995. Her home port is
Bremerton, Washington.
Mission and capabilities

The mission of Stennis and her embarked Air Wing (CVW-9) is to conduct sustained combat air operations while
forward deployed in the global arena. The embarked Air Wing consists of eight to nine squadrons. Attached aircraft
are Navy and Marine F/A-18 Hornet, EA-6B Prowler, MH-60R, MH-60S, and E-2C Hawkeye.
The Air Wing can engage enemy aircraft, submarines, and land targets, or lay mines hundreds of miles from the ship.
Stennis's aircraft are used to conduct strikes, support land battles, protect the Battle Group or other friendly shipping,
and implement a sea or air blockade. The Air Wing provides a visible presence to demonstrate American power and
resolve in a crisis. The ship normally operates as the centerpiece of a Carrier Battle Group commanded by a flag
officer embarked upon Stennis and consisting of four to six other ships.
Stennis's two nuclear reactors give her virtually unlimited range and endurance and a top speed in excess of 30 knots
(56 km/h, 34.5 mph). The ship's four catapults and four arresting gear engines enable her to launch and recover
aircraft rapidly and simultaneously. The ship carries approximately three million gallons (11,000 m³) of fuel for her
aircraft and escorts, and enough weapons and stores for extended operations without replenishment. Stennis also has
extensive repair capabilities, including a fully equipped Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department, a
micro-miniature electronics repair shop, and numerous ship repair shops.
For defense, in addition to her Air Wing and accompanying vessels, Stennis has NATO RIM-7 Sea Sparrow and
Rolling Air Missile (RAM) surface-to-air missile systems, the Phalanx Close-in Weapons System for cruise missile
defense, and the SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare System.
Miscellaneous
• Sponsor: Mrs. Margaret Stennis Womble
• Nickname: 'Johnny Reb'[2]
• Contract Date: 29 March 1988
• Crew size: 5,617 (including air wing)
• Meals served daily: 16,600
• Number of compartments: 2,700
• Number of anchors: 2 (From USS Forrestal)
• Weight of anchors: 30 long tons (30 metric tons) each
• Number of screws: 4 (5 blades each)
• Weight of screws: 66,200 lb (30 t) each
• Number of catapults: 4
• Number of aircraft elevators: 4
• A/C plant capacity: 2,900 refrigeration tons (10.2 megawatts, enough to service 950 homes)
• Distillation plant capacity: 400,000 U.S. gallons (1,500 m³) (enough to serve 2,000 homes)
• Number of telephones: 2,000
• Tons of structural steel: More than 60,000 short tons (55,000 metric tons)
• Length of cable and wiring: over 900 miles (1,500 km)
• Number of light fixtures: more than 30,000
• Required technical manuals: A stack as high as the Washington Monument at 555 feet (170 m)
• Bed mattresses: If lined up end-to-end, they would stretch more than 9 miles (14 km)
• Sheets: 28,000
• Pillow Cases: 14,000
• Cost: $4.5 billion; projected service life: 50 years
• Appears in Disneyland's California Adventure attraction "Soarin' Over California" and Walt Disney World
Epcot's attraction "Soarin'
The crew of the ship were interviewed as part of an episode of the NPR\WBEZ show This American Life which first
aired on 01.03.2002 and was re-broadcast 18.03.2005. Show producers Wendy Dorr, Alex Blumberg and Ira Glass
visited the Stennis in January 2002, about six weeks into its deployment. The show notes describe it as follows:
Life aboard the USS John C. Stennis, an aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea that's supporting bombing missions over
Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Only a few dozen people on board actually fly F-18s and
F-14s. It takes the rest of the crew — over 5,000 people — to keep them in the air. One person stocks vending
machines, twelve hours a day. Hundreds prepare food and do laundry. There are several different garage bands,
each with its own following.
It is possible to listen to the show from the This American Life archive (http:/ / www. thisamericanlife. org/
Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=206).
History
The nuclear-powered USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) was contracted on 29 March 1988, and the keel was laid on 13
March 1991 at Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va.
The ship was christened on 11 November 1993, in honor of Senator John Cornelius Stennis (D-Mississippi) of who
served in the Senate from 1947 to 1989. The daughter of the ship’s namesake, Mrs. Margaret Stennis-Womble was
the ship’s sponsor. Stennis was commissioned on 9 December 1995 at Naval Station Norfolk, Va, and she conducted
flight deck certification in January 1996. The first arrested landing was by a VX-23 F-14B. The ship conducted
numerous Carrier Qualifications and Independent Steaming Exercises off the East Coast throughout the next two
years. Included among these events was the first carrier landing of an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet on 18 January 1997.
1998 - World Cruise

On 26 February 1998 with Carrier Air Wing Seven embarked, Stennis
left Norfolk for her maiden deployment, transiting the Suez Canal on 7
March and arriving in the Persian Gulf on 11 March 1998. The ship
travelled 8020 nm in 274 hours, an average speed of 29.4 knots (54.4
km/h) to relieve USS George Washington (CVN-73) in conducting
Operation Southern Watch missions. Stennis departed the Persian Gulf
on 19 July 1998 for her new home port of Naval Air Station North
USS John C. Stennis and the smaller British Island in San Diego, California, arriving on 26 August 1998.
Invincible-class HMS Illustrious on a joint patrol,
April 1998. In October 1998, Stennis entered a 6-month Phased Incremental
Availability for maintenance and upgrades at North Island, returning to
sea in April 1999. During the maintenance period, a jet blast deflector collapsed, severely injuring two sailors.
On 30 November 1999, Stennis ran aground in a shallow area adjacent to the turning basin near North Island. Silt
clogged the intake pipes to the steam condensing systems for the nuclear reactor plants, causing the carrier’s two
nuclear reactors to be shut down (one reactor by crew, the other automatically) for a period of 45 minutes. Stennis
was towed back to her pier for maintenance and observation for the next two days. The cleanup cost was about
$2 million.
2000 - Persian Gulf/Pacific Ocean

On 7 January 2000, Stennis deployed to the Persian Gulf to relieve USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) in Operation
Southern Watch. During the deployment, the ship made port visits to South Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Bahrain,
the United Arab Emirates and Australia, before returning to San Diego on 3 July 2000.
Following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, Stennis conducted Noble Eagle missions off the U.S. West Coast.
2001 - Persian Gulf

On 12 November 2001, two months earlier than scheduled, the ship left on her third deployment to the U.S. Fifth
Fleet area of responsibility in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, returning to San Diego on 28 May 2002.
From June 2002 to January 2003, JCS underwent a seven-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA).
2004 - Pacific Ocean

From 24 May to 1 November 2004, Stennis conducted her fourth major overseas deployment, participating in
Exercise Northern Edge 2004 in the Gulf of Alaska, Rim of the Pacific (RimPac) Exercise off Hawaii, exercises with
Kitty Hawk off Japan and goodwill visits to Japan, Malaysia and Western Australia. Shortly after returning from
deployment to San Diego, JCS changed her home port to Naval Station Bremerton, Washington on19 January 2005.
Once at Bremerton, Stennis underwent an 11 month Docking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA), the first time
she had been dry-docked since commissioning. Upgrades included a new mast installation The new mast’s structure
is the first of its kind. A new type of steel alloy was used, making the mast stiffer and thicker than before. The new
mast is also heavier and taller, allowing it to support new antennas the old mast would not have been able to support.
Other upgrades included the installation of a new Integrated Bridge System in the pilothouse that will save
manpower and provide state-of-the-art displays, as well as other and combat systems upgrades.[3] [4] [5] [6]
2007 - Persian Gulf

On 20 January 2007, Stennis set sail for the Persian Gulf as part of an
increase in US military presence within the Middle East. Stennis
arrived in the area on 19 February 2007, joining USS Dwight D.
Eisenhower in the United States Fifth Fleet area of operations.[7] This
marked the first time since 2003 that there were two aircraft carrier
battle groups in the region simultaneously.
On 23 May 2007 Stennis, along with eight other warships including the
aircraft carrier Nimitz and amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard,
passed through the Strait of Hormuz. US Navy officials said it was the USS John C. Stennis arrives in Bremerton on 31
largest such move since 2003.[8] August 2007.
On 31 August 2007 Stennis returned to Bremerton.
2009 - Western Pacific

Stennis departed Bremerton for a 6-month deployment to the Western Pacific on 13 January 2009. On 24 April, the
ship arrived in Singapore. That same day, one of the ship's sailors was crushed and killed while working from a
small harbor boat to secure a drain that discharges oily water from Stennis’ aircraft catapults.[9]
On 29 April, the ship's executive officer, Commander David L. Burnham, was relieved by Rear Admiral Mark A.
Vance over unspecified personal conduct. Burnham was reassigned to a base in San Diego, pending an
investigation.[10]
After participating in operations in the Persian Gulf, exercises with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and the
Republic of Korea, as well as joint exercise Northern Edge 2009, USS Stennis returned from deployment in early
July 2009. Carrier Air Wing 9 debarked on 6 July at NAS North Island,[11] prior to the ship's arrival at her homeport
of Bremerton, Wash., on 10 July.[12]
John C. Stennis Carrier Battle Group

The JCS battlegroup (or Carrier Strike Group 3, CSG-3) is equipped
and trained to work as a forward deployed force providing a deterrent
force as well as serving to protect U.S. interests abroad.
The Stennis is the flagship of the battlegroup, and commands the
group's air wing Carrier Air Wing 9. The Stennis is also home to the
commander of Destroyer Squadron 21 (DESRON 21).
Ships of DESRON 21 USS John C. Stennis (top left) in a 5-country

multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring
• USS Halsey (DDG-97) Freedom in the Oman Sea. In four descending
columns, from left to right: ITS Maestrale (F
• USS Howard (DDG-83)
570), De Grasse (D 612); USS John C. Stennis
• USS Jarrett (FFG-33) (CVN 74), Charles De Gaulle (R 91), Surcouf (F
• USS Preble (DDG-88) 711); USS Port Royal (CG-73),
• USS Rentz (FFG-46) HMS Ocean (L12), USS John F.
Kennedy (CV-67), HNLMS Van Amstel (F 831);
and ITS Luigi Durand de la Penne (D 560).
Other elements of JCS Battle Group
• USS Mobile Bay (CG-53)
• USS O'Kane (DDG-77)
• USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10)
Squadrons of CVW-9
• Strike Fighter Squadron 192 (VFA-192) "Golden Dragons"
• Strike Fighter Squadron 154 (VFA-154) "Black Knights"
• Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA-323) "Death Rattlers"
• Strike Fighter Squadron 146 (VFA-146)"Blue Diamonds"
• Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) "Argonauts"
• Electronic Attack Squadron 133 (VAQ-133) "Wizards"
• Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 112 (VAW-112)"Golden
Hawks"
Aircraft parked on the flight deck of USS John C.
• Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 (HSC-8) "Eight-Ballers"
Stennis.
• Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 71 HSM-71 "Raptors"
• Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 Detachment 4 (VRC-30)"Providers"

Ship's seal
John C. Stennis's Seal was produced from the combined efforts of
several crew members with historical help from Stennis Center for
Public Service, John C. Stennis Space Center and United States Senate
Historian. The Seal implies peace through strength, just as Senator
John C. Stennis was referred to as an "unwavering advocate of peace
through strength" by President Ronald Reagan, when the ship's name
was announced in June 1988.
The circular shape signifies the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier's unique

USS John C. Stennis in Rich Passage heading
capability to circle the world without refueling while providing a home to Bremerton, Washington
forward presence from the sea. The predominant colors are red, white,
blue and gold, the same as those of the United States and its navy. The outer border, taken from one version of a U.S.
Senate crest, represents the strength through unity of the ship's crew. The four gold bands and eight ties denote John
C. Stennis' four decades (41 years) in the Senate and the eight presidents he served with, from President Truman to
President Reagan. The seven stars in the blue border represent his seven terms in the Senate and characterize John C.
Stennis as the seventh Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. The red and white stripes inside the blue border represent the
American flag and the American people John C. Stennis serves. They also honor the courage and sacrifice of the
United States' armed forces.
The eagle and shield is a representation of the gilt eagle and shield overlooking the Old Senate Chamber. The shield
represents the United States of America. The twenty stars represent the US's twentieth state, Mississippi, the home of
John C. Stennis. The three arrows in the eagle's talons symbolize the Ship and Air Wing's ability to project power.
The burst of light emanating from the shield, representative of the emergence of a new nation in the United States
Senate Seal, portrays the birth of over 25 major Naval Aviation programs under Senator Stennis' leadership,
including all aircraft carriers from Forrestal to Harry S. Truman, and aircraft from the F-4 Phantom to the F/A-18
Hornet. The eagle is representative of John C. Stennis' stature in the Senate, where he was respected and admired as
a "soaring eagle" by some of his colleagues.
The ship itself is pictured in the seal. On the edges of the flight deck are the words "Honor, Courage, Commitment"
which are the United States Navy's Core Values.
The Seal, after selection by the ship's crew, was submitted to Mrs. Margaret Stennis Womble, the ship's Sponsor and
daughter of Senator Stennis, and to Mrs. John Hampton Stennis, the Matron of Honor and wife of Senator Stennis'
son, for their approval. In February 1995 they approved the design.
See also
References
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[2] http:/ / www. globalsecurity. org/ military/ agency/ navy/ batgru-74-refs. htm
[3] Journalist 3rd Class Chris Gethings, USN (January 29, 2005). "Kitsap County Welcomes Stennis" (http:/ / www. navy. mil/ search/ display.
asp?story_id=16833). NNS050129-02. U.S, Navy. . Retrieved 2009-04-20.
[4] Journalist 3rd Class Nick Flabi, USN (January 21, 2005). "Stennis Enters Dry Dock" (http:/ / www. navy. mil/ search/ display.
asp?story_id=16703). NNS050121-11. U.S. Navy. . Retrieved 2010-09-01.
[5] Journalist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Gabriel Owens, USN (May 4, 2005). "Stennis Raises New Mast with Tradition" (http:/ / www. navy. mil/
search/ display. asp?story_id=18144). NNS050504-03. U.S. Navy. . Retrieved 2010-09-01.
[6] Journalist 1st Class Krishna Jackson, USN (September 6, 2005). "Stennis Back In the Water" (http:/ / www. navy. mil/ search/ display.
asp?story_id=19885). NNS050906-06. U.S. Navy. . Retrieved 2010-09-01.
[7] Christensen, Nathan (20 February 2007). "USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group Arrives in 5th Fleet" (http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/
20070311074931/ http:/ / www. cusnc. navy. mil/ articles/ 2007/ 030. html). U.S. Navy. Archived from the original (http:/ / www. cusnc.
navy. mil/ articles/ 2007/ 030. html) on 11 March 2007. . Retrieved 23 February 2007.
[8] Abbas, Mohammed (23 May 2007). "Nine U.S. warships in Gulf for show of force" (http:/ / www. reuters. com/ article/ topNews/
idUSL2360749620070523?feedType=RSS). Reuters. . Retrieved 28 May 2007.
[9] Scutro, Andrew, " Stennis sailor killed in Singapore identified (http:/ / www. militarytimes. com/ news/ 2009/ 04/
navy_stennis_sailor_killed_042909w/ )", Military Times, 29 April 2009.
[10] Associated Press, " Navy cites misconduct, relieves USS Stennis' executive officer, No. 2 in command of carrier (http:/ / www. newser.
com/ article/ d97sbbho0/ navy-cites-misconduct-relieves-uss-stennis-executive-officer-no-2-in-command-of-carrier. html)", 30 April 2009;
Washington Times, "Stennis' No. 2 Relieved Of Duty", 30 April 2009, p. 6.
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Retrieved 8 July 2009.
[12] http:/ / www. navytimes. com/ news/ 2009/ 07/ ap_navy_stennis_returns_071009w/
External links
• Official John C. Stennis web site (http://www.cvn74.navy.mil/home.html)
• John C. Stennis at globalsecurity.org (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/batgru-74-refs.
htm)
• An unofficial USS John C. Stennis webpage (http://www.navysite.de/cvn/cvn74.html)
• USS John C. Stennis history at U.S. Carriers (http://www.uscarriers.net/cvn74history.htm)
• picture story for German 'mare' magazine by photographer Marc Steinmetz (http://www.marcsteinmetz.com/
pages/stennis/estennis_minis.html)
USS ''Harry S. Truman'' (CVN-75) 65
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)
USS Harry S. Truman alongside MSC oiler USNS John Lenthall in the Mediterranean Sea
Name: USS Harry S. Truman
Namesake: Harry S. Truman
Operator: United States Navy
Ordered: 30 June 1988
Cost: US$4.5 billion
Laid down: 29 November 1993
Launched: 7 September 1996
Motto: The Buck Stops Here
Nickname: HST
Badge:
Displacement: [1]



Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)

4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)


Air wing: 2,480

4 × Mk 95 radars


3 × Phalanx CIWS
Armor: Classified
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) is the eighth Nimitz-class supercarrier of the United States Navy, named after the
33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman. HST's callsign is Lone Warrior and she is currently
homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.
HST was launched September 13, 1996 by Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, and
commissioned on July 25, 1998 with Captain Thomas Otterbein in command. President Bill Clinton was the keynote
speaker, and other notable attendees and speakers included Missouri Representative Ike Skelton, Missouri Governor
Mel Carnahan, Secretary of Defense William Cohen and Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton.
Description
Harry Truman (also known as HST within the Navy) is 1,092 ft (333 m) long, 257 ft (78 m) wide and is as high as a
twenty-four-story building, at 244 feet (74 m). The super carrier can accommodate approximately 80 aircraft and has
a flight deck 4.5 acres (18,000 m²) in size, using four elevators that are 3,880 ft² (360 m²) each to move planes
between the flight deck and the hangar bay. With a combat load, HST displaces almost 97,000 tons and can
accommodate 6,250 crewmembers. Her four distilling units can make 400,000 U.S. gallons (1,500 m³) of potable
water a day; her food service divisions serve 18,000 meals per day. There are over 2,500 compartments on board
requiring 2,520 tons (2.1 MW) of air conditioning capacity (enough to cool over 2,000 homes). The warship uses
two Mark II stockless anchors that came from USS Forrestal[2] and weigh 30 tons each, with each link of the anchor
chain weighing 360 pounds (160 kg). She is currently equipped with 3 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts and 2 Sea
Sparrow SAM launchers. The ship cost over $4.5 billion in 2007 dollars to manufacture.
Propulsion
Two Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors are used for propulsion (the ship is capable of steaming more than three
million miles before refueling) turning 4 five-bladed screws that weigh 66,220 pounds (30 t) each driving the ship at
speeds over 30 knots (56 km/h).
Recreation
While underway, the ship has its own daily newspaper, the "Give 'em Hell Herald",[3] and its own weekly television
newscast, "The Lookout". In addition, the ship's Morale, Welfare & Recreation (MWR) division collaborates with
the public affairs office (PAO) to telecast bingo contests for the crew that award as much as $1,000 and several
prizes.
Awards
Harry S. Truman has been the recipient of numerous awards recognizing the ship's excellence. They include
• Battenberg Cup 2003[4]
• Battle "E" in 2003,[5] 2004,[6] 2005,[7] 2008,[8] and 2009.
• Dorie P. Miller Memorial Award for Food Service in 2002 and 2004
• Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award, an honor given to the most battle-ready ship in the U.S. Atlantic Fleet
2004
• Ney Award[9]
• Admiral Stan Arthur Award, 2004[10]
Ship's seal and battle flag

The oval seal was designed by the ship's
pre-commissioning crew and is primarily
blue and gold. According to the ship's
history webpage, a coat of arms
"characterizes the global on-station
capability of the ship and the United States
Navy" and "Truman's name forms the shape
of a forward-deployed aircraft carrier
prepared to uphold and protect American
interests".[11] The three flags near the
bottom represent the letters "HST".
The Truman battle flag was also designed

HST Battle Flag by the ship's crew and is a variation of the
guidons carried by the companies of the
129th Field Artillery Regiment of the 35th Infantry Division, such as Battery D, the battery under the command of
then Army Capt. Harry Truman during World War I. It consists of crossed cannons on a scarlet background with the
phrase "Give 'em hell", a reference to Truman's 1948 re-election campaign.
Ship history
Pre-commissioning and construction

The keel was laid by Newport News Shipbuilding on 29 November
1993 and the ship was christened on 7 September 1996.[11] HST was
authorized and laid down as USS United States but her name was
changed in February 1995 at the direction of then Secretary of the
Navy John H. Dalton.
Three Newport News shipworkers died during construction when a
A cover for the Keel Laying of CVN-75 showing pump room filled with methane and hydrogen sulfide gases during a
her keel was laid as USS United States sewage leak on Saturday, 12 July 1997. They are commemorated by a
brass plaque in the tunnel off Hangar Bay #1. The ship was christened
on 7 September 1996, launched 13 September 1996, and the crew began moving aboard from contract housing in
Newport News in January 1998. The ship successfully completed builder's sea trial on 11 June 1998 after a short
delay due to noise issues in one of the reactor closure heads. The ship was officially accepted by the Navy on 30
June 1998 and was commissioned on 25 July 1998 at Naval Station Norfolk.[12]
Commissioning
The keynote speaker of the commissioning ceremony was President Bill Clinton. Other notable attendees and
speakers were: Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., who pushed to have the carrier named after the 33rd president; Missouri
Governor Mel Carnahan; Captain Thomas Otterbein, Truman’s first commanding officer; Secretary of Defense
William Cohen; and Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton.
1998-1999
Truman got underway for the first time as a U.S. Navy carrier in August 1998 to conduct flight deck certifications,
an evolution designed to test the ship’s ability to successfully launch and recover aircraft. That was followed by
numerous at sea periods for various training evolutions.
2000 Maiden deployment

The Maiden deployment of Harry S. Truman began on 28 November 2000 with Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3)
embarked. After transiting the Suez Canal, the air wing flew 869 combat sorties in support of Operation Southern
Watch (OSW), including a strike on Iraqi integrated air defense system sites on Feb. 16, 2001, in a sanctioned
response to Iraqi surface-to-air missile fire against United Nations Security Council coalition forces.[11] Combat
operations ended on 27 April and the ship returned to the U.S. on 23 May 2001. She then entered Norfolk Naval
Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va., for her first Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) on September 5.
2002-2003
HST deployed on her second deployment on 5 December 2002, again with CVW-3 embarked,[13] visiting Marseille,
France, Souda Bay, Crete and Koper, Slovenia[14] Between 19 March and 18 April, airwing aircraft flew nearly
1,300 combat sorties from the Mediterranean Sea in the early stages of 2003 invasion of Iraq.[15] [16] [17] The ship
stopped in Portsmouth, England, before returning to Norfolk on 23 May 2003. Truman conducted her second
Planned Incremental Availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard from August 2003 to 13 February 2004.
2004-2005
On 2 June 2004, HST "surged"[18] for Summer Pulse 04, deploying to
the Mediterranean Sea in support of the Navy's Fleet Response Plan.
The ship ported in Naples, Italy, and participated in Operation Majestic
Eagle in the eastern Atlantic Ocean before returning home on 25
July.[19]
The ship set out from Norfolk on her third extended deployment on 13
October 2004, and visited Souda Bay, Crete, before relieving
The ship anchors outside Portsmouth, England, USS John F. Kennedy on 20 November in the Persian Gulf.
while her crew enjoy a port visit.
Truman and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 launched 2,577 sorties,
totaling nearly 13,000 flight hours, in support of OIF and maritime
security operations (MSO) before being relieved by USS Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group in the Persian Gulf on
March 19, 2005. Despite plans to cross the equator and visit South Africa, diplomatic issues caused her instead to
transit the Suez Canal, stopping in Portsmouth, England, prior to returning home on 19 April 2005.
On 1 September 2005, in response to the disaster of Hurricane Katrina, Truman set sail for the devastated U.S. Gulf
Coast. She arrived in the Gulf of Mexico on 4 September and served as the flagship for the Naval task force. While
the ship's strike group (Carrier Strike Group 10) commander, Rear Adm. Joseph Kilkenny, was appointed deputy
commander of Joint Task Force (JTF) Gulf Coast (also known as JTF Katrina & Rita), the ship remained anchored in
the gulf and provided fresh desalinated water for the relief effort via helicopter. (The actual command hub for the
JTF was USS Iwo Jima). The carrier also provided support to JRB New Orleans in the form of aviation boatswain's
mates and cooks to keep that station in operation.[20] Harry S. Truman returned to home port in October 2005 after
five weeks of relief efforts.
2006
Harry S. Truman entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a Docked
Planned Incremental Availability in January 2006.[21] The ship
received many system upgrades, and underwent preventative
maintenance to repair minor weld defects originating from the initial
construction of the reactor plants. She left the yard in December 2006
and continued preparations for surge beginning in April 2007.
2007
On 15 August 2007, an E-2C Hawkeye crashed after taking off from
the carrier, killing all three crewmembers. On 5 November 2007 Harry
S. Truman left Norfolk for her fourth extended deployment with
CVW-3 embarked in support of OIF.
2008 Harry S. Truman in the Elizabeth River near

[22] Norfolk Naval Shipyard in 2004.
HST returned to the US on 4 June 2008. . She first pulled into port
in Naval Station Mayport, Florida in order to welcome aboard family
and friends for a three day "Tiger Cruise", before returning to Norfolk Naval Station on 4 June 2008.[23] The ship
was awarded her fourth Battle E award for the east coast (for 2008) in early 2009.
2009
HST completed a nearly seven-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in
Portsmouth, VA in February 2009.[24] On 5 August 2009, EA-18G Growlers from Electronic Attack Squadron 129
(VAQ-129) and Electronic Attack Squadron 132 (VAQ-132) completed their first at-sea carrier-arrested landing
(trap) aboard Harry S. Truman.[25]
2010
The Truman began a six-month deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations, in support of maritime
security operations[26] on May 21, 2010. The Truman led a task force of 11 American warships and 5,000 men into
the Suez Canal on June 20, 2010. The warships may inspect Iranian ships for the illegal transport of weapons. [27]
See also
• Naval aviation
• List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons
• List of military aircraft of the United States (naval) / List of US Naval aircraft
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p. 112. ISBN 978-1591146858. .
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External links
• USS Harry S. Truman official website (http://www.truman.navy.mil)
• An unofficial USS Harry S. Truman webpage (http://www.navysite.de/cvn/cvn75.html)
• Truman Continues Preparations to Aid Hurricane Relief (http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.
asp?story_id=19905)
• Maritimequest USS Harry S. Truman CVN-75 Photo Gallery (http://www.maritimequest.com/
warship_directory/us_navy_pages/aircraft_carriers/uss_harry_s_truman_cvn_75_page_1.htm)
• The Examiner - Truman Commissioning Special Edition (http://www.examiner.net/ussharrytruman/)
• USS Harry S. Truman history at U.S. Carriers (http://www.uscarriers.net/cvn75history.htm)
• USS Harry S. Truman on Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=&
ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&ll=36.958928,-76.328421&spn=0.003125,0.006416&z=18)
72
Ronald Reagan subclass
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
USS Ronald Reagan
Name: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
Namesake: Ronald Reagan
Builder: Northrop Grumman Newport News
Laid down: 12 February 1998
Launched: 4 March 2001
Sponsored by: [1]

Nancy Reagan
Homeport: NS North Island San Diego, California
Class and type: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, Ronald Reagan subclass
Displacement: [2]



Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)

4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)
USS ''Ronald Reagan'' (CVN-76) 73

Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and SPS-48E 3-D air search radar
processing systems: SPS-49A(V)1 2-D air search radar
SPQ-9B fire control radar
2 × SPN-46 air traffic control radars
SPN-43C air traffic control radar
SPN-41 instrument landing system radar
3 × Mk 95 radars

Armament: 2 × Mk 29 Sea Sparrow

Armor: Classified
Motto: Peace Through Strength
Nickname: Gipper
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier in the service of the United States
Navy. The ninth ship of her class,[3] she is named in honor of former President Ronald Reagan, President of the
United States from 1981 to 1989. Upon her christening in 2001, she was the first ship to be named for a living
former president.
Ship's seal
The design of USS Ronald Reagan’s (CVN 76) seal was created
entirely by her plankowner crew with historical assistance provided by
staff members at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library foundation.
The red border that rings the ship’s seal is much like the distinctive red
rim that defines the White House china designed for the Reagans
during their White House years. Four gold stars represent President
Reagan’s 40th presidency and his four pillars of freedom: individual
liberty; economic opportunity; global democracy; and national pride.
“Peace through Strength” was a recurring theme of the President’s life
CVN 76 Seal.
in public service. The aircraft carrier is positioned by the West Coast,
representing President Reagan’s two terms as Governor of California
and the ship’s homeport in the Pacific Fleet. The three aircraft with their patriotic contrails symbolize the three major
military operations the President directed during his tenure: Operation Urgent Fury (Grenada/1983); Operation El
Dorado Canyon (Libya/1986); and Operation Praying Mantis (Iran/1988). The view of the globe signifies the
President’s vision of global democracy, and the center is the United States representing the country's national pride.
Colors of red, white and blue dominate the seal reflecting the American flag.[4]
Naming
Ronald Reagan was the first nuclear powered warship of any kind to be named in honor of a living former
president.[5] Unlike most of the other men honored by inclusion in this group, Reagan was not associated with the
United States Navy apart from his term as Commander-in-Chief, though one of his key initiatives in office was the
600-ship Navy program.

The contract to build Reagan was awarded to Northrop Grumman
Newport News and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on
8 December 1994, and her keel was laid down on 12 February 1998.
The budget for the ship had to be increased several times and
ultimately $4.5 billion was spent on her construction.[6] This included a
redesigned ship island.[7] Reagan was christened by Reagan's wife
Nancy on 4 March 2001 at Newport News Shipbuilding, the crew
moved aboard on 30 October 2002,[8] and the ship was commissioned
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan christens USS
on 12 July 2003 at Naval Station Norfolk, with Captain J. W. Goodwin
Ronald Reagan with President George W. Bush
and Newport News Shipbuilding CEO William
in command. Vice President Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney were
Frick looking on, 4 March 2001 both present at the ceremony, as well as Nancy Reagan, who gave the
ship's crew the traditional first order as an active unit of the Navy:
"Man the ship and bring her to life." Ronald Reagan made her maiden voyage on 21 July 2003. President Reagan,
who did not attend either the launch or the commissioning due to Alzheimer's disease, died eleven months later. At
the end of the graveside services, the ship's commanding officer at that time, Captain James Symonds, presented the
flag that draped the former president's casket to Mrs. Reagan at her request. This was also the flag that had flown
over Capitol Hill on 20 January 1981, when the president was inaugurated. At a later date, Captain Symonds also
presented Mrs. Reagan the flag that had been flying over Ronald Reagan when the former president died.
Ronald Reagan conducted her maiden port visit in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
from Nov. 11-14, 2003.
Service history
After a five-month post shakedown availability (PSA), Reagan
received flight deck certification on May 8, 2004[9] and then began her
transit from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., around Cape Horn South
Commissioning ceremony of USS Ronald America to her new homeport of Naval Air Station North Island, San
Reagan, 2003
Diego, California. Carrier Air Wing Eleven, which is normally
assigned to USS Nimitz (CVN-68) embarked only 25 percent of its
total strength for the transit. The squadrons making the transit were VFA-14 and VFA-41 flying the F/A-18E/F
Super Hornet, VAW-117 flying the E-2C Hawkeye 2000, HS-6 flying the SH-60F Seahawk and VRC-30 flying the
C-2A Greyhound. The ship transited the Strait of Magellan on June 20–21 and made port visits to Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, Valparaiso, Chile, and Callao, Peru before arriving in San Diego on 23 July 2004.
2006 Maiden deployment

USS Ronald Reagan departed San Diego Jan. 4, 2006 on her maiden
deployment to conduct naval operations in support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, as well as to conduct
maritime security operations (MSO) in the Persian Gulf. The ship
entered the Gulf on Feb 22, 2006 and returned from deployment on
July 6, 2006.[10] [11]
Gringo-Gaucho with the Argentine Navy during

2007 Surge Deployment 2004 transit around South America
USS Ronald Reagan and the Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG)
departed North Island, Coronado in San Diego on 27 January 2007 on an unscheduled surge deployment[12] to the
Western Pacific, fulfilling the role of the forward deployed carrier Kitty Hawk while it underwent maintenance in
Japan. On 20 April 2007, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and her CSG returned to Coronado. The "surge
deployment" was part of the Navy's Fleet Response Plan (FRP), which provides the U.S. with the ability to respond
to any global commitment with flexible and sustainable forces and the ability to rapidly respond to a range of
situations on short notice.
In January 2007, it was announced that USS Ronald Reagan had earned the 2006 Commander Naval Air Force,
Pacific Carrier Battle Efficiency “E” award for the West Coast, the first Battle "E” ever for the carrier.[13] On 28
January 2006, an F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter attempting a night landing aboard Reagan crashed into the ship's flight
deck about 200 km (120 miles) southeast of Brisbane, Australia. The aircraft struck the ramp at a low angle, caught
fire and skidded overboard. The pilot ejected safely, but the aircraft was lost.[14] [15] [16]
Reagan returned to Naval Air Station North Island on April 20, 2007 following the three-month deployment in
support of operations in the Western Pacific.
On 15 December 2007, the carrier answered a distress call from a
cruise ship off the coast of Baja California. An Illinois teenager whose
appendix had ruptured while on a Mexican cruise was airlifted by an
SH-60 helicopter to Ronald Reagan, where an emergency
appendectomy was performed by the ship's surgeon.[17]
2008 Deployment
USS Ronald Reagan, with CVW-14 embarked, departed San Diego
USS Ronald Reagan conducts rudder checks in
May 19, 2008 for a scheduled 7th Fleet and 5th Fleet deployment.
October 2007, as part of the ship's periodic
inspection The Reagan Carrier Strike Group performed humanitarian assistance
and disaster relief operations in the Philippines on 24 June 2008 after
that country was devastated by Typhoon Fengshen, killing hundreds from the central island regions and the main
island of Luzon. The typhoon also capsized the passenger ferry MV Princess of the Stars.[18] Working in support of
the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Reagan and her escorts of Carrier Strike Group 7 focused their efforts on the
island of Panay in the Central Visayas. For eight days, SH-60 Seahawk helicopters and C-2A Greyhound aircraft of
the Ronald Reagan Strike Group helped deliver more than 519,000 lbs. of rice, fresh water and other supplies to
areas of Panay, which were not reachable via truck due to flooded roads. The mission in Panay would earn the entire
strike group the Navy's Humanitarian Service Medal.
The Strike Group arrived in the U.S. Fifth Fleet area on Aug. 28, 2008, where she launched more than 1,150 sorties
into Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Reagan returned to San Diego on Nov. 25, 2008.
USS Ronald Reagan received word in February 2009 that the ship had
won its second Battle Efficiency Award.[19]
2009 Deployment
On May 28, 2009, Reagan deployed with Carrier Air Wing 14 to the
7th and 5th Fleet Areas of Responsibility.[20] Reagan relieved the
Eisenhower CSG and launched its first sorties in support of OEF on 6
July. Reagan returned to homeport on Oct. 21 after a five-month Sailors and their families await a small arms
deployment [21] demo during Tiger Cruise 2008.
2010
In early 2010, Reagan was awarded the 2009 Chief of Naval
Operations Afloat Safety "S" Award.[22] and the 2009 Pacific Fleet
Battle "E" for combat efficiency. The Battle "E" award was Reagan's
second consecutive and third in four years.[23] [24]
In November 2010, Reagan provided emergency supplies and
assistance to passengers stranded aboard the Carnival Splendor, which
was rendered inoperable in the Pacific Ocean by an engine fire.[25]
See also Captain James A. Symonds, right, turns over

command to Captain Terry B. Kraft (November
• List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy 2005)

• Carrier-based aircraft
• List of military aircraft of the United States (naval) / List of US Naval aircraft
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[1] http:/ / www. reagan. navy. mil/ about_reagan. html
p. 112. ISBN 978-1591146858. .
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May 2008. . Retrieved 2008-06-24.
[4] http:/ / www. reagan. navy. mil/ ships_seal. html
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html). CNN. 4 March 2001. . Retrieved 2008-01-24.
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[7] "Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Christening: Advanced Media Kit" (http:/ / www. sb. northropgrumman. com/ Reagan/ About_the_Christening/
Media Link/ reagan_press_kit. pdf). Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. . Retrieved 27 December 2009.
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reagan. navy. mil/ reagan_news/ news_releases/ 07news_releases/ 005. htm). Press release. . Retrieved 2007-04-19.
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Corporation. 2006-01-30. . Retrieved 2007-04-19.
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Pravda.ru. 2006-01-29. . Retrieved 2007-04-19.
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[17] Burst appendix spurs Navy cruise rescue - Yahoo! News (http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ s/ ap_travel/ 20071219/ ap_tr_ge/
travel_brief_surgery_at_sea)
[18] GMA NEWS.TV, US ship coming to help retrieve victims of sea tragedy (http:/ / www. gmanews. tv/ story/ 103093/
US-ship-coming-to-help-retrieve-victims-of-sea-tragedy)
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[25] Vercammen, Paul (11 November 2010). "Crippled cruise ship expected in San Diego on Thursday" (http:/ / www. cnn. com/ 2010/
TRAVEL/ 11/ 11/ cruise. ship/ index. html?hpt=T1). CNN. . Retrieved 11 Nov 2010.
External links
• The official Ronald Reagan web site (http://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/cvn76/Pages/default.aspx)
• USS Ronald Reagan history at U.S. Carriers (http://www.uscarriers.net/cvn76history.htm)
• US Navy Aircraft Carrier Page (http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/carriers/powerhouse/powerhouse.asp)
USS ''George H.W. Bush'' (CVN-77) 78
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
Career
Name: USS George H.W. Bush
Namesake: George H. W. Bush
Ordered: 26 January 2001
Awarded: 26 January 2001
Builder: [1]
Northrop Grumman Newport News
Cost: [2]
$6.2 billion
Laid down: [3]

6 September 2003
Sponsored by: [4]

Dorothy Bush Koch
Christened: [5]
9 October 2006
Commissioned: [6]
10 January 2009
Homeport: Norfolk, Virginia
Motto: Freedom at Work
Nickname: Avenger
Status: [6]
in active service, as of 2010
Badge:
Displacement: [7]



Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)

4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)


Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and SPS-48E 3-D air search radar

processing systems: SPS-49A(V)1 2-D air search radar
SPQ-9B fire control radar
2 × SPN-46 air traffic control radars
SPN-43C air traffic control radar
SPN-41 instrument landing system radar
3 × Mk 95 radars

Armament: 2 × Mk 29 ESSM launcher

3 x Phalanx CIWS
Armor: Classified
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is the tenth and final Nimitz-class supercarrier of the United States Navy.[8] She
is named for the 41st President of the United States George H. W. Bush, who was a naval aviator during World War
II. Bush's callsign is Avenger, after the TBM Avenger aircraft flown by then-Lieutenant George Bush in WWII.
Construction began in 2001 by the Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard, at a cost of $6.2 billion[2] and was
completed in 2009. She is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.
Ship's seal
Each element of the seal is significant for its relevance to the
ship’s namesake, naval aviation, naval service, and the nation.
There are six prominent features of the seal, beginning with the 41
white stars, symbolizing the ship’s namesake (the 41st President).
The rays of light that appear on the seal’s horizon represent Bush’s
concept of a "thousand points of light", wherein he urged
Americans to find meaning and reward by serving a purpose
higher than themselves. The graphic depiction of the aircraft
carrier reflects the carrier as both a symbol and instrument of
American strength as “a force for good.” Above the carrier are
overhead profiles of a TBM Avenger torpedo bomber
(representing Bush’s days as a Navy pilot), an F/A-18 Hornet
strike fighter, and an F-35 Lightning II.[9]
Fouled anchors and shields, centered on naval aviators wings, honor the ship’s namesake’s aviation history. Finally,
the motto “Freedom at Work” is adapted from Bush’s inaugural speech, during which he said, “We know what works:
Freedom works. We know what’s right: Freedom is right.”[9]
Description
Section ref: Global[10]
Bush stretches 1,092 feet and displaces over 100,000 tons, making her one of the world’s largest warships (though
she is slightly shorter than USS Enterprise). Her top speed exceeds 30 knots and powered with two nuclear reactors,
she can operate for more than 20 years without refueling.
Several features differentiate CVN-77 from other ships in the Nimitz class.[11]
Hull
New hull design features[12] include a new propeller design, a new bulbous bow design that provides more buoyancy
to the forward end of the ship and improves hull efficiency, curved flight deck edges to reduce radar signature, a new
underwater hull-coating system, deck covering modernized to reduce ship weight by 100 tons, low Solar Absorptive
and Anti-Stain Paint, and a redesigned hangar bay that has less clutter.
Island
Bush is the second carrier to have a modernized island, which includes
a new radar tower (enclosed to reduce radar signature), navigation
system upgrades, communication systems enhancements, and
transparent armor windows. The island is smaller and has been
repositioned further aft to improve flight deck access and reduce
signature and electronic self-interference.
Air operations
New air operations design features include an updated aviation-fuel
storage and distribution system, semi-automated refueling and
servicing with new deck locations to provide faster, more efficient
aircraft pit stops, requiring fewer people, modernized aircraft launch
and recovery equipment, and redesigned jet blast deflectors.
Placing the 700-ton island onto the ship’s flight

Environmental
deck in 2006
Environmental upgrades have also been designed into the ship,
including a Vacuum Collection / Marine Sanitation Device (VC/MSD), a new marine sewage system that uses fresh
water in lieu of sea water for lower maintenance costs. Most ships in the U.S. Navy utilize a Collection Holding and
Transfer (CHT) system to handle sewage waste. Several ships add a vacuum collection capacity or VCHT. Septic
systems, when used aboard ships, are referred to as Marine Sanitation Devices, often used in U.S. Coast Guard ships.
Bush is the first and only aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy to combine the two technologies.
Electronics and communications

New electronics and communications technology, space rearrangement, operational procedure changes, advanced
sensor technologies and maintenance systems have been incorporated to reduce manning costs. A new zonal
electrical distribution system will keep problems from affecting other parts of the ship. Automated material
movement devices, semi-autonomous, gravity compensated weapons handling devices, damage control automation
systems and components have also been installed. Medical and dental equipment have been upgraded, integrated
display screens in Damage Control Central have been modernized to improve data integration and display, and
equipment in general shops has been modernized to improve productivity.
Namesake
At age 18, George H. W. Bush became the Navy's youngest pilot when
he received his Naval Aviator wings and naval commission. He flew
torpedo bombers off USS San Jacinto on active duty from August
1942 to September 1945 during World War II. On 2 September 1944,
during a mission over the Pacific, Japanese anti-aircraft fire hit his
plane. The Navy submarine, USS Finback, rescued him. He was
awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and three Air Medals for
courageous service in the Pacific Theater. USS George H.W. Bush is
the second United States aircraft carrier to be named after a naval
aviator (Forrestal was the first) and the second, following Ronald
Reagan, to be named after a living former president (Reagan was
christened in 2001 while President Reagan was still living). However,
the first naval vessel to be named for a living former president was the
USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), a submarine.
LTJG George Bush in a TBM Avenger in WWII
Ship's history
The contract to build CVN-77 was awarded to Northrop Grumman
Shipbuilding Newport News on 26 January 2001. A naming ceremony
was held on 9 December 2002 at the Pentagon, with Former President
George H.W. Bush attending. The Honorable Gordon England,
Secretary of the Navy, presided at a ceremony.
Construction
Pentagon naming ceremony in 2001 The Keel Laying ceremony was on 6 September 2003, with Former
President George H.W. Bush serving as the keynote speaker. Former
First Lady Barbara Bush also attended with their daughter, Dorothy Bush Koch, the ship's sponsor. The former
President authenticated the keel by chalking his initials onto a metal plate. His initials were then welded onto the
plate, which was permanently affixed to the ship.
The ship was modularly constructed, where large sections are
assembled and then lifted into place using a large crane. Major
milestones in the construction include the bow placement in March
2005, followed by the island placement on 8 July 2006. The 700-ton
island was lifted onto the flight deck in a ceremony called “stepping the
mast,” which dates from antiquity and consists of placing coins or other
items of significance under the step or bottom of a ship’s mast during USS George H. W. Bush shortly after being
construction. released from dry dock for the first time
Since at least the construction of USS Constitution in the 1790s, this

tradition has been passed on as a symbol of good luck for U.S. Navy ships. George H.W. Bush participated in the
event, placing his naval aviator wings underneath the island during the ceremony.
George H. W. Bush was christened on 7 October 2006.[13] Former President George H.W. Bush attended the
ceremony and became the first president in history to participate in the christening of his namesake ship. President
George W. Bush also attended and honored his father during the ceremony as a special guest speaker. Other officials
participating in the ceremony included Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of the Navy Donald
Winter; Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, and Chief of Naval Operations
Admiral Michael Mullen.
Other construction milestones included catapult system testing on the ship's flight deck on 25 January 2008. Former
President George H.W. Bush signaled the launch of two "dead loads" off the deck of the carrier. Dead loads are
large, wheeled, steel vessels weighing up to 80,000 pounds, simulating the weight of actual aircraft.[14] [15]
On 11 August 2008, the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) crew moved aboard the ship, the first meals were served in
the galley, the U.S. flag was raised on the fantail for the first time, and the first watches were set.[16]
Bush left Northrop Grumman Ship Building for the first time on 23 December 2008, proceeding a few miles down
river to Norfolk Naval Station.
Part of the ship's steel was manufactured from re-forged steel made from the support columns hauled out of the Twin
Towers wreckage.
Commissioning
USS George H.W. Bush was commissioned 10 January 2009 at
Norfolk Naval Station[17] prior to her official delivery to the Navy.
15,000 people attended, including veterans of the USS San Jacinto, the
ship George Bush served on during WWII. President George W. Bush
delivered the principal address, George H.W. Bush set the first watch,
and ship's sponsor Dorothy "Doro" Bush Koch gave the order to "man
our ship and bring her to life!" A Grumman TBM Avenger like the one
then-Lieutenant junior grade George Bush flew in WWII performed a
fly-over. Northrop Grumman Corporation Builder's sea trials were Guests and U.S. Navy personnel at the
commissioning ceremony , Jan 10 2009
completed on 16 February 2009, providing an opportunity to test
systems, components and compartments at sea for the first time. The
trials included high-speed runs and a demonstration of the carrier's
other capabilities.[18] Following builder's trials, the ship underwent
acceptance trials on 10 April 2009,[19] conducted by representatives of
the U.S. Navy Board of Inspection and Survey, to test and evaluate the
ship's systems and performance.
Delivery and shakedown

Bush was officially delivered to the Navy on 11 May 2009.[20] George H. W. Bush and Mrs. Barbara Bush
depart the ship following the commissioning
The first fixed-wing flights were conducted on 19 May 2009 when ceremony
F/A-18 Super Hornets from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron at Naval
Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland began flight deck certification, which tests a carriers ability to conduct Modern
US Navy carrier air operations.[21] [22] On 26 May 2009, Former President George H.W. Bush and his daughter,
Doro Bush Koch, flew aboard the carrier to observe flight operations during the ship's underway period in the
Atlantic Ocean. USS George H.W. Bush successfully completed her first flight deck certification on that day.[23]
Bush returned to Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard on 18 June 2009 for post-delivery maintenance work,
also known as the ship's post shakedown availability (PSA). A PSA is a typical availability in the early life of a
carrier that allows the Navy and builder to resolve any items that came up during trials and delivery and make any
last-minute changes and upgrades. Work includes the installation of a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) handling
system and a new fresh water purification system. Other changes include compartment reconfigurations, combat
system and radar equipment upgrades, and minor repairs. The work is scheduled to last through early 2010.[24]
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[11] "Design Enhancements" (http:/ / www. nn. northropgrumman. com/ bush/ design_enhancements. html). . Retrieved 2009-07-03.
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[14] http:/ / www. nn. northropgrumman. com/ news/ 2008/ 012508. html
[17] Jones, Matthew (2009-01-10). "Carrier awaits a call to come to life in ceremony today" (http:/ / hamptonroads. com/ 2009/ 01/
carrier-awaits-call-come-life-ceremony-today). The Virginian Pilot (Landmark Communications). . Retrieved 2009-01-10.
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United States Navy. 2009-04-09. . Retrieved 2009-04-13.
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[21] US Navy: First Flight on CVN-77 (http:/ / www. navy. mil/ search/ display. asp?story_id=45421)
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External links
• Official Navy homepage for CVN-77 (http://www.cvn77.navy.mil/)
• CVN-77 News page on U.S. Navy website (http://www.navy.mil/local/cvn77/)
• Shipyard (http://www.nn.northropgrumman.com/bush/): CVN 77 section of the Northrop Grumman Newport
News site
• Crew (http://www.cvn77.navy.mil/): The Navy's Pre-Commissioning Unit for CVN 77
• Global Security (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/cvn-77.htm)'s entry for CVN 77
• 1998 Article " Front Loading the CVN 77... (http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/docs/980721-cvn77.
htm)" which analyzes how the DoD's changes to initial funding affect long range savings in procurement
• A video (http://www.nn.northropgrumman.com/media/video/m061086_384k.wmv) on how the CVN-77
was made.
• USS George H.W. Bush history at U.S. Carriers (http://www.uscarriers.net/cvn77history.htm)
• CSPAN video of the Ship's Commissioning Ceremony (http://www.c-span.org/Watch/watch.
aspx?MediaId=HP-R-14162)
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Design details
A4W reactor
The A4W reactor is a naval reactor used by the United States Navy to propel warships and generate onboard
electricity.
The A4W designation stands for:
• A = Aircraft carrier platform
• 4 = Fourth-generation core designed by the contractor
• W = Westinghouse, the contracted designer
These nuclear fission pressurized water reactors (PWRs) were jointly designed by Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory
and Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory[1] and built by Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Their reactor cores are
expected to operate for about 20 years.[1] The only ships to use these nuclear reactors are the Nimitz class
supercarriers, which have two apiece, each of which generates enough steam to produce 140,000 shaft horsepower
(104 MWe).[2]
References
[1] "A4W" (http:/ / www. fas. org/ man/ dod-101/ sys/ ship/ eng/ a4w. htm). US Navy Propulsion Systems. Federation of American Scientists.
1999-02-27. . Retrieved 2006-10-16. "current cores for the NIMITZ Class aircraft carrier ... last on average about 20 years"
[2] "US Navy Propulsion Systems" (http:/ / www. fas. org/ man/ dod-101/ sys/ ship/ eng/ index. html). Federation of American Scientists. .
Retrieved 2006-10-16. "power per reactor ... 140,000 shp"
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Nimitz class aircraft carrier

Theodore Roosevelt subclass 35

Ronald Reagan subclass 72

Nimitz class aircraft carrier

USS Nimitz (CVN-68)

Name: Nimitz class aircraft carrier

Builders: Newport News Shipbuilding Company

Operators: United States Navy

Preceded by: Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier and

Succeeded by: Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier

In commission: 3 May 1975

Type: Aircraft carrier

Length: Overall: 1092 feet (332.8 m)

Beam: Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)

Draft: Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m)

Speed: 30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)

Range: Essentially unlimited distance; 20 years

Complement: Ship's company: 3,200

Sensors and AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar

Electronic warfare SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite

Armament: • 16–24 × Sea Sparrow or NATO Sea Sparrow missiles

Aircraft carried: [3]

Design and construction

Armament and protection

Carrier Air Wing

Flight deck and aircraft facilities

Design differences within the class

Refueling Complex Overhaul

Symbolic and diplomatic roles

Accidents and incidents

USS Nimitz (CVN-68)

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) at sea near San Diego, CA

Career (United States)

Name: USS Nimitz

Namesake: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

Ordered: 31 March 1967

Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding

Laid down: 22 June 1968

Launched: 13 May 1972

Commissioned: 3 May 1975

Homeport: NAS North Island, San Diego, California

Motto: Teamwork, a Tradition

Nickname: "Old Salt"

Status: in active service, as of 2010

Class and type: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier

Length: Overall: 1092 feet (332.8 m)

Beam: Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)

Draft: Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m)

Propulsion: 2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors

Range: Essentially unlimited distance; 20 years

Complement: Ship's company: 3,200

Sensors and AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar

Electronic warfare SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite

Armament: 2 × 21 cell Sea RAM

Aircraft carried: 90 fixed wing and helicopters

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a supercarrier in the United States Navy, the

Island, in San Diego, California.

Nimitz Carrier Strike Group

Nimitz deployed again to the Mediterranean on 3 August 1981. The

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)

Career (United States)

Name: USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

Namesake: Dwight D. Eisenhower