Sunday, August 12, 2007

Nimitz Class Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carriers

The Nimitz Class aircraft carriers are the largest warships ever built. With over 6,000 personnel (crew and aircrew), the carrier has a displacement of 102,000 GRT, and a flight deck length of 332.9m. All ten nuclear-powered Nimitz Class carriers have been built by Newport News Shipbuilding, based in Virginia.

USS Nimitz

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) by which the class was named was commissioned in 1975. The rest are;
USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) – Oct 1977
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) – Mar 1982
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) – Oct 1986
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) – Nov 1989
USS George Washington (CVN 73), Jul 1992
USS John C Stennis (CVN 74) – Dec 1995
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) – July 1998
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN76) - Jul 2003
USS George H W Bush (CVN 77) - late 2008

USS Theodore Roosevelt

USS Abraham Lincoln

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